Dominican Republic Development Project, 2000-2002
USDA donated 100,000 metric tons of wheat to the Dominican
Republic under a 416(b) agreement. The donated wheat was
sold locally, and the proceeds were used to fund projects
aimed at rehabilitating small and medium-scale farm operations.
The $16 million generated by the wheat sales, combined with
another $8 million provided by public and private sector
agencies in the Dominican Republic, funded 33 projects.
CSREES' International Programs Office identified technical
assistance providers for the Dominican Republic program.
CSREES tapped expertise at U.S. universities to work with
Dominican counterparts on the following efforts:
- Cocoa production.
- Coffee forests.
- Livestock rehabilitation.
- Support for small sugarcane farmers.
- Rehabilitating centers for integrated rural agribusiness
service.
- Agroforestry rehabilitation.
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