That Cuba is going through a severe agricultural crisis is no longer news, but in these circumstances the Havana University It releases one MSME directed precisely to that sector, it is.
It was just approved by the Ministry of Economy and Planningthe state mipyme bears Agrosano and has as its main activity of “Manufacture and market pesticides and chemicals for agricultural use”, As reported The newspaper Granma.
His Unique Partner is the Foundation of the University of Havana (UH) And it is, according to the report, of the first Startup of the University House most important in Cuba.
The brief information states that among the main objectives of the MSME they are provide advisory, training and technical assistance services to agricultural producers.
Also, “Market the results of research projects and scientific-experience development in the field of natural sciences and engineering “, as well as” lend services linked to agriculture support activities and market, both wholesale and retail, Agricultural use productslike Biobrás. ”
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The note, on the other hand, does not explain about how Startup From the University of Havana will carry out these activities or if it already has any of the aforementioned actions.
Nor does it provide details about the Agrosano compositionits structure and number of workers, nor abounds on other aspects such as the prices of their products and services, and the possibility or intention to export them.
The official information celebrates the creation of this state company as “an important advance” for Habanera University in its commitment to “initiatives with direct impact on the sustainable development of the country, scientific innovation and the practical application of knowledge.”
The mipyme approval occurs at a time when Agricultural production suffers a significant decline In the midst of the prolonged economic crisis that the island crosses.
Fall in agricultural yields, severe material difficulties to produce, debts accumulated by the State with government producers and strategies so far to boost the sector, are some of the keys to this decline, which translates, by other, in a Lower food supply and a Increased prices in the formal and informal market.
