The Abinader administration has pledged some RD$400 million to ensure stable prices to consumers for what is expected to be the largest rice harvest in history. These monies will provide a sizable subsidy for every fanega of rice harvested and provide seeds for this year’s crop.
On Saturday, 22 April 2023, Minister of Agriculture Limber Cruz Lopez presented a check for RD$300 million to the National Federation of Rice Farmers, and another for RD$42 million for farmers to purchase certified seeds.
Duarte province concentrates much of the rice production in the country, contributing in the area of RD$45 billion to the economy. Hundreds of thousands of persons depend on the rice crop in one way or another.
Talking to hundreds of rice producers when visiting Duarte province last week, President Abinader said that his administration is working to guarantee bigger and more sustainable rice harvests in the future. He noted that the spring harvest was larger than last year’s and that this year’s crop will reach well over 14 million quintals (units of 100 pounds), a record.
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Diario Libre
24 April 2023