Cuba continues to encourage agricultural expansion

19/07/2008 -- 9:34 PM

Havana (VNA) – The Cuban government has authorised putting farmland in private hands to reduce dependence on costly food imports. Previously, a majority of farmland in Cuba were under the management of state-owned businesses and co-operatives. Under a recent decree, the maximum of farmland to be handed over to individuals who do not hold land is nearly 14 hectares, and for those who hold and use lands effectively, the area can increase as high as 40.26 hectares. The government will make new land grants for 10 years, which can be renewed. Government agencies and cooperatives also may get 25-year grants. The grants cannot be transferred or sold to third parties. Cuba’s farmland is 6.6 million hectares, 1.2 million of which are fallow. –Enditem
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