Havana, Cuba: Agriculture in Cuba requires investments at a rate of 900 million pesos per year until 2030, in order to ensure the economic and social recovery underway today in that sector, Prensa Latina publishes.
Among the priorities of this investment process are those aimed at substituting imports and increasing exports of rice, beans, corn, milk, meat and other lines, as well as incorporating new productive capacities into the economy, according to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture (Minag by its Spanish initials).
One of the premises of this process will be to make the most of investments, with the purpose of increasing production and yields, guaranteeing greater deliveries to the food balance in the population and energy savings.
This will require efficient management of financial sources that make it possible to acquire in time the resources provided for investments and adequate planning, organization and management of the process, in the opinion of the Director of Investments and Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Luis Enrique Díaz .
Among the main projections of the investment plan 2021-2030 are agricultural production and its industrial processing from various programs such as grains, viands and vegetables, citrus, fruit trees and tobacco.
Urban, suburban and family agriculture will also be prioritized with the rehabilitation of all the giant gardens, to increase the cultivation of vegetables, condiments and fruits for local consumption.
In the agroforestry area, the investments will be based on the feasibility studies approved in various prioritized programs, such as coffee, cocoa, coconut and honey, the latter product located within the main exportable items.
Other priorities include the development of equine genetics, vaccines and other species, the provision of specialized nature tourism services, as well as the increase in agricultural, industrial and artisanal productions for sales outside and within the country.
In the last five years, Minag made investments for an annual average of 514 million pesos, aimed at improving infrastructure, recovery and expansion of productive capacities, modernization and introduction of agricultural technologies, equipment and implements.