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Monday, June 2, 2008
Brazil and Cuba have announced that the South American powerhouse is providing technical assistance and seed to the Communist-run Caribbean island to grow soybeans on an industrial scale for the first time. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, speaking in Havana to a meeting of Brazilian and Cuban businessmen, said the project represented "a new and important moment for Cuba's development." The land has already been identified for the project and seed ready. Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of genetically modified soy, but it was not clear if it would be used in Cuba. Amorim said more joint ventures might be formed in the future. |
