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The Advertising Business Promotes Agricultural Self-Sufficiency

The Advertising and Events Business Unit in Holguin is promoting self-sufficiency by utilizing its own agricultural land. With the goal of reducing costs and improving the quality of food offered to the entity’s employees.

As part of a program aimed at strengthening agri-food activity. The center, dedicated to the design and production of political, institutional, and commercial communications for the region. It has a self-sufficiency farm with arable land and livestock areas. Reported Armando Torres Pupo, a specialist at the institution.

The strategy has facilitated the harvesting of root vegetables, grains, greens, and fruits. As well as the raising of poultry and pigs. Which allow the company to supply the workers’ cafeterias and diversify the food options, the specialist commented.
Torres Pupo added that some of the food is sold to workers at affordable prices. As well as to retirees of the company, and is also used to care for the sick and donated to children’s homes in the area.

Moreover he explained that the agricultural work depends on the workers’ labor in hygiene, land preparation, harvesting, and planting. Which is transported to the farm located on the outskirts of the city using their own electric vehicles.

Cultivating land for self-consumption aligns with the Cuban government’s policies to promote agriculture in every locality and workplace. Also it constitutes a strategy that contributes to self-sufficiency and reduced expenses.

Founded on February 24th, 1966, in the heart of the City of Parks, the Advertising Company maintains a commitment to quality in its decorations. Which are part of the province’s everyday landscape. Commemorate the most significant moments in local history. While also striving to promote food sustainability.

With information from the Cuban News Agency

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