During the visit, García provided Watanabe with an update on the project’s progress, which is part of new initiatives aimed at transforming the Agrarian Reform’s governing body. The goal is to successfully cultivate Japanese pears for both local and international markets.

Expressing his pleasure at Watanabe’s visit, García thanked the Japanese Government for selecting the Dominican Republic as the first Latin American country for this Japanese pear production project. He also recalled his visit to Matsudo, Japan, where he led an IAD delegation invited by the city council to study their fruit production techniques in detail. “This visit convinced us that we could successfully develop a Japanese pear project here,” García said.