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Title: World Markets for Organic Fruit and Vegetables...

Espaol Franais

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Introduction

Contemporary ideas of organic production were introduced into the DominicanRepublic in the early 1980s, but it was not until the mid 1990s that productionexpanded. Organic production is now an important component of the agriculturalsector. In 1999 organic produce was estimated to contribute about 20 percent oftotal agricultural exports with a value of US$9.6 million. In 2000, the value of

organic exports had doubled to US$20.9 million. The Dominican Republic iscurrently one of the leading exporters of tropical organic products globally. Much ofthe information on organic production is either documented in grey literature or isstill undocumented. Organic production in the country is clearly dominated bybananas which account for about 80 percent of all organic exports.

1. History of the organic sector in the Dominican Republic

1.1 Origins and pioneers

The modern era of organic production in the Dominican Republic dates back to1982. Mark Freedman established the first demonstration plot in Rio Limpio, Loma

de Cabrera and this was later to form the basis for the Regional Centre for thestudy of new alternatives for Rural Areas (Centro Regional de Estudios deAlternativas Rurales (CREAR). During this initial phase 1980-95, several otherinstitutions were also involved in capacity building, notably: Centre for SustainableAgriculture with Appropriate Technology (Centro de Agricultura Sostenible conTecnologa Apropiada-CASTA) in Villa Altagracia, Centre for Agriculture withAppropriate Technology for the Community (Centro de Agricultura con TecnologaApropiada para la Comunidad - CAOTACO) in los Indios de Dajabon and FarmerSchool for Sustainable Agriculture (Escuela Campesina de Agricultura Sostenible -ECAS) in Apolinar Perdomo de Neyba. Some of this early history is documented byOrnes (1987).

Plantaciones Tropicales carried out the first commercial exports of organic producein 1989. These comprised mainly export of bananas to Europe and to the UnitedStates. Subsequently they exported cocoa, coffee, coconuts and mangoes. Inaddition they were also involved in export of crude coconut oil. Savid S.A., beganshipping organic bananas to Europe in 1994 from an area of 350 ha, produced bysmall farmers in Azua. Subsequently the company grew and is currently the largestexporter of organic produce in the Dominican Republic and provides technical andfinancial assistance to farmers. The Grupo de Desarrollo Rural Nacional (GRAN),which is a community development organization, has also played a key role in thedevelopment of organic production in the Dominican Republic. Organic production

rapidly expanded during the period 1995 onwards and, as discussed, manyorganizations became involved.

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During the initial phase when ideas for organic production were being developed,support was mainly given by private foundations and the government. The growthof the industry was however market driven. Marketing companies such as SavidS.A. and Horizontes Orgnicos provide technical and financial assistance tofarmers. Savid S.A. for instance, provides loans to cover up to 70 percent ofproduction costs. This is possible because partners of Savid S.A. in Germany areable to guarantee cheaper loans externally. Horizontes Orgnicos also providesshort- term loans mainly for purchase of inputs.

1.3 Main factors that drove output growth and conversion to organic farming

Several external and internal factors contributed to the growth of organic productionin the Dominican Republic, including:

Market availability and high demand, particularly in Europe;High price premiums;Environmental concerns;Availability of resources from the international community to NGOs;Low pressure from black sigatoka in the case of bananas; andLow use of inputs.

One of the key factors was the ready market for organic produce at a time whenprices of conventional produce were low. Furthermore, recent years have seen anincreased awareness and need for healthy food by consumers in developedcountries leading to increased demand. Factors such as concerns over mad cowdisease, which has received high publicity in Europe have spurred growth. Organicproduce also fetched a higher price on the market, which was attractive for farmers.More generally, concerns about the impact of high input use on the environmenthave led to an increased awareness of the need to develop sustainable cropproduction practices. Organic farming has been promoted by both governmentaland nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as a viable alternative. Against thisbackground, resources were readily available to NGOs for the promotion of organicagriculture. The climatic conditions in the Dominican Republic were favourable forthe development of organic agriculture. For instance, growth of bananas (the mainexport crop) was possible because of the low pressure from black sigatoka as muchof the crop is grown in drier areas which do not favour disease spread. Generally itis important to note that many of the small scale farmers were using few inputsprior to conversion to organic agriculture mainly for economic reasons. However,this also meant that the switch to organic production did not require a major shift iningrained 'bad habits' such as over-dependence on pesticides. The timing of thedevelopment of the organic sector in the Dominican Republic was perfect. Fromrelatively small beginning in the early 1990s, it was possible to achieve rapidgrowth in the latter part of the decade when demand accelerated because manykey issues including production and marketing had been resolved.

1.4 Main initial constraints

While markets for organic produce have continued to grow, regular production ofsufficient produce of high quality to satisfy demand has been a major hurdle tomarketing organic produce. The market requires a steady and reliable supply.Generally, farmers face serious difficulty to obtain financial resources for investmentin organic agriculture. It is difficult for many farmers to obtain credit and in any caseinterest rates in the Dominican Republic are extremely high. There is also a lack ofqualified personnel to provide technical knowledge and support to farmers. The

export market requires that strict controls are followed and many farmers whopreviously never kept records needed to adopt new practices. Small producerswere poorly organized creating serious logistical problems. The lack of localcertification organizations which would be recognized in developed markets meant


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that this had to be done by external organizations. This is expensive and it wouldbe impossible for many individual growers to afford the high cost. In some cases,there was a culture of relatively intense input usage and a general tendency to lookfor quick fix solutions, most of which were incompatible with organic production.While many farmers have been keen to adopt organic production for economicreasons, many have still not embraced the philosophy as a means of protecting theenvironment.

2. Institutions active in the organic sector at the national and local levels

2.1 Farmer organizations

There are many farmer associations and cooperatives which are usually organizedalong crop themes. These vary in size from a few individual farmers to severalhundred. In general many of these organizations are weak and although it is widelyrecognized that they can fulfil an important role, the independent nature of manyDominican Republic farmers precludes their rapid development. For the bananaindustry, Lopez (2000) lists the following: in Azua, Cooperativa Francisco delRosario Snchez, (about 112 members), Cooperativa San Vicente de Paul (about65 members), Asociacin de Productores de Bananas Orgnicos (about 140members), others (about 380 members). In the northwest, Asociacin de Lagunasalada (about 15 members), Asociacin de Amina (68 members) and theAsociacin de Productores Palo Verde (24 members). It is noteworthy that theCooperativa Francisco del Rosario Snchez did at one point market producedirectly. However, since being hit by Hurricane George, the Cooperative has notrecovered. The Confederacin de Cacaocultores Dominicanos (CONACADO), aquasi government organization, brings together about 8 500 cocoa producers innine regional associations and 4 000 coffee producers in eight regional blocks(Baldeyaque and Guerrero, 1999). GRAN assists about 1 100 coffee producers in17 associations.

There are several community groupings which are interested in organic agriculture.One of the most notable is to be found in San Jos de Ocoa and it focuses mainlyon vegetable production. The group has been brought together by a catholic priest,Father Quinn and is apparently making tremendous progress. Although farmers inthis community are not formally certified, their production system is widelyrecognized at the domestic level where all their produce is marketed.

2.2 Government agencies

Two main governmental agencies involved in organic production are the Ministry ofAgriculture and the Dominican Centre for Export Promotion (CEDOPEX). TheDepartment for Agricultural Extension and Training has since 2000 embarked on an

aggressive project focused principally on organic agriculture with support from theJapanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In addition, since 1997, theMinistry in collaboration with JICA has carried out research on organic productionmethods. Most notable was the research to adapt the Bocaschi compostingapproach at the Costanza Horticultural Experiment Station.

2.3 Foreign and international agencies (including NGOs)

There are a few international and many local agencies involved in the developmentof organic production in the Dominican Republic (Table 1). Many NGOs havefocused on production aspects (technical assistance and training). JICA in

collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture has undertaken research into variousaspects of organic production and is presently supporting a nation-wide extensionproject. CEDAF and JAD are well-established organizations supporting researchand extension activities.


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Table 1: Other private/public national or international agencies involved in organicproduction

Agency1 Type of agency Activity

Local Agencies

JAD NGO Research and extension

CEDAF NGO Research, extension, coordination

GRAN NGO Extension, marketing, finance

ADAO NGO Coordination, policy support

FAMA NGO Training

Local universities Public/private Capacity building

International Agencies

JICA Development Assistance Research, extension, finance, marketing

HELVETAS Development Assistance Capacity building

1 See Annex 2 for details.

3. National standards and regulations

3.1 National standards

The Ministry of Agriculture has set up a commission to develop national legislation.The Commission is made up of various stakeholders including representatives fromboth public and private institutions. The key driving force for the development ofnational legislation is the requirement by the European Union that suppliers oforganic produce need national legislation by 2005. Recently, CONACADO hasdeveloped guidelines for organic cocoa and coffee production. This is a significantstep forward in the development of national standards.

3.2 Certification and control of organic production

Standards for the domestic market are non-existent and those used have beenimplemented on an ad hoc basis based on good farming practices. Thus, forexample a specialist shop will buy produce from a farmer associated with San Josde Ocoa community group because their reputation is well known. Generally allexport requirements are regulated by the importing countries.

3.3 Certifiers operating in the country

Several agencies certify organic produce in the Dominican Republic. However BCSKO-Garantie (Germany) controls about 90 percent of all certification in the

country. The company has established a national office with trained technical staffto facilitate activities. Thus a certifier from Europe only visits once a month. Theestablishment of strong national presence and capacity has facilitated moreeffective provision of service and opens scope for development of a certificationsystem for the local market.

Other certifiers are: Demeter (Germany), FVO (United States), Imo Control(Germany, Switzerland), Suolo Italia (Italy), Skal (Netherlands), IBB (Brazil), QAI(United States).

4.Production of organic fruits and vegetables

4.1 Products: varieties, acreage, quantities, season, location

The main export crops are bananas, coffee, cocoa, mangoes, coconuts, sugar,lemons and oranges, while vegetables are particularly important for the domestic


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market. Details on these crops are given in Table 2. The growth in organic bananasas an export crop has been especially remarkable, almost doubling each year since1997. Production during 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 was, 12 000, 20 000, 28 000and 46 000 tonnes, respectively.

Table 2: The principal organic crops grown in the DominicanRepublic

Crop Acreage No of Farmers

Notes

Banana 1 125ha

1 725 Grown mainly in the provinces of Azua,Valverde and Montecristi

Cocoa 125 ha 500 Two main types grown Snchez andHispaniola accounting for 96% and 4% ofexports respectively 31 875 ha and 8 500producers. Grown in 9 provinces.

Coffee 1 406ha

1 500 Two varieties are grown, Typica andCaturra accounting for 80% and 20% ofproduction respectively. Marketed mainly byCONACADO, Horizontes Orgnicos,Horizontes, Mercantiles, Miguel Melo CxA

and GRAN. Grown in 9 provinces.Orange ? ? Mainly grown in association with other tree

crops such as cocoa

Mango 525 18 25-30 producers (80% for puree and 20%sold fresh)

Lemon - *28 ha - Grown in Vega Province

Coconut 394 ha 345 Approx. 300 producers. Grown in Samanaprovince

Sugar ? ? Grown in one scheme in La Altagraciaprince

Pineapple ? *23 ha Two main producers, Reno S.A with 17.5ha and Plantaciones del Norte with 5.6 ha.The latter has plans to expand another 219ha. Grown in the provinces of Snchez,Ramrez and Valverde

Source: BCS OKO Garantie (1999) except those marked with an asterisk arederived from reports in El Exportador (1999, No 115).

4.2 Type of producers, farm size and land ownership

Organic production is carried out by individual households who are entirely

dependent on agriculture as well as commercial producers who have largeholdings. The farm sizes vary from very small holdings of around one ha to largecommercial farms. An example of the size distribution of farms selling their producethrough Savid S.A. is given in Table 3.

Table 3: Size distribution of farms producing organic banana and selling throughSAVID S.A.

Location Percentage number of farmers in each category

Small (1-5 ha) Medium (6-40 ha) Large (41-60 ha)

North 40 40 20

South 80 20 Nil

4.3 Labour employed on the farm and gender issues


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Most of the small farms (less than two ha), which are a majority, utilize familylabour with only occasional employed labour at harvest time. All other farms requireregular labour which comprises both men and women. Sixty percent of the labour isHaitian.

For a majority of the small holder farmers, the whole family works on the farm.Generally the crop is perceived to belong to the men. There are very few womenfarmers, less than 2 percent in the case of those selling their products throughHorizontes Orgnicos and this reflects the position nationally. There is some

division of labour in the case of bananas with men working mainly in the field andwomen mainly in packing. It is not clear whether the same applies to other crops.

4.4 Production constraints

There are several significant constraints to organic production and these may varyfrom one crop to another. Pest management is generally a major problem. Inbanana, control of yellow and black sigatoka and crown rot are seen as majorconstraints. In vegetable production whiteflies are regarded as the greatestconstraint. Provision of adequate nutrients is also seen as a major problem mainlydue to lack of organic material for composting. Availability of water for irrigation andmaintenance of irrigation equipment particularly for banana production can be aconstraint. Lack of technical knowledge and technical backup appears to be aproblem. Start-up costs as well as costs for rehabilitation, particularly following thedevastation of Hurricane George, are a major constraint to production.

4.5 Role of producer organizations

Generally, producer organizations have been very weak and their impact has beenlimited. Some of the reasons for this have been alluded to above. However, suchassociations are seen as important in order to develop a critical mass of productioncapability and to allow for more effective access to common needs such as waterfor irrigation and technical knowledge. The higher level organizations such as

CONACADO play an important role in the whole range of activities from productionto the market. This includes farmer organization, technical support, credit andactual marketing of produce. CONACADO has also been involved in developmentof organic regulations.

4.6 Existing support to production

The Government has embarked on an aggressive campaign to develop organicproduction nationally. The focus of the project is improvement of farmer training andtechnical assistance. The activities under the project will be phased at differenttemporal and spatial scales. Initially the focus will be on the regional level and will

involve research aimed at demonstrating organic production techniques. This willthen be expanded to the zonal and sub-zonal level when 125 demonstration plotswill be established and a cadre of extensionists trained.

Some of the exporting companies provide technical assistance to farmers. Forinstance, EKOBAN, a subsidiary of Savid S.A. has this as a priority activity. Othercompanies/organizations such as CONACADO, Horizontes Orgnicos, GRAN etc.also provide support for extension. Various other institutions are involved incapacity building at different levels and these have been discussed above. A few ofthe marketing companies also offer financial support to production, particularly forthe purchase of inputs.

There are at least four local private companies involved in production and import ofinputs to supply the organic sector (Citrex Dominicana, ECOCIBAO, BioLiga andFAMA). They supply organic nutrients and acceptable pest managementinterventions such as biological control agents and organic pesticides.


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5. Marketing organic fruit and vegetables

5.1 Domestic markets

Many rural households consume food that is essentially "organic". However, in thecontemporary sense of the term, there is a fledgling domestic market comprisingconsumers in the large cities and the tourist industry. Products are sold directly byfarmers at the markets. Although organic produce may be offered at one and a halfto two times the price of conventional produce, the general situation is that both are

sold at the same price. This is because the local market is not well organized andconsumers are generally less aware. The present volume of products on thedomestic market is difficult to estimate, but it is small.

Although no specific studies assess the growth potential of the domestic market,anecdotal evidence suggests that it has enormous scope for growth particularly ifthe problem of quality and reliability of supply can be resolved. Demand exists inthe rapidly growing tourist industry as well as with the local urban population whichis becoming increasingly health conscious. In addition, there is an urgent need todevelop regulations and mechanisms for certifying and labelling produce for thedomestic market. In order to increase local consumption, the Ministry of Agriculture

with assistance from JICA (Japan International Aid Agency), is establishing aphysical structure in Santo Domingo to be dedicated to the sale of organic produceto local consumers. Opinions on whether or not this will generate interest andincreased consumption are varied. It has been suggested that expandingdistribution and sale of produce through existing retail outlets would have a morerapid impact. In addition, there is a growing group of consumers who obtain organicproduce from specialist shops. However, this is still quite a small component.

5.2 Exports

5.2.1 Products and quantities exported

The main products exported are fresh bananas and cocoa (Table 4). However,there has been a consistent increase in number of products traded each year andthis trend is expected to continue, particularly with tropical fruits. It is also notablethat some products are traded in a semi processed form, such as mango puree andconcentrated juice. Based on figures from Savid S.A, the value of some of theproducts may in fact be much higher than those quoted by CEDOPEX (Jetta vanden Berg pers. comm). Thus for instance based on these figures, the value of drycoconut was US$130,000 and US$110,000 respectively for 1999 and 2000. Forfresh bananas the value was US$1.6 and 2.2 million for the respective period, whilefor mango puree, quantities exported in 1999 and 2000 were 195 and 128 metric

tons for a value of US$195,000 and $176,000 respectively. The value of freshmango exports in 2000 was $211,000. In view of the fact that Savid exports a largeproportion of some of these products, their data is credible.

Table 4: Products and quantities exported in 1999 and 2000

Crop Year 1999 Year 2000

MetricTonnes

Value FOB(US$000s)

MetricTonnes

Value FOB(US$000s)

Dry coconut 292 56 282 93

Fresh banana 28 363 8 093 45 830 13 876

Biodynamicbanana 1 046 211

Pineapple 13 14 3 1

Lemons 20 18


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Green coffee 69 193 257 667

Herbs


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exported to the United States and the Netherlands, eight to Germany. The numberof products shipped to the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Canada and St. Martinranged from 4-5. The number of products in all other countries ranged from 1-3.

Figure 1. Destination by volume of organic products from the DominicanRepublic during 2000

5.2.4 Type of customers

For banana and other fresh fruit, produce is sold directly to ripeners or tosupermarkets. Savid S.A. for instance sells most of its produce in the UnitedKingdom to ripeners and directly to supermarkets in Germany and Switzerland. InGermany some produce is sold to "green shops".

5.2.5 Average FOB price and price differential with conventional products

The average FOB price of organic produce in 2000 is given in Annex 1 while Table6 (below) compares prices of organic produce and conventional produce in 1999.Mangoes fetched the highest price premium while the price of organic green coffeewas lower than that of conventional coffee. Bananas, which are the largest tradedcommodity in terms of volume and value, fetched a price premium of 46 percent.Based on data from Savid (Jetta van den Berg, pers. comm.), the FOB prices oforganic banana in 1999 and 2000 were US$9.00 and $8.50 per box respectively.Prices of conventional bananas for both years were US$6.50. Thus, estimated pricepremiums based on these figures were 38.5 percent and 30 percent respectively.For 2001, price premiums are in the range of 25-30 percent and these are expected

to fall to about 20 percent in 2002. The prices for fresh organic mango wasUS$4.50 per box in 1999-2000 and this fell to US$4.00 but the price of organicmango puree has remained stable for several years at US$1.00 per Kg. Forcoconuts, higher prices were realized in 1999 (US$9.00) but the price has remainedstable during 2000-01 at US$8.5 per box. Clearly, there is a downward trend in theprice of organic produce, with lower premiums being realized.

Table 6: A comparison of price premiums for organic andconventional produce during 1999 (data modified from Brechelt,2001)

Product Organic (US$) Conventional

(US$)

Price premium

%Freshbananas

267.30 per pallet 182.42 46.53

Cocoa beans 1491.76 per tonne 1332.17 11.98


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Green coffee 3102.71 per tonne 3248.18 -4.48

Cocoa butter 3974.02 per tonne 3600.16 10.38

Dry coconut 169.98 per thousandfruits

123.30 37.86

Mangoes 747.18 per thousandfruits

395.38 88.98

Mango pulp 900.76 per tonne 421.44 113.73

5.2.6 Constraints to exportsThe in-country infrastructure is good but transportation costs could be reduced ifproduce from the northern regions could be shipped via Puerto Plata instead ofSanto Domingo. Several constraints to export are recognized.

Space on ships can be a constraint;Equipment at ports is old and needs renovation;Competition particularly from Central American producers (in the case ofbananas);Inadequate promotion of organic produce from the Dominican Republic;High taxes on items such as fuel and other inputs required for production;andHigh start-up costs for small farmers.

6.Prospects for increase in production and exports

The potential for increased production of all crops and diversification is enormous.Indeed, there is already a trend to increase the product range. The growingdomestic market as well as regional markets provide some potential particularly forvegetables. Indeed, it is envisaged that in the short term, expansion of organicproduction will track global trends in demand. Thus 5-10 percent growth isprojected annually. Some of the major challenges concern production. These

include production of sufficient product of high quality to satisfy demand, technicalsupport for farmers, provision of affordable credit, suitable shipping schedules andgrowing competition. The organic sector has benefited considerably from the factthat development took place at the right time. Thus by the mid-1990s, sufficientlocal information had been generated concerning needs for production, marketingand other logistics that the sector was able to capitalise on existing high demand.

7.Conclusions

In less than ten years, organic production has been expanded greatly; to the extentthat it is now a significant part of the economy. Clearly the demand for organic

produce spurred growth but the significant role played by the private sector andparticularly the exporting companies is remarkable. Indeed it is clear that whilefarmers could easily adopt organic practices, equally as much attention should bepaid to developing marketing systems as to the transfer of technology. The marketfor organic produce continues to grow and the scope for expansion of production istherefore great (Haest, 2000; Sauv, 2000).

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Annex IOrganic exports from the Dominican Republic: products, quantities,

destination and FOB for the year 1999-2000

Product/Country 1999 2000*

Volume(tonnes)

Total FOB(US$)

Volume(tonnes)

Total FOB(US$)

Dry Coconut 292 55 986 282 93 078

UK 157 33 442 109 50 514

Belgium-Luxembourg 11 2 480 95 20 938

USA 40 6 264 18 7 977

Germany 49 8 000 30 6 442

The Netherlands 25 4 000 25 4 000

Italy 5 3 000

St. Martin


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Italy 1 748 275 532

Sweden 62 25 920

Portugal 236 24 192

Barbados 61 23 620

Sweden 142 29,376 79 16 104

Bhutan 41 14 634

Haiti 1 675

St Martin 2 500

Spain 1 245

Fresh Bananas (bio-dynamic)

1 046 211 410

Belgium-Luxembourg 829 173 004

Germany 90 18 288

The Netherlands 20 7 296

Haiti 49 3 944

Sweden 18 3 648

US Virgin Islands 21 2 830

USA 19 2 400

Pineapples 13 13 750 3 1 340

USA 13 13 750 3 1 340

Mango 37 25 136 188 94 315

Belgium-Luxembourg 14 14 528 139 74 652

Germany 3 1 440 35 15 807

Canada 5 1 501

UK 17 7 500 5 1 209

The Netherlands 3 1 021

St Martin


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USA 1 384

The Netherlands


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Centro Regional de Estudios de Alternativas Rurales (CREAR)Ro Limpio, Elas PiaTraining of trainee techniciansResearch and organic production

Citrex DominicanaC/Cayetano Germosen # 66Jardines del SurSto DomingoTel: 809 532-7981Fax: 809 535-2402Commercialization of organic goods

Confederacin Nacional de Cacaocultores Dominicanos (CONACADO)Apt. Postal 3904 C/TransitoDominicano # 1 Piedra Blanca,Haina, Sto. DomingoTel: 809 541-8383Fax: 809 542-3441Loans to farmers, training.Organization of producers andcommercialization chains

Cooperativa de Servicios Mltiples"Francisco del Rosario Snchez"C/P. # 3 piso, Barrio "LosParceleros de Azua"Fax: 809 521-3094Production of organic bananas

ECOCIBAO

Piedra Blanca, Jarabacoa,La VegaTel: 809 248-2600Fax: 809 574-2020

ECOFAIR S.A. y/o SUPLIBANC/El Arca, N.10, Arroyo Hondo,Santo Domingo,Repblica DominicanaTel: 809 542-8407Fax: 809542-3441

Production of bananas

Exportadora de Productos Ecolgicos C&AC/Leonor Feltz # 40 MinadorSur,Tel: 809 473-7463Fax: 809473-7268Santo DomingoExport of natural products made from "Nim".

Fundacin "Agricultura y Medio Ambiente" (FAMA)

C/Leonor Feltz # 40 MinadorSur,Santo DomingoTel: 809 473-7463Fax: 809 473-7268


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Promotion of educationalactivities to protect theenvironment

Grupo de Desarrollo Rural Nacional (GRAN)Cayetano Rodrguez # 159.GazcueTel: 809 685-5211Fax: 809 685-0146

Training, loans to farmers.Commercialization andcertification of organic products

Guineo Nicols CXAC/C #12 El Despertador SantiagoTel: 809 241-3639Fax: 809 582-5777Production andcommercialization of organic banana

Horizontes OrgnicosCXAKm 81/2 Carretera Azua, SanJuan de la Maguana, Los TanosApartado Postal 15, AzuaTel: 809 521-3571Fax: 809 521-3925Production, commercializationand export of organic products(coffee,banana, coconut)

Instituto de Horticultura Biodinmica (HIB)

Sonador - Bonao, RepblicaDominicanaResearch and training

Lirianoy Gandini Ingenieros Asociados (Biologa, S. A)Avenida Valerio # 58 Altos,Santiago,Repblica DominicanaTel: 809 971-1764Fax: 809 971-55158Commercialization of organic goods

Melo CXAC/Anacaona #14, Barahona,Repblica DominicanaTel: 809 524-5757Fax: 809 524-2587Production, commercializationand export of organic products,mainly coffee.

Plantaciones del Norte, S. A.

Hroes de la Barranquilla, Mao,Valverde,Repblica DominicanaTel: 809 572-3536


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Fax: 809 572-3696Production andcommercialization of bananasand pineapple.

Plantaciones TropicalesCesar Nicols Penzn # 116Apt. Postal 25007Sto. Domingo

Repblica DominicanaTel: 809 221-2727Fax: 809 686-0755Production and commercialization of organic products

Procesadora de Caa Orgnica "Cruz Verde"C Manzana 26, No. 6, Urb. ElBrisal, Santo DomingoRepblica DominicanaTel: 809 593-8085FAX. 809 682-5817

Processing sugar, sugar canesyrup, block sugar, molasses

Proyecto "La Cruz de Manzanillo"C/Pepinillo Salcedo Monte CristiTel: 809 579-9510FAX: 809 579-9603Production of banana, plantainand other crops

Tecnologa Bananera, S. A.Avenida Duarte # 52, 3er pisoLicey,Almedio, Santiago

Ramrez Bermdez y AsociadosAvenida Jos Contreras #66,Zona Universitaria,Santo DomingoTel: 809 532-3532Fax: 809 532-3556Certification of organic products

Savid S.A.C/Colon #125 Azua.Tel: 809 521-3568Fax: 809 521-2310Production andcommercialization of organic products

Servicios Social de Iglesias Dominicanas, Inc.C/Luis Emilio Prez # 8 casiEsq. Euclides Morillo, Ens.La F.

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