Having more resistant crops to adverse situations such as high temperatures and low rainfall averages is a first order task in the province of Las Tunas, where these problems are accentuated as consequences of climate change.

With the advice of specialists from the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA) in the province, steps are taken to install a biostimulant production plant that will enhance and extend its use.
It will be based in an agricultural production cooperative in the town of Becerra, adjacent to this city, and will be set up through a project funded by the United Nations Development Program, which already has, among others, the necessary elements for laboratories
During his stay in Las Tunas to advise on aspects related to the production of biofertilizers, Yonaisi Mujica Pérez, an INCA researcher, highlighted the value of having such a plant in its own province for tunnel farmers.
A team of the Institute has been aware of the entire process of creating the conditions to produce biostimulants as the selection of the area where the infrastructure will be installed.
They also help in the identification of the most suitable type of soil or clay intended to reproduce the fungi that are used to enhance crop yields.
Agricultural biostimulants increase the resistance of plants against adverse climatic situations by acting on the physiology of them through nutritious channels, improving their yield and quality and contributing to conserve soil after harvest.
The researcher meant that in addition to these advantages, these are a viable alternative to chemical fertilizers that are increasingly expensive and cause more damage to human health.
He said that the challenge is that each territory is capable of producing biostimulants and Las Tunas is on that road with the advice of INCA specialists located in the province of Mayabeque, where there are already very encouraging results mainly in the cultivation of beans, soy, chickpea, vegetables and short-cycle vegetables.