Solutions to problems in such enterprises

• Assurances of acceptable quality of raw or primary material and in quantities and a pre-processed form needed by the processors. This requires much greater attention and investment of resources to research into the collection, selection and propagation and pre-processing of suitable cultivars specifically for agro-processing.
• Access to capital, technology, effective management and supporting services such as credit, marketing, research and extension.
• Trained professionals in food science and technology and related disciplines.
• Careful analysis of the domestic, regional and international markets as a basis for policy formulation and future investments in agro-processing. It is important to determine the optimum conditions of the market, particularly if significant funds and long-term investment capital are to be allocated into agro-processing.
• Possible emphasis on product specialization and product quality with the specific objective of securing niches in the domestic, regional and international markets. This has the potential of stimulating market demand through the novelty of essentially Dominican exotic tropical products of high quality and presentation.