0 farming considered as a business: --
Cuba's sugar agro-industry is currently undergoing a radical transformation.
1 the part of the economy relating to farming, for example, farmers, manufacturers of farm equipment, and importers and exporters of farm products: --
By developing the agro-industry we can promote the welfare of the agricultural sectors as well as attain overall economic growth.
The pillars of the agro-industry are an efficient agriculture providing for a significant number of high quality products as well as the presence of several leading companies of this branch.
The main economic resources are agro-industry and agriculture.
The majority of its investments are in the areas of oil business, the media and agro-industry; including telecommunications.
Goods produced include automobiles and auto parts, textiles, pharmaceuticals, metal products, agro-industry, ceramics and handcrafted items.
We also do not agree with agriculture being held responsible, with agro-industry and small farmers being treated equally so that the latter suffer from high water prices.
We also agree with the statement on the negative contribution of intensive agriculture, promoted to a large extent by agro-industry, to soil erosion, rendering it non-productive.
Among the issues discussed at the conference was the encouragement of exchanges of know-how in a number of fields including the environment, agro-industry and food processing.
Applying harmonised production and marketing standards to both small producers and agro-industry is unacceptable.
