Mayabeque, Cuba: The recovery of forested areas for the sowing of agricultural products is part of the strategy carried out by the Mayabeque Agroforestry Business Group.
The Principal Specialist of the Department of Engineering of the entity, the engineer Ernesto Palenzuela Acosta, specified that in this first stage about 750 hectares of 1,200 were stripped of weeds.
In the La Rinconada productive pole, in the municipality of Güines, they prepare more than 250 hectares for the subsequent planting of various crops with the support of the Blas Roca Hydraulic Resources Company.
The producer Reinaldo González Hernández refers that he has been working on 45 hectares for three months, planting potatoes, taro, corn and beans.
Farmers in the area join the call for the cultivation of bananas and vegetables in areas already recovered.
These actions are aimed at achieving greater food production to contribute to the food and nutritional sovereignty program, a key factor in the economic and social strategy to boost the economy of the province and the country.