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Agropecuaria Integral de Las Tunas enters the production of charcoal
The Empresa Agropecuaria Integral of the province of Las Tunas has put into practice a work system that brings substantial benefits: clearing marabou to produce charcoal for exportable purposes and, in turn, allocating that land to the promotion of various crops.
Without neglecting its main state mandate, livestock, the entity is immersed in exploiting possibilities that were not part of its agenda before, but today's realities with the lack of resources, have forced it to seek alternatives so as not to win its objectives and support the economy. Alberto González Hernández, director of the entity, exclusively to the Cuban News Agency, explained that in 2017 the experience in the production of charcoal began, when 65 tons were obtained. In the following years - the manager added - there were important jumps with 860 tons in 2018, 1,050 in 19 and 1,400 in the previous calendar, although not all coal is first class, it is also produced second. The quality of this product for export, he said, depends on the marabou available, but we have limitations with the fuel for clearing infected areas, which may stop our intention to provide five thousand tons of coal that we have planned for the future. . Objectively, the lack of fuel obstructs the path, but it does not prevent us from continuing to contribute, since we also use a derivative of coal, charcoal, and we plan to take advantage of the dust from this product, González Hernández stressed. The agricultural manager said that in the municipality of Majibacoa briquettes are produced from these derivatives, which are ground and supplied with binding elements, such as the cachaça generated by the sugar mill in that territory. Briquettes are an alternative for mini-industries and kitchens, which usually use fossil fuels to cook food. The Empresa Agropecuaria Integral de Las Tunas also plans to develop hot peppers and other crops with a view to export, without neglecting attention to the livestock mass through the sowing of protein plants, the guarantee of water for the animals and the rotation by paddocks, similar to the Voisin system.
