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• 02 / 20 / 2010

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Despite having 0.4 percent of the arable land of the island's, urban agriculture in Havana has the potential to supply vegetables to the families of the capital all year round.

On a tour of the National Group of Urban Agriculture, all the capital’s municipalities were rated “good” and the productive method they use was evaluated with 99 points.

Adolfo Rodriguez Nodals, head of the group, acknowledged progress in the recent past months, but recommended developing a massive campaign to collect seed of fruit trees, multiply the crop of broccoli, cauliflower, and finally generalize the use of artificial insemination.

Nodals also urged to use efficiently 300 tons of zeolite allocated as a substitute for fertilizer, optimum use of land and encourage the training of the officials and workers.

Juan Contino Aslan, president of the government in the city, described as a “national security issue” the commitment to increase agricultural production, and the disposal of waste on lands  given to new usufructuary.

Contino acknowledged that the city may be never self-sufficient in vegetables, but he expressed his confidence that urban agriculture will answer the call to ensure seasonings and vegetables in children's nurseries, schools, hospitals, workplaces and for the population in general.

Source: ACN