25 May, 2020
Increasing food production, a priority for Cuba
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Sunday that food production in the country is a priority, as well as the reduction of food exports.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Sunday that food production in the country is a priority, as well as the reduction of food exports.
Cuba is working to achieve sustained growth in national oil production and accelerate the exploration and development of reserves in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Gulf of Mexico (EEZ), an authorized source reported.
The priority of food production led the Cuban president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, to the Industrial Fisheries Company of Santa Cruz del Sur (Episur), during his government visit to Camagüey.
Cuban Agriculture Minister Gustavo Rodriguez on Saturday told the People”s Power National Assembly (Parliament) that Cuba is carrying out local food production programs as part of strategies to reduce imports.
Cuba and Belgium are implementing a project to strengthen agro-ecological cocoa production in the west of the country, official sources reported Tuesday.
The Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), located about 45 kilometers west of Havana, is currently working to strengthen productive chains with the rest of the Cuban economy.
The 6th International Congress of Tropical Animal Production 2018 will be held from October 29 to November 2 at the Convention Center of this capital, according to its organizers.
Hurricane Michael, which affected Cuba’s westernmost tip recently, did not jeopardize tobacco crops, the president of the Tabacuba business group, Justo Luis Fuentes, said.
Cuban president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, called to increase production of building materials to solve housing problems, of great significance in this country today.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicted a drop in the production of rice, soy, coarse grains and sugar in Latin America in the 2018-2019 period.