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GUARD THEFT OF COCOA PRODUCTION WASTE THIS REGION

Ant By Manuel Vega

HATO MAYOR RD- When cocoa prices reach acceptable levels, the drought that looms over the eastern region of country, has contributed more than 60% suffered a decline in grain production in Higuey, El Seibo and Hato Mayor.

The low production is more pronounced in the provinces of Hato Mayor and El Seibo, where producers are also victimized by the theft of the ear in the cocoa plantations.

Cocoa is being stolen on the cob with flashlights and cell lights at night by thieves, encouraged by the good prices that currently records the cocoa market.

A kilo of cocoa paste, is about 60 pesos and 900 pesos quintal dry up.

Isidoro de la Rosa, executive director of CONACADO entity that is associated with about 29 associations of producers of cocoa the region who spoke to the media, said the government should implement measures to compensate for damage caused by drought to farmers.

"We understand the need to establish contingency measures, in situations like that has caused the drought, it seems that will continue," he said.

This region produced over 200 million pounds of cocoa and drought reduced it to a minus of 50 million pounds, creating serious economic setbacks to producers.

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He said that the drought caused a reduction of 100 thousand to 50 thousand quintals This represents a loss of more than RD $ 600 million over the past two years for small producers.

meant that if no action is taken place, thousands of cocoa farmers could be in extreme poverty, and what he called the State to protect producers, not to go to total collapse.

CONACADO Group President also noted the poor condition of roads are found throughout the country, which has caused problems for producers of cocoa.

In the eastern region there are about 2 000 producers, caked in Block Cocoa Producers Association, member the CONACADO.

Isidoro de Rosa, reported that there has been a neglect of the authorities in the rehabilitation of roads, so many producers in this area have been disappointed.

"This situation, together with the problem of drought has caused many people leave the countryside to the cities because they can not even get their products to markets," he said.

The roads are worse in the East region are Viviana, The Augustinian Mancorneta, Magarinos, La Lisa, Magua, Yanigua and other provinces of Hato Mayor and El Seibo.