According to data provided by the delegation of agriculture of the municipality of Contramaestre, the territory must ensure one hundred and twenty-four hectares of plantain FHIA-04. To this end, guaranteeing the seed of this clone is essential to increase the sowing areas in the zones destined to the production of this crop, supported by the application of science.
For this reason, in recent years, implementing strategic alliances with training centers and agricultural entities has been one of the working guidelines in Contramaestrian agriculture. In this way, the Cuban government’s objectives regarding the application of scientific knowledge and innovation for the economic development of the nation are fulfilled.
The university headquarters of this Santiago jurisdiction has contributed at different times to research with a great impact on food production. One of them was the scientific study developed by Francisco Emilio Ojeda, Master in Agronomy Sciences, related to the impact of drought in the period 2021-2023 in the cultivation of bananas. Plantain crops that showed the effect of climate change.
The main objective of this study would be to obtain banana seedlings or buds in a short period of time. This is of interest to both the municipality and the researcher, since this way it complies with and responds to the strategy of food security and sovereignty implemented by the municipality. This type of crop, due to its characteristics, covers land in a short period of time and yields are obtained in a sustained manner.
The researcher said that the plants are ready to produce in fifteen days and I can make several reproductions during the year with an appropriate profitability, the farmer uses it in his own production and can sell seeds.
