Out of all nine entities producing high-quality genetic material, the only one that has not benefited from the project yet is the Argentina enterprise, where investments are planned to be carried out next year, according to Lazaro Gonzalez-Elias, irrigation specialist of the local Sugar Entrepreneurial Group (GEA) local.

In 2007, the Ministry of Sugar resumed works to refurbish irrigation and draining systems in some sugar cane fields, while in others started building new ones, particularly in seed fields, as the first step towards boosting agricultural yield.

Face-lifts are also expected to be performed in fields to be used for seed production in cooperative units and farms.

GEA sugar cane specialist Ifrain Otero told the local media recently that the most important thing for the upcoming sugar cane harvest was to produce the seeds in the same areas where the sowing will be made.

Meeting the seed demand guarantees, in theory, 30 percent of the expected yield for a plantation. Camagüey has potential to produce 3, 7 million tons of sugar cane.

Otero said the investment program should be brought to completion in two years.