Havana Youth Tied to Agricultural Work

Havana, Cuba, Mar 30 (acn) Young campesinos from the province of Havana coincided on Thursday in the need to encourage the relationship of children and teenagers to vocational orientation and professional formation towards agricultural work.

The issue was the center of debates during a provincial meeting of campesino youths at the Camilo Cienfuegos Credit and Services Cooperative in the most industrialized municipality of the country, El Cotorro.

The delegates insisted in the importance of promoting the love for the land from an early age aimed at recovering the tradition of the countryside, for its contribution to the socio-economic development of the country.

Lazaro Daniel de la Cruz, from the Jose Antonio Echeverria Credit and Services Cooperative in Arroyo Naranjo, stressed the need of a closer tie between the Young Communist League (UJC) and the campesino youth with the objective of having a better representation in the organization.

He added that in order to achieve better yields a qualified work force is decisive above all in the preparation of veterinarians and agronomy engineers.

Atali Martin, from the Desembarco del Granma Credit and Services Cooperative in the municipality of Boyeros believes that the students require assessment and orientation to study a career related to agriculture and that is why it is important for the cooperatives to have competent personnel.

Another issue was related with the fight against crime, corruption and illegalities in the areas and although the amount has been reduced, the actions are still not enough for its eradication.

They also expressed not being satisfied with the delay of the delivery of supplies in addition to the difficulties with the contracts.

Rafael Santiesteban Pozo, President of the Small Farmers Association (ANAP) granted a group of Cuban youth their membership to the UJC in addition to a recognition certificate from the municipality of El Cotorro for their outcome in working with the youth last year.

The UJC and ANAP held several activities last year together; like camping, exhibitions, visits to historic sites, sports encounters and science forums and technological innovation.