Artemisa, Cuba -The Farmers Association of the municipality of Güira de Melena in the province of Artemisa are in the final stages of settling the details in order to end the year with good results, improving the achievements and working in the solutions of the shortcomings of the 3 Agricultural Production Cooperatives and the 8 Cooperatives of Credit and Services they have in the territory.

Among the major accomplishments during this 2014 is the completion of the staff of the leaders in the different cooperatives, who receive the necessary training in order to enhance knowledge. Due to the new sources of employment and the number of hired staff, was increased the number of members by cooperatives as Niceto Pérez and Países Nórdicos.

In the productive areas, in addition to crops, the cattle have obtained ascending results by presenting an overachievement in the production of milk.

Despite having several achievements, some deficiencies remain unresolved as the UJC-ANAP interaction, the strengthening of the position of women in management and production tasks, the increasing of the farmers’ improvement and the fight against illegalities.

Translated by Lorenzo Raúl Alonso López