<p style="text-align: justify;">During a three-day visit to Havana, Mexican Agriculture Minister Francisco Mayorga Castañeda signed a series of agreements, under which Mexico and Cuba will increase cooperation on agricultural machinery, bio-fertilizer and pest control research as well as veterinary training.In an apparent first for a foreign government, Mexico will also assist Cuba in the implementation of market mechanisms in food distribution, Mayorga said, according to Mexican daily La Jornada. The Mexican assistance, amid renewed discussions over a breakup of state monopoly Acopio, is the first instance of foreign participation in food distribution. Companies from Brazil, Venezuela, China, Angola and Vietnam have set up joint ventures in food production only.
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