Mayabeque, Cuba: The objectives of the farmers of southern Mayabeque in the current cold season are to produce more food for social consumption, substitute imports and develop Cuban agriculture from the use of soils.
Unproductive lands in the Guinea Integral State Farm, located in Melena del Sur, changed their environment to enhance the feeding of the people.
Banana, cucumber and fruta bomba plantations, among others, predominate to take advantage of each space from the intercropping technique.
This is beneficial because in a single sowing they are tilling two types of productions at the same time and use the same fertilizer, fumigation and irrigation, so it also represents a saving of resources.
By receiving bank loans, they progress in caring for the soils, plantations and crops. The commitment is to guarantee food for the people.