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Today we begin our journey through South America, we make the leap to greenhouse agriculture in the Dominican Republic<\/strong>. We install humidity and temperature sensors as a test to improve the quality of your crops. It is an honor for Plantae to control the phenology of agriculture in such a distant country and we hope that it is not the only one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crops in the Dominican Republic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Dominican Republic is a tropical island located in the eastern part of the Caribbean. It has a climate with mild temperatures and abundant torrential rains, especially in some areas. Others, on the contrary, have higher and variable temperatures depending on the height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the abundant valleys we find a varied agriculture, but especially sugarcane in the east and rice. Also vegetables, tropical fruits such as mango and pineapple as well as avocado and citrus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fundamental problem with agriculture is variable weather and severe tropical storms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good percentage of the agriculture is peasant<\/strong> for family use, growing mainly sweet potatoes, beans, corn, cassava, bananas and bananas. When the extensions of land allow it, we find intensive crops<\/strong> of rice, tomato, beans, coffee and tobacco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their production is considerably increased by legumes, cereals, tubers such as sweet potatoes, fruit trees and vegetables. The most important exports are rice, coffee and tobacco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the large increase in vegetable greenhouses<\/strong> due to the financing they receive for their installation, especially in San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, La Vega and San Juan de la Maguana. In the last ten years the increase has been very considerable and extensive to all the provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distribution by zones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Flat lands<\/strong> to undulating,<\/strong> dry conditions with high humidity, without irrigation:<\/strong> La Romana, San Pedro de Macor\u00eds and Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez. Abundant agriculture, especially sugar cane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flat and undulating<\/strong>, without irrigation<\/strong> near the coast: El Seibo, La Romana, Salcedo, Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Dajab\u00f3n, Santiago Rodr\u00edguez, El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undulating to steep topographies<\/strong> in dry conditions,<\/strong> the innermost area: Monse\u00f1or Nouel, S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez, Espaillat, and Santiago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central areas<\/strong> of Jarabacoa and Constanza in la Vega, are the country's orchard, with vegetable cultivation: tomatoes<\/a><\/strong>, peppers, carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, aromatic herbs, strawberries<\/a>\u2026 In this area and in San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, the number of greenhouses is increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rugged lands: <\/strong>under dry conditions of high environmental humidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semi-arid areas<\/strong>: the South and Southwest. Very little outside agriculture. Mainly sugar cane and banana monocultures. In the high areas coffee and some cocoa.<\/p>\nMinistry of agriculture (Dominican Republic)<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sugar cane plantations<\/a>: Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Higuey, La Romana and San Pedro de Macor\u00eds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rice<\/strong> accounts for 80% of the production around the Yuna River, which ends in the province of Saman\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crops are usually alternated with fruit trees, which are very popular avocado<\/a><\/strong>, lime and soursop. Other areas have mango and tobacco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Agricultural areas of the Dominican Republic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Greenhouse agriculture in the Dominican Republic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The difficulties posed by the climate mean that intensive precision agriculture in greenhouses is being increasingly implemented. We find greenhouses in almost all provinces. San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa and La Vega stand out in the downtown area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advantages are many because risks are reduced and production is increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers encounter the difficulty of the heavy investment involved in installing a precision greenhouse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2000, the Dominican Republic, aware of the problems of agriculture and seeing the proliferation and advantages of greenhouses in Spain, approved the first financial plan to help farmers financially. Observing the benefits and quality of the product, they did not last long to promote greenhouse agriculture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This type of crop needs exhaustive humidity controls, especially due to the climate of the peninsula. Its lack of control can lead to fungi appearing in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main greenhouse crops are: peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, watermelons and melons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Agricultura
Data from the Dominican Embassy-Own elaboration-Greenhouse zones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Agricultural probes in greenhouse agriculture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vegetables such as tomato and cucumber are staked so that the plant can climb, and they are very sensitive to humidity, temperature and light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its control is basic to produce quality and quantity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n