Cuban eastern province aims to diversify various crops

 LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Feb 14 (ACN) The agricultural authorities in the province of Las Tunas have set a policy of increasing sowing areas, which is being fulfilled through the cultivation of various crops, as the most appropriate formula to make up for the volume of crops left to be harvested due to lack of fertilizers.

A report by the Delegation of Agriculture in this territory of eastern Cuba, shows that of the 34,325 hectares as a result of the balance for miscellaneous crops, 92 % will be exploited in 2021.

The figure represents an increase of 3,116 hectares in relation to the previous period, which was decisive for the sowing of various crops in the cold season that began on September last year and ends on February this year.

This growth in areas will continue until the remaining empty land is planted and simultaneously work on the strengthening of the promotion of agamic seeds and the planting of different clones of plantain, sweet potato, malanga and yam.

It is also stated that the plantain planting program is ahead of schedule, with 460 hectares more, while cassava planting is only 86 %, sweet potato at 58 % and malanga at 6 %.