The director of the Center for Exports and Investments of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD) Henry Molina and the executive president of the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) Osmar Benítez announced on 29 March 2017, the celebration of AgroAlimentaria 2017. The food, beverages and tobacco marketplace and fair is set for 18-20 May 2017 at the Jaragua Renaissance Hotel on the Malecon in Santo Domingo.
Speaking during the announcement press conference, CEI-RD’s Henry Molina highlighted the importance of the food industry for the Dominican economy. “We need more hard currency and more jobs, and the farm sector is the way to achieve this,” he highlighted as reported in Diario Libre.
Molina spoke of the implementation of the national brand for farm exports in 2018. He noted that this year’s exports are set to be the very last ones that do not carry the brand of the Dominican Republic. He explained that as of 2018, all Dominican products will be registered with the national copyright that will allow for the immediate identification of Dominican avocados, cacao and all the other Dominican farm products in foreign markets.
Molina added that the national brand is intended to boost exports and create a history of Dominican products so that thousands of purchasers can acquire products and know they have come from this country.
Taking part in the presentation was Osmar Benítez, the executive president of the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) who said that the Dominican Republic is today considered a trustworthy provider with competitive prices. The farm experts said at a press conference that they have identified 30 products that have the potential to generate close to US$50 million each year.
The AgroAlimentaria fair is in its sixth year. Each year it has grown and is now the most important regional platform exclusively dedicated to the farming and agribusiness sector.
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Agroalimentaria 2017
