HAVANA, Cuba, May 18 (acn) The Cuban Small Farmers ´Association, founded by Fidel Castro 56 years ago, plays a front-line role in the ongoing update of the country´s economy and it is stronger than ever before.
The statement was made by the second secretary of Cuba´s Communist Party, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura in his closing remarks of the 11th Congress of the farmer´s organization, which would up Sunday in Havana with the attendance of some 700 delegates from all Cuban provinces.
The association is now witnessing the growth of its membership with new owners of plots of lands granted in usufruct as established in new legislations.
However, Machado Ventura insisted in the need to increase agricultural production by cooperative farms, particularly in livestock, coffee, bee honey, sugar cane, fruits and other crops that constitute staples in the Cuban diet.
The Party leader said the farmers with the association, who contribute 70 percent of the country´s agricultural production, can also help lower produce prices at local markets, which keep high due to the presence of middle men.
The high prices of agricultural products and their impact on the pockets of ordinary Cubans were on the spotlight of debates during the congress.
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