Experience in the agricultural sector of the Mayarí municipality: contribution to economic-environmental development

Abstract

The need for growth in agricultural production to meet the demands of the local population has required changes in the agricultural sector, and Mayarí is no exception. Therefore, this article aims to share the results achieved through the implementation of an action plan that promotes cultivation in productive hubs, impacting agricultural development. To address this objective, scientific research methods and techniques were applied, including theoretical methods such as analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive, and empirical methods such as scientific observation, documentary analysis, interviews with managers and specialists, surveys of producers, farmers, and usufructuaries, as well as a review of updated bibliography and reports from the Municipal Administration Council and the Municipal Agriculture Delegation. All of this facilitated an adequate diagnosis aimed at achieving the proposed economic and environmental results and impacts; these support the validity of the action plan used by the various institutions and agencies involved in its execution. The research-innovative activity, carried out in response to the problems identified in this sector, required, for the implementation of the action plan, the development of two specialty theses, two diploma projects, and other course-based projects, which benefited workers, professionals, and managers in the agricultural sector, with significant economic and environmental impacts.