Havana, July 31 (acn) Cuba and
Venezuela have signed an agreement to create five joint farming
companies within the framework of the Bolivarian Alternative for the
Americas (ALBA).
According to Prensa Latina news agency, the agreement was signed in
Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, by Cuban Agriculture Minister María
del Carmen Pérez, and her Venezuelan counterpart, Elías Jaua.
The new companies will be located in Venezuela and their main goal will
be the production of top priority food to guarantee their supply in
both countries.
These companies will work in the sectors of leguminous plants,
production of milk and yogurt, rice, poultry-raising and wood
production and they will be able to have links with other ALBA members
like Nicaragua and Bolivia.
Minister Jaua said that the creation of these companies is a step ahead
in the strategic relationship for the development of Cuba and Venezuela
within the framework of ALBA, an initiative launched by Venezuelan
President Hugo Chávez to promote integration and solidarity among the
peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.