Guantánamo.- Wheat and sorghum planting projects, a priority for Guantánamo, were evaluated by Yoel Pérez García, First Secretary of the Party Committee in the province, during a meeting at the University of Guantánamo (UG). The agenda included the application of scientific and technological advances for local development.
The agronomist Alain Castañeda Alvarez, from the municipality of El Salvador who is researching the topic as an undergraduate thesis, explained at the meeting the progress and prospects of the initiative for wheat production and sorghum cultivation, collaboration between UG and the Víctor Daniel Agricultural Research Center (CIAP) at Martha Abreu University, in the province of Las Villas.
The scientist explained that as part of the experiment, three plantings were carried out in September and November 2024 and January 2025, yielding between 1.93 and 4.04 tons per hectare.
He noted that the results indicate potential in the province for both crops, which provide animal and human food. The wheat obtained experimentally was used to produce flour for breads and pastries, while work is underway to implement sorghum as part of municipal food security.
Pérez García emphasized the importance of these innovations, which contribute to the development of Guantanamo’s agriculture by providing crop alternatives that are more resilient to climate and changing conditions.
Accompanying Pérez García were authorities from the Municipal Assemblies of People’s Power and professors from the University of Guantánamo, who learned about other experiments in grain production that will contribute to food sovereignty in the short and medium term.
(Taken from Granma Newspaper)
