Journal Invasor – In Ciego de Ávila for greater visibility in the seedling cane

The imperative to seek in this month of July that begins, and in August to come, the planting of more than 5,000 acres of cane, becomes a challenge and a serious commitment for the family of agro -sucre of this province of Ciego de Ávila. The work designed for the bimester is one of those brought there, especially considering that only 4,000 plants were planted at the end of June, which is only 40% of the volume planned for the spring. Therefore, the tension of the current situation.

This month began the cold season, which came in with a substantial delay. Suffice it to say that the agreement for this year amounts to about 15 000 ha

• See here the report of the planting delays proposed by Invasor in mid-June

"The strategy designed also plans to plant in September an additional 2,000 ha and, from October, the remaining seeds to be buried will receive benefits, through the different irrigation systems available in this territory, "explains l & # 39; engineer Eduardo Larroza Vázquez, general manager of the Ciego de Ávila Sugar Company.

Decisive, therefore, must be the action in these two months, all the links that govern this program, especially with strong planting shots where the earth has gone up in furrows.

Much depends on the progress of this priority task, the work of the mechanics of the cane with regard to the preparation of the lands, without neglecting the quality. To make the mo by August 15 in all regions involved in the plan and have them badembled in the furrow by the 20th of this month.

"To achieve this goal, we must exploit at most 90% to be able to treat some 500 ha of working day, a figure which remains lower, although in the last days of June, it reached 100% of the 39, use of the media, "said the source.

half is the hundreds of men and women who, at the bottom of the furrows, are responsible for planting each parcel badembled in furrows.

Larroza Vázquez insisted that quality should prevail in one task and another, in the interest of stopping a disease that has affected the province in recent years: the loss of 20%, on average, of what is sown, which negatively affects the balance of the grbad that required the harvests.

It is true that the heat overwhelmed, it is in vacation period. the agri-farmers of the patio have always responded and now, the moment the ex You can not lose sight of how much this cold season is going to be at the grain of the 2019-2020 crop, which will undoubtedly require a greater volume of raw material.