GAF
Lajero farmers in balance process
With the balance assembly of the Nelson Fernández Credit and Services Cooperative, the National Association of Small Farmers of San José de las Lajas began the assembly process
The farmers of the 17 cooperatives of the territory will analyze the results of the work in the preceding year and will direct the prospects for the new period. Among the fundamental activities of the period is the implementation of the strategy for the production of short cycle and prioritized products of high population consumption, in search of high yields for the most effective support to the food program. During the recently held assembly process, issues related to grass planting, the relationship between the livestock mass and the area used to achieve the necessary increase and thus promote the expected benefits for both the farmer and the corresponding contribution to the community were discussed. local economy. They also insisted on the use of efficient fences to avoid loose animals on the road, mainly green ones. The peasants also referred to the need to increase a secure surveillance system to counteract the frequent theft of cattle in the area, which caused great losses to the producers in the stage, for which they also requested support from the security forces. . Yuleidis Salinas Hernández, a member of the Provincial Bureau of the National Association of Small Farmers for the ideological sphere and education, emphasized the need for peasants to improve and update their knowledge of the 63 measures adopted by the Cuban state for the economic transformation and emphasized thirteen of the specific measures that affect the agricultural sector. Following this line of discussion, examples of productive practice were given, in which it is evident that there is still a lack of insight for the increase of rows and the selection of easy-to-grow varieties. Finally, the assembly approved the ten agreements for the new stage of work and awards and material incentives were given to a total of thirteen peasants. The Nelson Fernández Credit and Services Cooperative, headquarters of the pilot assembly, is located at kilometer 4 of the road to the Tapaste Popular Council of San José de las Lajas. It has 580 hectares of extension and 79 farms, of which 39 are dedicated to livestock and 40 to various crops. Among the work objectives, the cooperative implemented the May 17 emulation, to control the compliance of its 148 associates, including 35 women, and thus morally and materially stimulate those with the best achievements. The Nelson Fernández Credit and Services Cooperative has a Municipal Vanguard farmer, two integral farms in which livestock modules are made and a farmer outstanding in the delivery of products for the family care system, and children's circles and in the contribution milk diary to the cellar. Nelson Fernández has a Sociocultural account that responds to the activities of the indicated dates, such as the Day of the farmer and rural woman, emulation checkups, the end of the year and attention to young people.
