Un-assisted Dairy Project

The Dominican Republic is making efforts to become self-sufficient in dairy products. For many years milk production reached only a level of some 300 million litres, while consumption has been in the order of 480 million, says Mr. Cesar Miquel, UNDP's Resident Representative to that Caribbean country. UNDP, FAO, the Dominican Republic government and Santo Domingo University agreed to establish in 1982 a training centre covering the whole process of dairy production. Since then, 200 students have graduated with a degree in veterinary science and agriculture, and another 4,000 as dairy products technicians.