{"id":517408,"date":"2026-07-24T09:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/andres-bautista-highlights-espaillats-contribution-to-food-security-during-expo-moca-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:54:54","slug":"andres-bautista-highlights-espaillats-contribution-to-food-security-during-expo-moca-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/andres-bautista-highlights-espaillats-contribution-to-food-security-during-expo-moca-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e9s Bautista highlights Espaillat&#8217;s contribution to food security during Expo Moca 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moca, Espaillat. \u2013<\/strong> During his speech at the thirty-fourth edition of Expo Moca 2026, the Administrative Minister of the Presidency, Andr\u00e9s Bautista, highlighted the fundamental role of the Espaillat province and the municipality of Moca in the national development and food security of the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official highlighted that this province produces more than 65% of the eggs consumed in the country, in addition to a significant proportion of chickens, pigs, plantains, and cassava, which makes it one of the main pillars of national agricultural production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bautista stated that the inhabitants of Espaillat have reasons to feel proud of their permanent contribution to the country&#8217;s development. Likewise, he expressed that the entire nation should celebrate the recent recognition granted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which declared the Dominican Republic off the Hunger Map, after reducing the prevalence of undernourishment below the international threshold established in The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2026) report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister indicated that this achievement has been possible thanks to the strengthening of national production, which allows the country to reach food self-sufficiency estimated between 85% and 90%, guaranteeing the supply of most of the food consumed by the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bautista offered these statements during the opening of Expo Moca 2026, held under the slogan \u201cCommerce and Industry: A force that drives progress,\u201d an event that reaffirms the commitment of the Espaillat province to innovation, entrepreneurship, and the country&#8217;s economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moca, Espaillat. \u2013 During his speech at the thirty-fourth edition of Expo Moca 2026, the Administrative Minister of the Presidency, Andr\u00e9s Bautista, highlighted the fundamental role of the Espaillat province and the municipality of Moca in the national development and food security of the Dominican Republic. 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