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Progress in the contracting of water to producers in the agricultural sector in Las Tunas
At 92%, the process of contracting water from producers in the agricultural sector is already underway in Las Tunas, both for livestock activities and for various crops
Alexis Torres Martínez, director of the Hydraulic Exploitation Company, informed the media that the process has been developed in a more agile way in the municipalities of Puerto Padre, Jesús Menéndez, Las Tunas and Majibacoa, while those of Amancio, Colombia and Jobabo. However, our intention is to finish it in mid-August, the official said. According to the weekly 26, in the territory of Las Tunas contracts have been established with 207 individual peasants, 82 productive forms and 1,319 associates. This figure responds to the joint will of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture to stimulate the production of grains, viands, fruits, vegetables, meat, milk, tobacco, sugar cane and honey. Poultry investments favor egg availability in Las Tunas Less than four months ago, the Cuban State announced 63 measures to promote the recovery of agriculture and livestock, and one of the most widely accepted has been the reduction of water payment rates, retroactively from January of 2021, when the Ordering Task started. The cost of water destined for rice fields was reduced in the province by 32% and the rest of the lines, by 22%. The cost of the liquid extracted from underground basins was also modified from 17.50 CUP to 7.50 CUP per thousand cubic meters. Although now the price of water is lower, saving measures should be maintained to make better use of this important resource, noting that Las Tunas is one of the driest provinces in the country, with an annual average rainfall of 1,038 millimeters.
