Pinar del Río, Cuba – A working meeting focused on collections and payments within Cuba’s agricultural system revealed critical concerns among cooperative leaders regarding delayed delivery of essential resources for the current Cold Campaign, potentially impacting food production targets.
The meeting, attended primarily by cooperative presidents, centered on the current state of productive structures and companies. Attendees voiced anxieties over the lack of fertilizers and fuel, resources vital for ongoing agricultural efforts. Sergio Enrique Moreno linares, Transportation specialist at the Agriculture Delegation in Pinar del Río, stated that “more than 20 hectares of tomatoes are planted without the first fertilization, which will affect the productive yields and contributions in terms of this vegetable,” adding a call for “seriousness and the necessary objectivity” in planting and contracting production despite the uncertainty.
Debate also focused on non-compliance with meat and milk quotas. Celso Rodríguez Rodríguez, president of the CCS Andrés Chongo Contreras, emphasized the importance of contracts as a foundation for economic relationships and reliable payment systems for producers through both Commerce and the Dairy Industry. Participants agreed on the need for improved processes to prevent future shortfalls.
The meeting, led by Miguel Everaldo Contreras Leal, specialist in charge of the operation of productive structures, along with representatives from the National Association of small Farmers (ANAP), also addressed delays in the planting plan for the current Cold and Tobacco Campaign, aiming to accelerate progress in the municipality.