AGRICULTURE
Renovation
of the Carpentry Shop at “El Brujo” Forestry Industrial Complex.
Production
of forestry seedlings. This project, located in Pinar del Río, Villa Clara and
Guantánamo Provinces, is aimed at producing improved seedlings obtained from
several forestry species, based on clonal seedbeds and natural seeds. It involves mainly
endemic Cuban species such as Caribea Var pine, male Caribea pine, Eucalyptus Saligan, E.
Pellita, E. Citriodora (highly appreciated species for the paper industry), Hibiscus
clatus (majagua), Toctona Graudis (teak), Swietenia Macrophilla (mahogany).
Production
and marketing of pine resin and its by-products. This project, located in Pinar del Río
Province, is aimed at increasing pine resin production, setting up an industrial
processing plant and obtaining colophony and turpentine. These products are
basically used in the pharmaceutical and perfumery industry, and for production of
aromatic substances.
Increased
Coffee production and exports on the basis of its quality and international recognition.
Natural
bee honey-based products and by-products. It includes production of bulk and packed honey,
honey mixtures, bee-glue, cosmetics (beauty cream), royal jelly, etc.
Potato
production. This project is aimed at producing and exporting fresh potatoes. There are 500
ha. of land available in the country’s western and central provinces.
Production
of grains. This project is aimed at producing grains, namely, beans and corn, in 5,000 ha.
of land with a view to meeting local market requirements and accessing foreign markets. It
is located in the country’s eastern and central provinces.
Requirements
include introduction of top-of-the-line technologies covering all stages (production,
drying, filling and packing).
Rice
production
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Production of rice (paddy) and drying and milling.
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Production of white consumption rice (imported shelled rice) to use idle milling
capacity (280,000 t).
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Production of pre-cooked rice in pre-cooked rice plants equipped with Italian technology
(240 t/day).
R&D
projects on Genetics and pure lines.
Production
of 3,000-10,000 tons of poultry meat, mainly for exports. Includes the
possibility of installing a production line for sausages and other by-products.
Modernization
of the pig industry to obtain high quality pork, improve slaughtering and processing, and
look for markets for its products. To basically cover the expansion of existing capacity
for production of veterinary products and chemicals.
Production,
utilization and marketing of natural fertilizers.
Extraction,
treatment and marketing of turf (used as natural, organic fertilizer for vegetable crops).
Organic
products. This project is aimed at growing export-oriented organic products (vegetables
and fruits), starting with an area of no less than 20 ha. in a specialized agricultural
producer cooperative, located preferably in the Isle of Youth or Eastern Cuba, where the
land has been less exposed to chemicals in the last few years.
Production
of export-oriented medicinal herbs.
Development
of a new plant for production of Spirulina.
Production
of cosmetics and/or nutritional supplements.
Production
and marketing of vitroplants. This project is aimed at producing and marketing banana
vitroplants and other crops based on Cuban varieties and/or other types grown in third
countries. Local and/or foreign market requirements should be met. The main objective is
to obtain pest- and disease-free seedlings with enhanced energy, yield and high clonal
performance, and easy to be transported.
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