Deep Renewal of Cuban Sugar Industry

Deep Renewal of Cuban Sugar Industry
Science and Technology
09 / 06 / 2012

The president of the Sugar Technicians Association of Cuba (ATAC),
Eduardo Lamadrid, affirmed today this country applies measures to carry
out a profound transformation of this sector in the structural,
organizational and strategic spheres.

Lamadrid presented a balance of ATACA's work before participants in the
50th Congreso of the Association, inaugurated at the Havana Convention
Palace, with the attendance of 195 affiliated members and those invited
from seven nations.

He said it is the duty of ATAC to take the necessary measures in order
to function efficiently with its over nine thousand members, whose work
will be evaluated by its performance and support to the productive process.

He stressed it is essential to work in an orderly way, with discipline
in order to make true Cuban economic and social policy, leaving behind
the deadweight of old way of thinking, he added.

In this initial journey, the plenary approved a declaration of sugar
technicians in which they demand the immediate and unconditional freedom
of the five Cuban anti terrorists, detained in U.S.jails over the last
14 years.

They also condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade
imposed by that superpower on the island which has caused to this
economic sector losses for over 13 billion dollars.

The Grupo Azucarero (Azcuba) Vicepresident, Wilson Morell, spoke about
the agroindustry�s present day and perspectives, adding that the next
harvest will have 50 sugar mills working, four more than the previous
harvest.

Another similar number is planned to be added by the 2014 harvest and
two more in 2015.

He stressed that sugar quality has improved, being now 99 percent pure,
process that should continue in the future, as well as cane production
and yields, to reach over 40 tons per hectare.

The Congress is the culmination of a process that started at grassroot
level, with the participation of over nine thousand Association members.

This showed an increase by 26 percent in the amount of members and their
affiliates over the last five years.

The event closing on Friday will discuss the activity of the sector,
from seed selection, varieties, to cane production, sugar and sub
products and other essential aspects.

The Congress is attended by technicians, professionals and researchers
from Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela and other
nations.

Source: Prensa Latina

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