With the use of national seed will begin this Thursday the planting of potatoes in the province of Matanzas, a process that will cover about 150 hectares in the territory, to procure the production of 25 thousand 500 tons of the tuber at the end of the 2015-2016 campaign.
In the cooperative of agricultural production (CPA) VI Congress in the municipality of colon, and the basic unit of cooperative production (UBPC) Calimete, the process will begin, said Lázaro Bello, specialist of the delegation of Agriculture in the territory.
Planting planning ensures that Cuban seeds thrive in 54 hectares of soil, while in a thousand 96 hectares will spread those imported from nations such as the Netherlands, Canada and France, which arrive in the territory since the last day 14.
According to the expert, although the preparation of soils began two months ago, the enlistment of land continues, especially in the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Agricultural Company, in Jovellanos, where these tasks were delayed due to the incidence of rains.
We are involved in a marathon to start planting the next day 25, as scheduled, commented Felix Fagundo, director of technology and production at the “Lenin”, recognized among the largest tuber producers in the territory, with a current planting plan of 194.5 hectares.
The five agricultural companies involved in the 2015-2016 potato production campaign in Matanzas are those of Martí; Sergio González, from Colón; Máximo Gómez, in Perico; Calimete, and the one located in Jovellanos; with the challenge of achieving a yield of 22.17 tons per hectare.
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