Greenhouses need more support from the State

Greenhouses as mechanisms of production export-minded have become an attractive form of cultivation. However, there are challenges to overcome that they prevent the normal development of this activity.

And found it to be the President of the cluster of greenhouses, José Miguel de Peña, who assured that policy-makers that can be developed internationally are doing nothing to help those who strive to achieve this goal.

"Greenhouses in Dominican Republic are source of fruits and food that was them should provide ongoing support, but is not the case," said. Support the agricultural authorities the sub-sector of the greenhouses is almost invisible for De Peña,.

"Due to the rules of the Central Bank and the Superintendency of banks is unable to the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV) bring to the cluster of greenhouse help of RD$ 45 million, so the amount of money" u000a"they will have to repay by local constraints," said.

In his opinion, the programme markets, refrigerators and greenhouses (Promefrin) provides a help, because five million meters under controlled environment, only give assistance technique to one million metres, leaving the rest without the slightest supervision for their part.

"In United States there is what is called the"blue book"or"blue book"which is a list of international buyers, that could help us to grow more, but do not have the assistance of the country", explained.

The President of cluster said Mexico has people in United States using the "blue book" to get clients, so if drawn here would be another situation of greenhouses in Dominican Republic.

Said that a range of products harvested in Dominican territory has the potential to be exported. It pointed out, however, as the main u000athe chili peppers (red, cubanela and spicy); tomatoes (bubaloo, cherry, grape and salad); cucumber (Dominican, Israeli and European); In addition to fruits, melon, watermelon and strawberry; also a range of aromatic herbs.

"We have a great range of products which can be exported, but we got orders of the buyer, since not we sow something that isn't sold in advance;" "these are futures contracts," said De Peña. With regard to the conditions for cultivation, explained that the best areas to install greenhouses are those where there is more light as the Northwest line and the southern region, provide a better color, flavor and product.

In the field of installation of new structures of greenhouses. expressed that the "90% of what has been installed in the country is evil,"but already learned from the mistakes and at least 10% of the facilities are already perfect"."

( )
Markets SANTO DOMINGO is opening soon
the u000ascenario for the formal opening of the Merca Santo Domingo, which will become the largest food distribution in the region of the Caribbean Centre, is ready. Waiting for almost ten years worth judging from the economic, social and cultural impact that would mean the implementation of this new marketing mechanism in Dominican Republic.

The program of markets, refrigerators and greenhouses (Promefrín), directed by Eusebio Guzmán, is in charge of the project, whose opening is scheduled for the first quarter of 2012. Now to dial contacts are doing an earlier and a later with regard to the marketing of products. There are invested around US$ 100 million in project of Merca Santo Domingo President Leonel Fernandez visited the work on a couple of occasions. He instructed the supervisory Office of State works (Oisoe) so that it expedite work.

The entity is in the heart u000aconstruction of the elevated that allows access to the market from the Cibao and the exit without difficulty for those who go to the regions South and East. In recent months a streamlining of the work of construction of the note.

Inside, in what is the buildings, missing very little. Now are working, along with the track access, in the perimeter fence, the parking for trucks, vendors, visitors, and staff; the sanitary and rain drainage, electricity and drinking water systems.

Share this article

Digg it!

del.icio.us

MySpace

Facebook

Fark

Reddit

Newsvine