The President led an analysis with the authorities of the western province of Pinar del Río to assess the alternatives and potential of the area in food production, recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Ian and attention to services.
There is a real and objective blockage that is causing us a lot of harm and that we denounce in all scenarios, but there is another one that is mental and that we must break to move forward with development, Díaz-Canel told Meetings as reported on Twitter the presidency of the republic.
The President stressed the importance of producing more food in Pinar del Río and not just tobacco, for which priority is given to exploiting unused land, creating a greater culture in the use of agroecology and promoting local production systems.
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero pointed out that amid the complex scenario that the country is going through, hard work has been done and decisions taken that should contribute to a better 2023, but the results will not come alone, they require the efforts of everyone.
The source added that the organizing secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales, emphasized in the analysis that there are reserves and potential in the province to find solutions to the existing problems.
In September 2022, the area, the westernmost of Cuba, was hit by Hurricane Ian, causing significant economic losses, some of which have already been resolved, mainly in infrastructure, but others, such as housing and food production, require more speed. . .
This month, Díaz-Canel and his government team began a tour of the country’s provinces to assess each territory’s strategy to face the country’s economic and social situation and to review the implementation of the measures.
The meeting in Pinar del Río is the fifth and on this day they will also reach the neighboring province of Artemisa.
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