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Agriculture: application of science; best results

It is not a secret. In Cuba dissimilar measures have been arranged for the improvement of agriculture. It is about, neither more nor less, betting everything on food production, in order to offer more options to the population.

Agriculture: application of science; best results
05 Oct 2021

The application of science and technology is essential; there is no doubt about it either. It is therefore imperative to provide advice to the production units. For this purpose, the Municipal Group of Science, Technology and Food Safety was recently established in Cienfuegos. "This group has the responsibility of working with what is related to the rules and procedures to be taken into account for food production, and will also promote the introduction of experiences and technology available in the country today, which offer greater productivity," he says. José Carlos Sardiñas Montalvo, specialist of the municipal delegation of Agriculture. “It will meet twice a month and will have activists from each of the productive bases of the territory. Specifying the problem bank becomes a vital task; in the same way, a survey was carried out of the agroecological farms and those considered advanced, and these places will be demonstrative scenarios of what we intend to achieve ”, he added. In the opinion of Raúl Águila Abreu, head of the Department of Agricultural Development in the municipal delegation of Agriculture, “this group is very important, because from the bank of problems defined in each production base, it has the mission of seeking solutions based on achieve higher productions and yields both in the cooperative and state sectors. The 63 measures approved by the Government are also complied with ”. Agroecology, a practice not to be underestimated In the current circumstances of our country, agroecology cannot be ignored. This practice must remain vibrant in the productive bases. "Producers must be accompanied at each stage of the process: from obtaining seeds to harvesting crops"; This criterion is supported by the MsC. Álvaro Calzada, from the University of Cienfuegos, a convinced of the demonstrated results of agroecology; That is why he advocates its application based on better yields in the context of the improvement of the entire system of Cuban agriculture. On his part, the head of the Department of Agricultural Development in the municipal delegation of Agriculture assures: “the use of organic matter is insufficient, even when there are conditions for it. Some producers continue to wait for industrial fertilizers, however, there are effective natural products that can be used ”. A lot of work is ahead of the newly constituted multifactorial integration group, whose purpose is also to contribute to creating capacities in cooperatives to manage science and innovation, quality and food safety in support of the Food and Nutritional Security Program.


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