Mayabeque, Cuba: The cold campaign in Mayabeque, which began this September with an extension until March, is intended to mitigate the food needs for the population in the face of the complex situation caused by Covid-19.
In this sense, workers in the agricultural sector struggle to increase yields in favor of crops and their profitability.
Weather incidents have made it difficult for the stage to develop properly, but they have not been able to diminish the efforts of the agricultural producers of Mayabeque.
Due to the current epidemiological situation and the economic blockade on the island, there is a deficit of fertilizers and insecticides, but despite the limitations, the peasants draw strategies and use biological means.
The use of irrigation systems and the stable supply of seeds are other deprivations to which crops are exposed.
Despite this, the cooperative and peasant sector is growing; in this way they adopt measures in the province to rescue endangered productions and alternatives such as the increase of arable hectares of rice and beans.
In this cold season, the resources and land in the territory must be used, in addition to ensuring the care of agricultural productions so that they reach the consumer with good quality.
