HAVANA, Cuba, April 24 (acn) Ariel Gonzalez is a Cuban farmer in central Eastern Ciego de Avila province, who has achieved a record black bean harvest, which is well over the production amount established for that grain variety by the Cuban Agriculture Ministry.
Gonzalez collected nearly 2 and a half tons of beans per hectare, while the established estimate for that crop is 1,2 tons. According to Felix Palau, an expert with the Agronomy Faculty of the local Maximo Gomez University, there are no records in Cuba about a similar yield of black beans, which depends on the planting season (September 15- January 10) and the attention given to the crop.
The example of how to get the most out of the land given by Gonzalez must be followed by other private and cooperative farmers amidst growing food process at the international market and as the Caribbean nation is looking forward to increasing the availability of food for the population.
Gonzalez works at the Jose Marti cooperative farm, in the locality of Ceballos; he produced a black bean variety known as CC 25-9, which is ready for harvesting 90 days after planted.
The Cuban farmer owns seven hectares of land, he leased in usufruct. He is being supplied resources by the Ministry of Agriculture, which he considers crucial to increase the agricultural yield. Gonzalez is one of the Ciego de Avila farmers who also have achieved significant production of tobacco leaves and different vegetable varieties.
The use of scientific methods, the high fertility of lands and the application of knowledge are basic factors to achieve good production, said Gonzalez, who expects to graduate as Agronomic Engineer by the end of the current school year.
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