Cuba and Vietnam have launched a new agricultural cooperation project focused on rice cultivation in the eastern Cuban province of Granma. The initiative forms part of broader efforts to strengthen domestic food production and expand agricultural development across the island, as reported by Brasil de Fato, a partner of TV BRICS.
The initiative currently covers around 160 hectares in the Jose Marti community, with plans to gradually expand cultivation areas to 25,000 hectares.
Under the agreement, the project operates through foreign investment mechanisms using land provided by the Cuban state under a 25-year usufruct arrangement. During the initial stage, production will primarily support domestic consumption and regional self-sufficiency goals.
This marks the second agricultural cooperation initiative of its kind between Cuba and Vietnam. A previous pilot project launched in late 2024 in Pinar del Rio involved Vietnamese specialists and technology working alongside local labour to develop rice cultivation on state-owned land. According to project data, more than 1,100 hectares had been harvested by early January, producing nearly 5,900 tonnes of wet rice.
Both programmes form part of Cuba’s strategy to strengthen food security. The latest project in Granma has already begun its first mechanised harvest, which Cuban authorities described as an important step for the region’s agricultural development.
Courtesy/BRICS TV
