Dominican Republic

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Capital Santo Domingo
Population 9.6 million
Life Expectancy 73.7
Access to clean water 95%
Adult literacy 87%
Under five mortality 25.96 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $8,200
Dominican Republic



Our Joint Programmes

Strengthening the banana value chain through the growth of inclusive markets
Banana production is an important source both of foreign exchange for the Dominican Republic and of employment and income in the poor provinces of the Northwest and South of the country, where poverty exceeds 50 %. The Joint Programme helped to strengthen the banana value chain by installing technology and ICTs, boosting competitiveness in production and commerce, promoting decent work and developing the community’s human and social capital through use of the inclusive markets model.