authorities of Venezuela They are working on the creation of a large special area dedicated to the production of different types of food in the east of the country, recently announced by the Executive, which invited countries to invest in this space, the Minister of Agriculture, Wilmar Castro, reported this Sunday. Soteldo.
The official assured that it was a week “very intense” of work, with three meetings between the Ministry of Agriculture and regional authorities “For the formation of the special economic zone of the East”, which covers the states of Guárico, Anzoátegui, Monagas, Sucre and Bolívar.
“Almost 12,552,000 hectares there are suitable for agriculture of all kinds, plus a significant area of agroforestry that also has extraordinary potential in this area of the country, and approximately 1,240 kilometers of coastline (…) , where there is extraordinary fishing potential”said.
However, this figure on the surface of the “Eastern Special Economic Agri-Food Zone” It is much higher than that initially announced by the Executive, which was about 5.45 million.
on your show “Cultivating homeland”, broadcast by the state channel VTV, the minister pointed out that in this area it will be possible to produce soybeans, sorghum, corn, rice, beef, buffalo, goat, sheep, poultry, pork, nuts such as peanuts and cashews ( cashew), “tropical” fruitssugar cane, cocoa, coffee and spices such as cinnamon, pepper and rosemary, among other products.
He indicated that, despite the fact that eastern Venezuela “brings together the 40% of the national territory, barely produces the 9% food”, the rest -said the official- is produced by the llanera, occidental and Andean regions.
On August 23, President Nicolás Maduro announced this “special economic zone”whose objective will be “satisfy, with quality, the needs” of the Venezuelan people, in addition to exporting to other markets.
The head of state called the “medium, small and large” investors “National and international” to place its capital in this area, for which progress it will also make a proposal to the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
Source: EFE
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