Batalla de las Guásimas ready for the Tobacco Campaign

Photo: InternetPhoto: Internet The Basic Unit of Cooperative Production (UBPC) Batalla de las Guásimas of San Antonio de los Baños initiated the sowing of tobacco corresponding to the current campaign 2017-2018. The plants destined for the campaign were guaranteed by the technology of the '' Cepellón ''.

According to Esel Díaz Matos, a technician in Agronomy and an experienced vegan in the cooperative, there is a total of 18.79 hectares planted, with a total of 32,000 plants each. In the case of fertilizers, the complete formula is used, which is applied directly to the furrow when the land is plowed. Organic fertilizers are also used through the incorporation of legumes in soil preparation actions and earthworm humus after planting.

On the other hand, the UBPC has a permanent staff that responds to agricultural production and the subsequent benefit of the sheet, in time and form.