Edennys Escalona Labrada, Award for Excellence in the Work of Producer Women

Edennys Escalona Labrada, an associate of the Carlos Sosa Ballester Credit and Services Cooperative (CCS), from the municipality of Las Tunas, received the Award for Excellence in the Work of Producer Women, granted by the Cuban Association for Animal Production (ACPA), because of the results of last year.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Since 2009, this farmer manages a total of 26.84 hectares in usufruct. She transformed those lands full of marabú and aroma into a diversified farm, although she mostly dedicates it to the production of milk and beef, destined for the dairy and meat industries, respectively.

Besides these activities, on his farm in the community of La Veguita, she ventures into raising birds, pigs, bees, sheep, and goats; she also plants coffee, root vegetables, fruit trees, pastures, and fodder, and supports social activities in the cooperative.

Likewise, María Caridad González Borlet, Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences, an assistant professor at the Jesús Menéndez Municipal University Center, received the Doctor Guillermo Leyva Award, as an individual researcher, for her studies on different topics.

María Caridad González Borlet

As a professor, she teaches several subjects; among them, Introduction to Agricultural Engineering, Zootechnics, and Animal Nutrition. In addition, she addresses good management practices for the production and marketing of poultry, rabbits, pigs, and other species.

The province of Las Tunas also deserved the Doctor Guillermo Leyva award in the category of Productive Excellence, which went to the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Credit and Services Cooperative (CCS), settled in the community of Cuatro Caminos, a reference group in the agricultural sector for its remarkable results.

Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Credit and Services Cooperative (CCS)

They stand out for being millionaires in milk production, the use of artificial insemination with a birth rate of 80 percent, the sowing of pastures and forages, the use of agroecological practices, the prevention of pests and diseases, soil conservation, and the development of the vermiculture.

On other occasions, Las Tunas has received recognition from ACPA, an organization that here groups some 1,100 members, associated with 114 grassroots organizations that respond to the breeding and management of herds of different species, and research and teaching tasks.