As Cuba celebrates the Day of the Peasant and the 66th anniversary of the first Agrarian Reform Law. The 13th Congress of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP in the Spanish acronym) concludes.
The conclave has the purpose of socializing practices and adopting strategies to increase agricultural production and, thus, channel government efforts aimed at achieving food sovereignty.
Divided into three commissions, 397 delegates discussed the structural strengthening of the organization. It’s political work, and productive and economic issues.
The Association’s work is vital to fulfill the food projects and programs on the Government’s agenda. Prioritized with the aim of reversing the current complicated economic situation.
ANAP members, usufructuaries, landowners, tenants, and peasant families are responsible for 45 percent of the arable land in the Caribbean country.
They have the mandate to prioritize productions that constitute exportable items, such as tobacco, coffee, cocoa, honey and charcoal.
They are also in charge of increasing rice, beans, corn and other products to replace imports. Making great efforts to recover livestock and increase the planting of plantains, cassava, sweet potatoes, malanga, grains, fruit trees and short-cycle crops.
These were the topics discussed by the participants at the meeting. Which emphasized the need to increase sugarcane production, exploit the land efficiently and protect livestock.
Several producers presented their results from the application of science and agroecology. The use of bioproducts and animal attraction, and expressed their willingness to generalize their experiences.
There was consensus that the U.S. government’s economic blockade hinders the nation’s agricultural and livestock growth. But does not affect inefficiencies that are associated with organizational or subjective problems.
During the final day, the Congress report, the discussion of the new statutes of the organization and the election of its National Committee are scheduled to take place.
This May 17th marks the 66th anniversary of the signing of the first Agrarian Reform Law by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.
The legislation outlawed latifundia and nationalized more than 402 hectares. Most of them in the hands of U.S. companies, which were handed over to tens of thousands of peasants.
It was signed exactly 13 years after the assassination of peasant leader Niceto Pérez. Perpetrated by large landowners, an event that served as one of the foundations for the creation of ANAP on May 17th, 1961.
With information from Prensa Latina
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernández
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