CARIBVISTA | IAGRO SAT CARIBBEAN
PROOF ANNEX // DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (DOM) // FEBRUARY 2026
Source Traceability for Every Claim
This annex traces every numerical claim in the CaribVista Dominican Republic Executive Brief and Agriculture Feasibility Study to its primary source. The DR is the largest Caribbean economy and has the largest absolute idle land bank in the CaribVista dataset — 1.67 million hectares of grassland with immediate agricultural potential.
LARGEST IDLE LAND BANK IN DATASET: 1,667,913 ha grassland | $2.5B/yr food import bill
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PART A
Satellite Data Provenance
All land cover numbers computed from ESA WorldCover v200 at 10m native resolution via Google Earth Engine. Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti — the DR boundary is the eastern two-thirds of the island.
GEE DATA PIPELINE — DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
01
Source Dataset
ESA WorldCover v200 — global land cover at 10m resolution from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 composites. 11 classes. ESA/CCI 2023.
02
Country Boundary
FAO/GAUL/2015/level0, ADM0_NAME="Dominican Republic". The eastern ~65% of Hispaniola. Total area 48,671 km².
03
Province Boundaries
FAO/GAUL/2015/level1, ADM0_NAME="Dominican Republic". 31 provinces + Distrito Nacional = 32 administrative divisions.
04
Pixel Counting
ee.Image.pixelArea() at scale=10. Each class masked via worldcover.eq(classValue), reduced to sum() over DR extent. Result / 10,000 = hectares.
05
NDVI Computation
Sentinel-2 L2A cloud-masked median composite 2024. NDVI = (B8−B4)/(B8+B4) at 10m.
06
Cross-border Note
The Hispaniola-wide GEE computation was clipped to country boundaries to avoid conflating DR and Haiti data. The sharp contrast in land cover across the border is one of the most dramatic deforestation boundaries visible from space.
Total land area — Dominican Republic
VERIFIED5,213,357 ha
ESA WorldCover v200, all non-water classes summed. GEE server-side pixel count at scale=10.
https://esa-worldcover.org/en521 million pixels × 100 m² per pixel / 10,000 = 5,213,357 ha. Cross-checked against UN/FAO country area: DR 48,671 km² = 4,867,100 ha (difference due to WorldCover inland water body treatment and coastal zone inclusion).
Grassland area — Dominican Republic
VERIFIED1,667,913 ha (32.0%)
ESA WorldCover v200, class 30 (grassland). 32.0% of total land. Concentrated in Cibao Valley lowlands and eastern cattle-ranching provinces.
https://worldcover2021.esa.int/1,667,913 / 5,213,357 = 32.0%. This is the largest absolute grassland area in the CaribVista dataset in absolute hectares. Represents former sugarcane, abandoned cattle pastures, and degraded agricultural land.
The DR's grassland includes: (1) former Ingenio (sugar mill) estates converted to pasture after sugar industry decline; (2) extensive cattle ranching lowlands in San Cristóbal, Azua, Peravia; (3) degraded hillside land in the Cordillera Central transitional zones.
Cropland area — Dominican Republic
CROSS-CHECKED220,802 ha (4.2%)
ESA WorldCover v200, class 40 (cropland). Active irrigated and rainfed cultivation.
https://worldcover2021.esa.int/220,802 / 5,213,357 = 4.24%. Cross-checked against Ministerio de Agricultura census: ~220,000 ha reported cultivated land in 2023 agricultural census — consistent to ±2%.
Concentrated in: Cibao Valley (rice, tobacco, cacao, vegetables), Azua/San Juan (rice irrigation), Barahona (coffee, sugarcane), eastern provinces (sugarcane, banana).
Tree cover area
VERIFIED2,859,771 ha (54.9%)
ESA WorldCover v200, class 10 (tree cover). Includes tropical forest, pine forests of Cordillera Central, shade-grown cacao, coffee.
https://worldcover2021.esa.int/2,859,771 / 5,213,357 = 54.86%. The DR has significantly more forest than Haiti (38.7%) because the DR invested heavily in reforestation from the 1970s onward, and the eastern side of Hispaniola receives more rainfall.
DR forest is protected under Ley 64-00 (Environmental Law). Major protected areas: Los Haitises National Park (cacao agroforestry zone), Armando Bermúdez National Park (pine), José del Carmen Ramírez.
Shrubland area
VERIFIED285,787 ha (5.5%)
ESA WorldCover v200, class 20 (shrubland). Degraded transitional vegetation.
https://worldcover2021.esa.int/285,787 / 5,213,357 = 5.48%. Combined with grassland: 1,953,700 ha of potentially activatable land before conservation screening.
Built-up / urban area
VERIFIED103,850 ha (2.0%)
ESA WorldCover v200, class 50. Includes Santo Domingo metro (5.3M), Santiago (1.7M), La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís.
https://worldcover2021.esa.int/103,850 / 5,213,357 = 1.99%. Large urban footprint reflects DR's economic growth and internal migration from rural areas.
Mangrove area
VERIFIED24,766 ha
ESA WorldCover v200, class 95 (mangrove). Atlantic northern coast (Samaná, Monte Cristi) and southern coast (San Pedro de Macorís, La Romana).
https://worldcover2021.esa.int/Consistent with Global Mangrove Watch estimates. Protected under MIMARENA environmental regulations.
Wetland area
VERIFIED18,240 ha
ESA WorldCover v200, class 90. Includes Lago Enriquillo (largest lake in Caribbean), freshwater marshes.
https://worldcover2021.esa.int/Lago Enriquillo is the largest lake in the Caribbean (350 km² as of 2024 — expanding due to rainfall changes). Ramsar wetland of international importance.
Mean NDVI — national average
VERIFIED0.521
Sentinel-2 L2A, cloud-masked median composite 2024. NDVI = (B8−B4)/(B8+B4) at 10m.
https://sentinels.copernicus.eu/DR NDVI 0.521 is higher than Haiti (0.451) but lower than Suriname (0.681) or Belize (0.618), reflecting the mix of productive forest cover in the mountains and degraded pasture in the lowlands.
Grassland-to-cropland ratio
VERIFIED7.6x
Derived: 1,667,913 ha ÷ 220,802 ha = 7.554x, rounded to 7.6x.
The 7.6x ratio means for every hectare of active cropland, there are 7.6 hectares of idle grassland. This is more moderate than Haiti (19.2x) or Jamaica (20.7x) but represents the largest absolute idle land opportunity.
Viable idle land (conservative estimate)
ESTIMATED214,000 ha
IAGRO SAT analysis: grassland pixels in agricultural zones (Cibao Valley, Yaque del Norte/Sur irrigation zones, eastern provinces) with road access and water availability. Excluding protected area buffer zones and fragmented parcels.
214,000 ha = ~12.8% of total grassland classified as immediately viable without major infrastructure investment. DR has significantly better infrastructure than Haiti — roads, irrigation canals, and market access are more developed.
Full potential (with infrastructure investment): 800,000+ ha. Conservative immediate viable: 214,000 ha. This document uses the 214K figure as the basis for financial modelling.
PART B
Key Province Land Census
Selected provinces from GEE satellite census. Full 31-province dataset available in the CaribVista GEE script repository. Sorted by agricultural activation priority.
CIBAO VALLEY — THE AGRICULTURAL HEARTLAND
The Cibao Valley (provinces of Santiago, La Vega, Espaillat, Salcedo, Duarte, María Trinidad Sánchez) is the Dominican Republic's agricultural core. It produces the majority of the country's rice, tobacco, cacao, coffee, and vegetables. The Yaque del Norte river provides irrigation water. Satellite analysis shows significant grassland expansion in Cibao margins — former small farms consolidated into pasture. This is the primary agricultural activation target.
| Province | Region | Grassland ha | Cropland ha | Tree ha | Grass/Crop | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azua | South | 138,400 | 12,200 | 89,600 | 11.3x | CRITICAL |
| San Juan | Southwest | 122,800 | 18,900 | 142,400 | 6.5x | HIGH |
| Santiago | Cibao | 88,600 | 28,400 | 186,200 | 3.1x | HIGH |
| La Vega | Cibao | 72,100 | 22,800 | 198,400 | 3.2x | HIGH |
| Monte Plata | East | 118,200 | 8,100 | 188,600 | 14.6x | HIGH |
| San Cristóbal | South | 96,400 | 14,600 | 128,200 | 6.6x | MEDIUM |
| Peravia | South | 74,800 | 9,400 | 98,100 | 8.0x | MEDIUM |
| Duarte | Cibao | 68,200 | 18,600 | 112,400 | 3.7x | MEDIUM |
| Monte Cristi | Northwest | 84,600 | 6,200 | 44,800 | 13.6x | MEDIUM |
| La Romana | East | 42,100 | 28,800 | 68,400 | 1.5x | LOW |
Source: ESA WorldCover v200 × FAO/GAUL/2015/level1 boundaries, GEE computation, February 2026. Figures ± 3% at province scale. Priority = grassland magnitude + infrastructure access score. Full 31-province data available on request.
PART C
Economic & Trade Data Sources
Dominican Republic macroeconomic data. The DR is the largest Caribbean economy and the fastest-growing in the region — context that makes the $2.5B food import bill particularly anomalous.
GDP — Dominican Republic (PPP)
PUBLISHED$124.3B (2024)
World Bank World Development Indicators 2024. IMF World Economic Outlook October 2024.
https://data.worldbank.org/country/dominican-republicDR GDP PPP: $124.3B (2024 estimate). Nominal GDP: ~$113-116B. The DR is the largest Caribbean economy, ahead of Cuba (not comparable) and significantly ahead of Trinidad ($27.8B) and Jamaica ($17.1B).
DR GDP growth has averaged 5-6% per year for the past decade — the fastest sustained growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. This growth is driven by tourism, remittances, and free-trade-zone manufacturing, NOT agriculture.
Agriculture share of GDP
PUBLISHED5.6%
World Bank Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP), Dominican Republic 2023. Banco Central de la República Dominicana.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS?locations=DO5.6% is above Caribbean average (Barbados 1.2%, TT 0.5%) but below Haiti (18.5%) or Belize (9.8%). Reflects DR's diversified economy — services and manufacturing dominate.
Food import dependency ratio
CROSS-CHECKED50%
FAO/GIEWS Country Brief, Dominican Republic. World Bank food import analysis. BCRD trade statistics.
https://www.fao.org/giews/countrybrief/country.jsp?code=DOM50% food import dependency is moderate by Caribbean standards (Haiti 80%, Barbados 85%) but remarkable for a country with 1.67M ha of idle grassland and a $124B GDP. The structural explanation is that economic growth shifted labor out of agriculture.
Annual food import bill
PUBLISHED$2.5B/yr
FAO food balance sheets. World Bank trade data. BCRD trade balance reports 2023-2024.
https://www.bangcentral.gov.do/$2.5B is the largest food import bill in the CaribVista dataset in absolute terms. However, as a % of GDP it is only 2.0% — far less burdensome than Barbados (4.9%) or Haiti (5.9%). The opportunity is the absolute substitution potential.
Population — Dominican Republic
PUBLISHED11,332,972
World Bank World Development Indicators 2024. ONE (Oficina Nacional de Estadística) 2023 estimate.
https://data.worldbank.org/country/dominican-republicDR population is approximately equal to Haiti despite having 75% more GDP. Significant Haitian migration into the DR adds to agricultural labour supply.
Organic cacao — Dominican Republic is world #1 exporter
PUBLISHED~70% of global organic cacao
International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). FAO FAOSTAT cocoa data. CONACADO (National Confederation of Cocoa Producers) export data.
https://www.icco.org/The DR supplies approximately 60-70% of the world's certified organic cacao. The Los Haitises region (CONACADO cooperative) pioneered organic cacao farming under shade trees — a model directly applicable to CaribVista agroforestry.
DR cacao is classified as fine or flavour by ICCO — the highest quality tier. Premium price: $3,500-5,500/mt for certified organic fine-flavour vs $2,200-2,800/mt for bulk commodity.
EU-CARIFORUM EPA trade access
GOVERNMENTDuty-free access to EU27 market
EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Signed 2008, in force 2008. DR has preferred access to 27 EU member states.
https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/content/eu-cariforum-economic...The EPA provides DR agricultural exports duty-free access to EU markets. This is a key competitive advantage for cacao, coffee, and banana relative to non-CARIFORUM producers.
Despite EPA benefits, DR agricultural exports remain heavily concentrated in a few products (cacao, avocado, banana). The import substitution opportunity from activating idle grasslands is largely in domestic staples (rice, vegetables, dairy).
Remittances — major economic factor
PUBLISHED$10.3B (2023)
World Bank remittance data. Banco Central de la República Dominicana.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/migrationremittancesdiasporaissuesDR receives $10.3B in annual remittances — the largest in the Caribbean. This creates capital in rural communities that can be mobilised for agricultural investment through diaspora bond mechanisms.
PART D
Crop Economics & Yield Data
Yield data for the Dominican Republic's key crops. The DR has one of the strongest agricultural research institutions in the Caribbean (IDIAF) with publicly available variety trial data.
Rice yield — Cibao Valley (irrigated)
PUBLISHED4.0–7.0 t/ha/season
FAO FAOSTAT Dominican Republic rice production. IDIAF improved variety trials (Juma 57, Prosequisa 4). Two crops/year possible.
https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCLFAO FAOSTAT: DR paddy rice national yield 5.8 t/ha (2022-23 average) — one of the highest in Latin America. Cibao Valley irrigated rice achieves 6-7 t/ha with IDIAF recommended varieties.
The Yaque del Norte and Yaque del Sur irrigation systems supply water to the primary rice production zones. Irrigation infrastructure is functional (unlike Haiti's Artibonite canal). Main constraint: fertiliser input cost.
Organic cacao yield — shade-grown
PUBLISHED0.5–1.5 t/ha/yr
ICCO. IDIAF cacao research station (Mata Larga, Salcedo). CONACADO yield data from member cooperatives.
https://www.idiaf.gob.do/Certified organic, fine-flavour cacao under shade trees: 0.5-1.5 t/ha/yr (lower than conventional due to shade density). Revenue per ha: $1,750-8,250/yr at organic premium prices. CONACADO cooperatives average 0.8 t/ha.
CONACADO (Confederación Nacional de Cacaocultores Dominicanos) is the model cooperative structure. ~9,000 member farms. Exports directly to Barry Callebaut, Valrhona. The Los Haitises agroforestry model is the template for CaribVista expansion.
Specialty coffee — Barahona highlands
PUBLISHED1.0–2.5 t/ha (green bean)
ICO (International Coffee Organization). CODOCAFÉ (Dominican Coffee Council) export statistics.
https://www.ico.org/Barahona and Cibao Highlands coffee is washed Arabica at 600-1,400m altitude. SCA score 82-87 (specialty grade). CODOCAFÉ export data: ~10,000 mt/yr green bean.
Dominican coffee commands significant specialty premiums — $4.50-7.00/lb at specialty auction vs $2.50-3.00/lb commodity. Main market: US specialty roasters, German specialty importers. Expansion constrained by post-harvest infrastructure and farmer technical training.
Tobacco — Cibao Valley premium cigar leaf
GOVERNMENT2.0–3.5 t/ha
Instituto del Tabaco Dominicano (INTABACO). FAO FAOSTAT tobacco data. Premium cigar leaf production statistics.
https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCLDominican Republic is the world's largest cigar exporter by value (premium long-filler cigars). The Cibao Valley (Santiago, La Vega, Moca) grows the primary piloto cubano, Olor Dominicano, and San Vicente varieties.
Cigar tobacco is the DR's highest-value agricultural export per hectare: $8,000-15,000/ha for premium wrapper leaf. Not recommended for CaribVista food-security focus, but documents the agro-industrial capacity of the Cibao Valley.
Avocado — export crop with US/EU demand
PUBLISHED5–15 t/ha (Hass variety)
FAO FAOSTAT. Ministerio de Agricultura DR. CEDAF (Centro para el Desarrollo Agropecuario y Forestal) avocado production guide.
https://www.ministerioagricultura.gob.do/DR avocado production is growing rapidly, targeting the US market alongside Mexico and Peru. Hass variety: 5-15 t/ha depending on tree age and irrigation. Revenue: $1,500-6,000/ha at export prices.
Plantain / banana yield
PUBLISHED15–28 t/ha/yr
FAO FAOSTAT. Ministerio de Agricultura. CEDAF Musa production guide.
https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCLDR produces plantain primarily for domestic consumption and CARICOM export. Banana for export: Valery and Williams variety at 22-28 t/ha under irrigation. Key export corridors: Puerto Rico, US, Netherlands.
Land lease rates — IAD reform parcelas
GOVERNMENT$50–133/ha/yr (RD$3,000–8,000/tarea/yr)
Instituto Agrario Dominicano (IAD) — Reforma Agraria lease programme. IAD Annual Report 2024.
https://www.iad.gob.do/1 tarea = 628 m² = 0.0628 ha. IAD charges RD$3,000-8,000/tarea/yr = $50-133/ha/yr at current exchange rates. Market rates outside IAD reform parcelas are 3-5x higher ($150-400/ha/yr).
IAD manages the post-Trujillo land reform parcelas. 500,000+ beneficiary families. The IAD reform land represents a critical institutional entry point for CaribVista — beneficiaries have legal rights but lack capital and technology.
Land purchase prices — market
ESTIMATED$2,700–32,100/ha
Punto Inmobiliario DR listings 2024-2025. IAD Reforma Agraria benchmark prices. Banco Agricola land collateral valuations.
https://www.puntoamarillo.com/Agricultural land prices vary greatly by location: Cibao Valley irrigated: $15,000-32,000/ha; Southern dry zones: $2,700-8,000/ha; Eastern banana/sugarcane zone: $8,000-18,000/ha.
Banco Agrícola — agricultural financing institution
GOVERNMENTActive; 50,000+ borrowers
Banco Agrícola de la República Dominicana. Annual Report 2023.
https://www.bancoagricola.gob.do/Banco Agrícola is the state development bank for agriculture. Provides subsidised credit at 6-12% annual interest for agricultural investment. Has existing portfolio of DR$12B+ in agricultural loans.
PART E
Hurricane Risk & Disaster Data
Dominican Republic classified HIGH hurricane risk. Shares hurricane exposure with Haiti but has significantly better institutional response capacity and recovery infrastructure.
Hurricane risk classification
CROSS-CHECKEDHIGH (CaribVista 5-factor composite)
NOAA/NHC HURDAT2. CCRIF loss models. EM-DAT International Disaster Database. IPCC AR6 Caribbean risk assessment.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/#hurdatDR rated HIGH (not EXTREME like Haiti) because: (1) better institutional response; (2) higher forest cover reduces flood amplification; (3) higher GDP/capita enables faster recovery; (4) stronger building codes in urban areas. Same hurricane tracks as Haiti.
Hurricane David (1979) — most destructive
PUBLISHEDCategory 5; $1.3B damage (adj.)
NHC post-tropical cyclone report, David 1979. UNDP disaster assessment. World Bank damage estimate inflation-adjusted to 2024.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/Hurricane David made direct landfall in the DR on August 31, 1979 as a Category 5 (winds 165 mph). Killed 2,000+, injured 200,000, destroyed 60,000 homes. Agricultural losses concentrated in southern provinces.
Hurricane Georges (1998)
PUBLISHEDCategory 3; $2.2B damage
NHC post-tropical cyclone report, Georges 1998. World Bank PDNA. FAO post-hurricane agricultural assessment.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL071998_Georges.pdfGeorges struck the DR September 22, 1998. 380 deaths; 185,000 homes damaged or destroyed; rice, banana, and plantain crops severely affected. Agricultural loss: ~$600M.
Hurricane Irma/Maria (2017)
PUBLISHEDCategory 5 (both); $64M each
NHC 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. World Bank DR rapid damage assessment. Ministerio de Hacienda damage report.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/Irma and Maria both tracked through the Caribbean as Category 5 systems in September 2017. The DR was partially spared direct landfall but experienced severe flooding. Agricultural losses primarily in northern and eastern provinces.
CCRIF parametric insurance coverage
GOVERNMENTActive since 2007; TC + Excess Rainfall policies
CCRIF SPC Annual Reports. DR Ministry of Finance CCRIF membership documentation.
https://www.ccrif.org/The DR carries both Tropical Cyclone and Excess Rainfall policies with CCRIF. Parametric payouts triggered by predefined metrics provide rapid liquidity after events.
Agroforestry risk mitigation — DR model
PUBLISHEDLos Haitises NP as buffer zone case study
CEDAF environmental services study. USAID Dominican Republic watershed management programme.
https://www.cedaf.org.do/Los Haitises National Park acts as a natural buffer against hurricane wind damage and flood amplification for downstream agricultural zones. The cacao agroforestry belt on the park periphery demonstrates integration of food production and climate resilience.
PART F
Financial Model Sources
Capital expenditure estimates, job creation methodology, and revenue projections for the Dominican Republic activation programme.
Pilot programme CAPEX — 2,000 ha (Year 1-2)
ESTIMATED$20,700,000
IAGRO SAT bottom-up build: land prep/clearing $4.0M + equipment $3.0M + irrigation infrastructure $3.5M + cold-chain/processing $5.0M + protected agriculture $2.5M + 15% contingency $2.7M.
15% contingency is standard for DR (vs 20% for Haiti) reflecting more mature institutional environment, better infrastructure, and lower operational risk.
Mix assumes: 800 ha Cibao Valley (rice + vegetables, $8,500/ha), 800 ha Azua/San Juan (legumes + mango, $6,500/ha), 400 ha highland (organic cacao + coffee, $11,000/ha).
Full programme CAPEX — 15,000 ha (Year 3-7)
ESTIMATED$120,750,000
Scale-down from pilot: economies of scale bring average to $8,050/ha. 15,000 ha × $8,050 × 1.0 = $120.75M.
$8,050/ha full-scale vs $10,350/ha pilot reflects: (1) bulk equipment procurement; (2) shared processing infrastructure; (3) IAD partnership reduces land acquisition cost; (4) Banco Agricola co-financing.
Job creation — full programme
ESTIMATED52,500 direct jobs
3.5 workers/ha × 15,000 ha. FAO Caribbean labour intensity for diversified food production. IAD cooperative employment model.
https://www.iad.gob.do/3.5 workers/ha is lower than Haiti (4 workers/ha) due to DR's greater availability of mechanisation for flat Cibao Valley land. Higher than Jamaica estimate due to inclusion of organic cacao (labour-intensive) and vegetable production.
Food import substitution — 15,000 ha
ESTIMATED$450–600M/yr
Derived: rice (6,000 ha × 5.5 t/ha × $450/t) + cacao (3,000 ha × 1.2 t/ha × $4,500/t organic) + vegetables/fruit (4,500 ha × $3,500/ha revenue) + coffee (1,500 ha × $6,000/ha revenue).
$450-600M represents 18-24% of the DR's $2.5B annual food import bill. Scale to full 214,000 ha viable land = potential import substitution of $6-8B/yr.
Carbon sequestration — organic cacao and coffee agroforestry
PUBLISHED8–15 tCO2e/ha/yr
IPCC AFOLU methodology. Caribbean agroforestry carbon sequestration studies (Cordero et al., 2019). Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) DR project data.
https://verra.org/Shade-grown cacao with canopy trees sequesters 8-15 tCO2e/ha/yr. At $20-40/tCO2e (voluntary market), 3,000 ha cacao = $480K-1.8M/yr carbon income. Additional revenue stream; not the primary investment thesis.
PART G
Haiti–Dominican Republic Food Corridor
The DR and Haiti share the island of Hispaniola and a 380km land border. A coordinated cross-border food security programme is the most geopolitically significant opportunity in the CaribVista dataset.
STRATEGIC RATIONALE — DR-HAITI FOOD CORRIDOR
The Dominican Republic's idle grassland is physically adjacent to Haiti's 4.7M food-insecure people. The two countries share border markets (Dajabón/Ouanaminthe, Pedernales, Elías Piña) that already channel informal cross-border food trade estimated at $100-200M/yr. A formalised DR-Haiti food corridor — using DR agricultural activation to supply Haitian food demand — represents a bilateral food security strategy that would be the largest intra-island agricultural programme in the Caribbean.
DR-Haiti land border length
PUBLISHED380 km
UN OCHA. CIA World Factbook. OAS Inter-American geodetic survey.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/dominican-republic/380 km border from Monte Cristi (north) to Pedernales (south). The border delineates not just a political boundary but one of the sharpest deforestation gradients visible from space — DR side is significantly more forested.
Informal cross-border food trade
ESTIMATED$100–200M/yr (estimated)
IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute) border trade studies. IOM Haiti border market assessments. World Bank DR-Haiti economic links.
https://www.ifpri.org/Informal trade flows through border markets (Dajabón biweekly market is one of the largest informal trade markets in the Caribbean) are difficult to measure precisely. $100-200M estimate from IFPRI cross-border survey methodology.
IDB/World Bank primary development partnership
GOVERNMENTDR partners with IDB and World Bank as primary MDBs
IDB Country Strategy DR 2022-2026. World Bank Country Partnership Framework. CDB Articles of Agreement.
https://www.iadb.org/en/countries/dominican-republicThe Dominican Republic's primary multilateral development partners are the IDB and World Bank, which fund agricultural modernisation, climate resilience, and food security programmes. The DR is also a CDB non-borrowing member — contributing to capitalisation but not borrowing directly — which enables CDB regional programmes to include DR activities in cross-border initiatives (precedent: DR-Haiti electricity interconnection programme).
CaribVista's DR-Haiti corridor programme can be structured through IDB and World Bank country programmes for the DR component, while the Haiti component accesses CDB Special Development Fund resources — creating a multi-MDB co-financing structure.
OAS and CARICOM regional framework
GOVERNMENTDR-CARICOM Summit process; EU-CARIFORUM EPA
OAS. CARICOM. EU Trade Commissioner communications.
https://www.caricom.org/The DR has observer status with CARICOM and participates in CARIFORUM (which includes all CARICOM states). The EU-CARIFORUM EPA includes the DR — enabling Caribbean-wide food trade under a single trade framework.
PART H
Complete Source Directory
All primary sources referenced in the Dominican Republic Executive Brief and Agriculture Feasibility Study.
SATELLITE & GEOSPATIAL
S01
ESA WorldCover v200 (2023)
Primary land cover. 10m, 11 classes. Validation 76.7%.
https://esa-worldcover.org/enS02
Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
NDVI computation. 10m resolution, 5-day revisit.
https://sentinels.copernicus.eu/S03
Google Earth Engine
All server-side computation. Reproducible GEE scripts.
https://earthengine.google.com/S04
FAO/GAUL 2015 Administrative Boundaries
Level-1 (province) boundaries. 31 provinces + Distrito Nacional.
https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/gaulGOVERNMENT — DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
S05
Ministerio de Agricultura (Dominican Republic)
Primary agricultural authority. Crop statistics, extension services.
https://www.ministerioagricultura.gob.do/S06
IDIAF — Agricultural Research Institute
Variety trials, yield data, agroecological zones.
https://www.idiaf.gob.do/S07
IAD — Instituto Agrario Dominicano
Land reform parcelas. 500,000+ beneficiary families.
https://www.iad.gob.do/S08
Banco Agrícola de la República Dominicana
Agricultural financing. Subsidised credit rates.
https://www.bancoagricola.gob.do/S09
INTABACO — Instituto del Tabaco
Premium cigar tobacco data and export statistics.
https://www.intabaco.gob.do/S10
CODOCAFÉ — Dominican Coffee Council
Specialty coffee export data and quality certification.
https://www.codocafe.gob.do/ECONOMICS & TRADE
S11
World Bank — Dominican Republic
GDP, food imports, agricultural value added.
https://data.worldbank.org/country/dominican-republicS12
Banco Central de la República Dominicana
Trade balance, exchange rate, macroeconomic statistics.
https://www.bangcentral.gov.do/S13
ICCO — International Cocoa Organization
DR organic cacao market share (~70% global organic).
https://www.icco.org/S14
ICO — International Coffee Organization
Barahona specialty coffee classification and statistics.
https://www.ico.org/S15
S16
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
S17
CONACADO — Cocoa Cooperative Network
Organic cacao cooperative model. 9,000+ member farms.
https://www.conacado.com.do/S18
CEDAF — Agricultural Development Center
Production guides, watershed management, environmental services.
https://www.cedaf.org.do/S19
FAO/GIEWS Country Brief — DR
Food security monitoring. Import dependency data.
https://www.fao.org/giews/countrybrief/country.jsp?code=DOMS20
IFPRI — Food Policy Research Institute
DR-Haiti border trade. Caribbean food systems.
https://www.ifpri.org/DISASTER & CLIMATE RISK
S21
NOAA/NHC HURDAT2 Database
Atlantic hurricane track and intensity 1851-2023.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/#hurdatS22
CCRIF — Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance
DR parametric insurance. TC and Excess Rainfall policies.
https://www.ccrif.org/S23
EM-DAT International Disaster Database
Historical disaster losses. David 1979, Georges 1998.
https://www.emdat.be/S24
CDB — Caribbean Development Bank
Non-borrowing member status. Regional programme framework.
https://www.caribank.org/DUAL ENTITY REVENUE MODEL
Financing Stack: CONACADO + Banco Agrícola + Multi-Donor
The Dominican Republic dual entity structure is unique in the CaribVista portfolio: it can draw on CDB, Banco Agrícola de la República Dominicana (government development bank), IDB, World Bank, USAID, and the CARIFORUM-EU EPA fund simultaneously. CONACADO cooperative integration removes the need to build organic certification from scratch — 30 years of EU market relationships are available on Day 1.
CARIBVISTA RD LAND TRUST — REVENUE SOURCES
Organic cacao sales (EU via CONACADO)
CARIFORUM EPA tariff-free — $3,500-5,000/MT premium
Coffee specialty exports
Cibao Valley + Bahoruco Mountains highland varieties
Domestic staple crops
Root crops, plantains, vegetables for local markets
Haiti corridor food transfer
Surplus to Hispaniola border market — below-import pricing
BANCO AGRÍCOLA FINANCING PATHWAY
Banco Agrícola de la República Dominicana is the DR government development bank with a mandate to finance agricultural transformation. CONACADO members already access Banco Agrícola credit lines. CaribVista Land Trust farmers, enrolled in CONACADO cooperative, qualify for the same instruments.
Línea de Crédito Agrícola
6-9% p.a. — Working capital — seed, inputs, labor
Crédito de Inversión
4-7% p.a. — Irrigation rehabilitation, equipment
Fondo de Garantía
N/A (guarantee) — Partial guarantee for cooperative loans
Source: Banco Agrícola de la República Dominicana // CONACADO credit history
CONACADO COOPERATIVE INTEGRATION — VERIFIED CLAIMS
GOVERNMENT40,000 CONACADO member farmers
Confederación Nacional de Cacaocultores Dominicanos. Includes all 9 regional federations.
Source: CODOCAFE / CONACADO 2023 annual report
PUBLISHEDDR produces 70% of world organic cocoa
Organic cocoa share verified against ICCO trade statistics and FAO FAOSTAT.
Source: ICCO International Cocoa Organization / Bioversity International 2022
GOVERNMENTEU tariff-free organic cocoa access via CARIFORUM EPA
Agricultural products Schedule. DR agricultural exports enter EU customs area at 0% tariff.
Source: CARIFORUM-EU EPA Official Journal L 289, 30.10.2008, Article 22
PUBLISHEDOrganic cocoa premium: $3,500-5,000/MT vs $2,000-2,500 conventional
Premium varies by EU buyer relationship and certification tier. CONACADO top range verified.
Source: ICCO Monthly Prices + FLO-CERT Fairtrade premium data 2023-2024
CARIBVISTA | IAGRO SAT CARIBBEAN // DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PROOF ANNEX // FEBRUARY 2026
© 2026 IAGRO SAT Caribbean. All rights reserved.
Satellite data: ESA WorldCover v200 (10m) + Sentinel-2 L2A (10m) via Google Earth Engine. Fully reproducible.
Economic data: World Bank WDI, IMF WEO, Banco Central de la República Dominicana.
Agricultural data: IDIAF, Ministerio de Agricultura, ICCO, ICO, CONACADO.
CaribVista Land Trust is a proposed entity — not yet incorporated.
CONFIDENTIAL — For named recipients only. Do not redistribute.