An international precision agriculture project, approved by the United Nations Climate Change Agency for the Agency Citma.
The initiative seeks to face the Challenges of a Cuban agriculture marked by low productions and difficulties to guarantee sufficient foods.
As explained by Néstor Álvarez Cruz, sub -delegate of CITMA in the province, the purpose is to provide precision agriculture services through advanced technologies.
According to the newspaper Granma, Among the technologies to be used are drones and satellites that facilitate more efficient use of resources.
“Intelligent agriculture, because we need plantations to have what they need at the right time,” he said, emphasizing the importance of each crop receiving water, fertilization and fumigation at the precise moment.
The project also seeks to humanize and technify agricultural work, step essential before labor scarcity and population aging facing the sector in Cuba.
Precision agriculture in the middle of a food crisis
Álvarez Cruz stressed that Traditional methods are no longer enough and that modernization is key To increase production and ensure food.
The Observatory will include a prototype laboratory that will allow controlling variables such as irrigation, temperature and ventilation in crops.
“All that can be achieved,” said the official, highlighting that these innovations will contribute to Cuban agriculture more efficient and sustainable.
In addition, the center will have a circular economy approach with a view to generating income and capacities that can benefit not only the province, but also to the Caribbean and Central America, he said.
The project responds to the urgent need for strengthen food production in a country with an agriculture without modernizing and a prolonged crisis that prevents covering domestic demand.
With this step, Citma in Sancti Spíritus hopes to offer concrete and technological solutions to the structural problems of Cuban agriculture, while promoting innovation and sustainability in the sector.
