Astra Global Solutions works with local partners to develop hybrid coconut in Dominican Republic

In the Dominican Republic, Astra Global Solutions, Inc. has partnered with Inti Global Dominicana, S.R.L. to secure the Dominican Republic National Coconut Program. According to the announcement, the program is an initiative to plant new hybrid coconut trees throughout the country to greatly enhance production and create a solution for tackling the remediation of legacy and new tree waste created. AGS and Inti have secured a 25-year concession agreement with the Dominican Republic Ministry of Agriculture to bring its book of disruptive waste processing and conversion technology to the country to process over 150,000 hectares of coconut, palm, cacao and tree waste into valuable commodities such as sustainable aviation fuel, biodiesel, organic cooking briquettes, organic activated biochar, herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizer derived from wood vinegar production.