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Economy October 14, 2019 | 10:26 am

Govt. looks to improve income of coffee, avocado growers

  Peravia, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Sunday pledged assistance to 75 area producers to improve their income by planting coffee and avocados. The farmers grouped in the La Esperanza La Botija Coffee Growers Association, totaling 450 people, have been striving since 1980 to improve coffee growing in Peravia province (south). Their production volumes are lower ever... Read more

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