Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana

What Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana does

Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana (JAD) is the principal agricultural business association in the Dominican Republic, founded circa 1985 and operating as a private non-profit (asociación gremial) headquartered in Santo Domingo. The organization supports, promotes, and defends national agricultural production across all subsectors through direct technical assistance, training, market intelligence, policy advocacy, and four wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: LAD (agricultural laboratory with microbiology, physical-chemistry, entomology/nematology, phytopathology, and gas-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry capabilities), BARD (agricultural commodities exchange, voluntarily delisted from securities market December 2025), GEOTIME (land surveying, cadastral, and geographic information services), and FONDAGRO (savings, credit, and multiple services cooperative providing agricultural financing products).

JAD serves its members through 61 sectoral committees and provincial councils covering crops, livestock, forestry, and aquaculture nationwide, supported by specialized technology infrastructure including a network of meteorological stations and a Microsoft-partnered ICT modernization initiative. Its business model combines recurring revenue streams from membership dues, fee-based professional services (laboratory analysis, land surveying), financial services through the FONDAGRO cooperative, and project execution income funded by international donors (EU, AECID, FAO, WTO-STDF, IDB) and corporate partners including Nestlé, Grupo Rica, Barrick Pueblo Viejo, and Microsoft.

The association has secured durable regulatory wins including zero-tariff treatment for agricultural inputs, ITBIS exemptions on unprocessed agricultural products since 1993, and the establishment of the country's first private technical assistance program. JAD operates active development projects including PRORURAL (rural economic development), Cacao Trace (blockchain-enabled zero-deforestation cocoa traceability benefiting 700+ small producers), and binational cooperation with Haiti. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (2026-2027 term led by President Roberto Serrano P.) and a Council of Regents overseeing its endowment, with Executive President Osmar C. Benítez managing day-to-day operations.

Name

Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana

Legal name

Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana, Inc. (JAD)

Website

https://jad.org.do

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana (JAD) is the Dominican Republic's principal non-profit agricultural business association, serving producers, agro-industrialists, and exporters through 61 sectoral committees and four operating subsidiaries covering laboratory analysis, commodity exchange, land surveying, and cooperative financial services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Association Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Soil Testing & Nutrient Analysis Services (AFACAKAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural association services
• Agricultural laboratory testing
• Land surveying services
• Agricultural financing cooperative
• Agricultural commodity exchange

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: JAD operates as a membership organization with producers, agro-industrialists, and agricultural businesses paying membership dues. The association provides technical assistance, training, market information, and representation services to members.
2. Laboratory Analysis Services: The Laboratorio Agroempresarial Dominicano (LAD) provides fee-based analytical services for agricultural products including microbiology, physical-chemical analysis, and chromatography testing.
3. Agricultural Surveying Services (GEOTIME): Land regularization and surveying services including cadastral surveying, land delimitation, and geographic information services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana (JAD) is the principal agricultural business association in the Dominican Republic, providing technical assistance, training, market intelligence, and advocacy services to agricultural producers and agro-industrialists. The organization operates four specialized service divisions: LAD (agricultural laboratory analysis), BARD (agricultural commodity exchange), GEOTIME (land surveying and cadastral services), and FONDAGRO (agricultural credit cooperative).

Product overview

Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana (JAD) is the principal agricultural sector organization in the Dominican Republic, offering an integrated portfolio of products and services through its four operational divisions: LAD (agricultural laboratory services), BARD (agricultural securities exchange), GEOTIME (surveying and land services), and FONDAGRO (agricultural credit cooperative). Supplementary services include agricultural technical assistance, integrated pest management, meteorological stations, economic indicators, and export support programs such as PRORURAL and Cacao Trace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LAD (Laboratorio Agroempresarial Dominicano): Agricultural and agroindustrial laboratory providing microbiology, physical-chemical analysis, entomology/nematology, phytopathology, and chromatography/mass spectrometry services.
• FONDAGRO
• BARD (Bolsa Agroempresarial de la República Dominicana)
• GEOTIME
• PRORURAL
• Cacao Trace

Products and services

• LAD (Laboratorio Agroempresarial Dominicano) Agricultural laboratory offering five analytical areas: Microbiology (food safety testing), Physical-Chemistry (crop and product analysis), Entomology and Nematology (pest identification), Phytopathology (crop disease diagnosis), and Gas-Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (component identification and quantification).
• BARD (Bolsa Agroempresarial de la República Dominicana) Agricultural securities exchange for commodities trading, providing transparent marketing of agricultural products and services, reducing intermediation for producers and consumers, and offering financial advisory, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions services.
• GEOTIME (Agrimensura)

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved zero-tariff rates for agricultural inputs, equipment, and machinery imports
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and strategic.

• Ministry of Environment and Natural ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Framework agreement for sustainable production signed between the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and JAD to promote environmental management, productivity, and competitiveness, as well as pollution prevention practices.
• DIGECOOM (General Directorate of Multilateral Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2014Inter-institutional cooperation agreement to foster implementation of identification processes for climate change management projects, international cooperation financing, rural economic development, gender equity, youth in agriculture, and technological innovation.
• Habitat for HumanityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2014Work intention agreement with FONDAGRO for land regulation and housing processes for agricultural sector producers.
• Ministry of Agriculture / Ministry of Environment / Ministry of Economy / ADOBANANOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2014Inter-institutional cooperation agreement to facilitate and consolidate mechanisms for efficient development of the banana sector.
• Grupo RicastrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2013PRO-LACTEOS program partnership with Grupo Rica for dairy sector development.
• Ministry of Defense / Military Cartographic InstitutestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2013Cooperation alliance to execute services for agricultural sector development, jointly implementing plans, programs, projects, and initiatives.
• MicrosoftstrategicTechnology or Integration · 28 October 2013Partnership to contribute to the competitiveness of agricultural sector companies through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
• Nestlé Dominican RepublicstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2013PRO-LACTEOS program to provide assistance, credit channeling to cattle ranchers, and improve quality, quantity, and safety of milk produced by participants.
• Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2013Cooperation agreement for professional training and development of JAD members through an International Master's in Agribusiness Management program delivered by ENAE Business School.
• IDIAF (Dominican Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2012Cooperation to improve productivity and competitiveness through technology exchange, validation and transfer of agricultural and forestry technologies, and commercialization events.
• Instituto Agrario Dominicano (IAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2012Agreement to promote productive investment and agricultural commercialization through private sector investment in peasant settlements.
• National Registry of Agricultural ProducerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2012Joint elaboration of the II National Registry of Agricultural Producers, year 2013.
• Dirección General de Migración (DGM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2012Cooperation protocols to implement foreign labor regulation processes for all companies associated with JAD.
• CONACADOstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2012Pilot program for quality standards and denomination of origin to consolidate Dominican Republic as exporter of fine and aroma cocoa.
• SANUT Dominican RepublicminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2012Strategic alliance with Ministry of Agriculture support to promote corn cultivation in the Dominican Republic.
• FEDA (Fondo Especial para el Desarrollo Agropecuario)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Technical and commercial assistance to FEDA to strengthen small and medium agricultural producers program, implement Good Agricultural Practices certification, and strengthen national and international commercialization.
• Dirección General de Ganadería (DIGEGA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Collaboration for livestock sector development projects, technology exchange, and strengthening of animal health and extension services.
• Cámara de Agricultura de Haití (CHAAB)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2010Binational cooperation program including technical assistance, market development, capacity building, integrated pest management, food safety, bio-parks, and alternative energy programs.
• INFOTEP (National Institute of Technical-Professional Training)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 August 2009National training and skills development program for producers, associations, and cooperatives affiliated with JAD.
• National Irrigators CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2009Cooperation in planning and defining objectives for improving irrigated agriculture production systems, including logistics support, studies, analysis, development plans, laboratory analysis, and technical assistance.
• National Supermarkets AssociationstrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 June 2007Partnership with CEI-RD to increase exports of agricultural and agro-industrial products to the US market, catalyze commercial and investment links, and develop new market segments.
• Fundación CODESPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementer of Cacao Trace project with JAD as lead institution, funded by the European Union.
• Barrick Pueblo ViejostrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Agroemprende partnership impacting 650 families resettled in Nuevos Horizontes community, Cotuí, strengthening productive capacities and livelihoods.
• Barna Management SchoolstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic agreement for professional development and training to strengthen agricultural competitiveness.
• Proindustria (Center for Industrial Development and Competitiveness)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic agreement for industrial competitiveness development.
• TNR (National Office for Irrigation Technification)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic agreement for irrigation system modernization.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Federación Agraria Argentina (FAA): Argentine agricultural producers' federation representing small and medium farmers. Directly comparable as a national agricultural producers' association providing technical assistance, training, financing, and policy advocacy — analogous institutional form and member base to JAD.
• Agri SA: South African federation of agricultural organizations providing policy advocacy, transformation support, and member services to commercial and emerging farmers. Comparable institutional form and emerging-market agricultural policy environment to JAD.
• National Farmers' Federation (Australia): Australian peak national body representing farmers across commodities with policy advocacy, member services, and industry representation. Directly comparable as a sector-spanning federation model with strong policy advocacy track record.
• Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia: Colombian coffee growers' federation operating research, technical assistance, marketing, and quality control services — including a sophisticated laboratory infrastructure. Comparable for the integrated producer-services-plus-research-plus-export-support model JAD pursues.

Broad incumbents

• American Farm Bureau Federation: The largest US agricultural organization, providing policy advocacy, member services, market information, and insurance products to farmers. Comparable in scale and the integrated member-service-plus-advocacy model, though operating in a much larger and more developed market.
• CHS Inc. Largest US agribusiness cooperative operating energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing, and food ingredients. Comparable as a diversified farmer-owned cooperative, though far larger and focused on commodity trading rather than advocacy/services.
• Land O'Lakes: US farmer-owned cooperative providing agricultural inputs, dairy foods, and crop services. Comparable in cooperative-ownership structure and diversified service portfolio (testing, marketing, financing) — though at vastly larger scale and in a developed market.

Others

• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization): UN agency that funds and partners with JAD on agricultural development projects (e.g., biosecurity certification). Comparable as a counterpart organization JAD collaborates with rather than competes against — useful for understanding donor ecosystem context.

Regional players

• Cámara Nacional de Agricultura y Agroindustria (Costa Rica): Costa Rican chamber of agriculture and agroindustry representing producers and exporters. Comparable as a Central American/Caribbean agricultural business chamber providing similar member services and policy advocacy in a neighboring jurisdiction.
• CONCACADO: Dominican Republic cocoa producers' cooperative that JAD partners with on fine/aroma cocoa denomination of origin. Comparable as a sector-specific Dominican agricultural cooperative, though more narrowly focused on cacao than JAD's full sector coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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