Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Camagüey, Mar 2.- In Cuba, applied science is currently driving advances in sustainable food production, with results in Camagüey that integrate technological innovation, energy efficiency, and reduction of environmental impacts as strategic axes of agrifood development.
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment in Camagüey presented progress of the Territorial Program of Science, Technology and Innovation (PTCTI, for its acronym in Spanish), aimed at strengthening productive linkages and increasing agricultural yields through contextualized scientific solutions.
One of the highlighted projects is PT223CM002-002, based on Biofloc technology with probiotics to improve the quality of shrimp postlarvae, an alternative that optimizes resources and reduces environmental impacts in aquaculture systems.
The application of this technology allowed a 50 percent reduction in the use of commercial feed, with direct economic advantages and a significant reduction in operating costs associated with energy consumption.
According to official data, the implementation generated annual savings of 500 thousand Cuban pesos in electricity, equivalent to four thousand 167 US dollars, strengthening the financial sustainability of the productive units.
The environmental impact is also notable: the reduction of the carbon footprint reaches 132 tons of CO2 per year, a figure comparable to saving 300 barrels of oil, an indicator that demonstrates the scientific contribution to climate mitigation.
Likewise, the system reduces the need for constant water treatment in large-volume larval tanks, which implies lower expenses and greater stability in aquaculture production processes.
In the agricultural field, project PT223CM002-003 promotes integrated fertilization management in four rice varieties, adapted to different soil and climate conditions in the province of Camagüey.
The foliar application of liquid organomineral fertilizers increased average yields by three tons per hectare compared to the baseline, a result that directly impacts territorial food security.
To date, 29,574 liters of FERTOMIL have been produced and commercialized for an amount exceeding 946 thousand pesos, evidence of the potential of science in Cuba as a bastion of sustainable development with international projection. (PL) (Photo: Taken from Internet)
