Díaz-Canel tours sites of economic and social importance in Holguín
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Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, checked the progress of the agro-productive programs of Arroyo Seco agricultural area, in the municipality of Gibara, as part of his tour of the province of Holguín.
In this production pole of national interest, which covers an area of 1,0108 hectares, the president insisted on the need to optimize resources to achieve better yields and quality in the sowings with the installation of the hydraulic system, essential for the activities of the sector, as drought prevails in the region.
In this sense, Díaz-Canel praised the good state of the crops despite the weather conditions and urged to work efficiently, seeking viable solutions to achieve better productive results.
He insisted on accelerating the construction of the conduit that will transfer water from the Santa Clara dam to the Tres Palmas dam, which will supply the pole's irrigation systems, but with low water levels due to the impacts of the drought.
The Cuban president also learned about the current production in about 737.73 hectares planted with crops such as viands, vegetables, fruit trees and grains and stressed the need to prioritize the production of beans and other legumes, managing to reduce the import of these staple foods to the country.
In his visit, he also knew about the productions achieved by the brothers José Miguel and José Ramón Torres Leyva, who have cultivated about 40 hectares in the Agricultural Production Cooperative Augusto César Sandino belonging to this pole, who explained the cultivation process in this area, where they have plantations of cassava, sweet potato and beans based on the rainfed technique, since the irrigation systems for larger crops are still inefficient.
Díaz-Canel also insisted on the need to improve the contracting and marketing systems, establishing better job offers and optimal products for sale to the population.
Photo: Alexis del Toro
Díaz-Canel concluded his visit to Holguín with a meeting with residents of El Paraíso community, in the Popular Council Alcides Pino, one of the 15 identified as vulnerable in this territory, which is undergoing constructive and maintenance actions in social, educational, health and cultural facilities, aimed at transforming and improving the quality of life of its inhabitants.
In his visit the President was accompanied by Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and secretary for Organization and Politics of Cadres of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba; Alejandro Gil, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning; Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, national coordinator of the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, and Ernesto Santiesteban Velázquez, member of the Central Committee of the PCC and first secretary of the Party in Holguín, among other political and government officials.
