Diaz Canel in Ranchuelo. Photo: Cuban Presidency.
Díaz-Canel tours economic centers in the municipality of Ranchuelo, Villa Clara
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Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, arrived in Ranchuelo at dawn this Friday.
This is the fifth municipality in the country that Díaz-Canel has visited this week.
With more than 50 thousand inhabitants and located about 18 kilometers from Santa Clara, this is a fundamentally agricultural territory.
Bringing science to the furrow
Initially, The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic exchanged views with the staff of the Sugar Cane Research Institute in Villa Clara, a center whose main priority is to bring science closer to the field.
Doctor of Science Irenaldo Delgado Mora, director of the Sugarcane Research Institute of Villa Clara, explained that the traditional objective of obtaining cane varieties adapted to the pests and diseases of Cuba has now diversified.
Today it is the only AZCUBA institution that has a biofactorywhich in addition to sugarcane, produces banana vitroplants, flowers and protein plants, together with other research centers in the area, including those of BioCubaFarma.
“With regard to the results of sugarcane varieties and other vitroplants, AZCUBA and agriculture must take greater advantage of the potential of this center,” said the President, while speaking with those leading the scientific projects.
Exchange at the “Ramiro Lavandero Cruz” Cigar Factory
After touring the facilities of the Sugar Cane Research Institute (INICA) in the Villa Clara municipality of Ranchuelo, the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, arrived at the “Ramiro Lavandero Cruz” Cigar Company, belonging to the Tabacuba business group.
With 338 employees and more than a century of existence, the factory produces Criollos, Populares and Titanes cigars, its flagship brand. According to the director, María del Carmen Denis Ramírez, the company took advantage of a one-week stoppage due to a breakdown to undertake maintenance and sanitation actions, and will resume production of Populares cigarettes in the coming days.
While touring the facilities, the Cuban president learned about the progress of the production plan, at 88% at the end of May; the average income of workers, which reaches 10,072 pesosthe stability of the workforce, the availability of raw materials, efforts to raise quality standards and innovation, which has allowed 18 of the 20 machines to remain in operation, some of which date back to the beginning of the 20th century.
The Head of State also urged them to recover the farm for self-consumption that they were managing during the special period, to contribute to feeding more than 300 families and the community.
Visiting places of socioeconomic interest and exchanging ideas with workers, local authorities and the general population is a priority on the agenda of the president, who is visiting Villa Clara for the fifth time this year.
Accompanying Díaz-Canel are the member of the Party’s Central Committee and its first secretary in Villa Clara Osnay Miguel Colina Rodríguez and the provincial governor Milaxy Yanet Sánchez Armas.
(With information from CMHW)
