Harare, March 10 (RHC)-- Cuban Business Group LABIOFAM and the Agricultural Marketing Authority of Zimbabwe signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the African country's capital.

Cuba's representative for Africa, Felix Quintanar Pulido, and the director of the Agricultural Marketing Authority, Rokie Mutenha, signed the document in Harare.

The Minister of Agriculture, Mechanization and Irrigation of Zimbabwe, Joseph Made, and Cuba's Ambassador to his country, Elio Savon Oliva, attended the signing ceremony.

Zimbabwean officials stated that the visit of the group of Cuban experts will help to determine the main spheres of collaboration, and both delegations agreed to negotiate on the transference of technology and foster the reciprocal participation in trade fairs in both countries.

The memorandum of understanding covers fields such as animal husbandry, provision of animal health products, in vitro plant breeding, and research exchange in the field of soil nutrition.

During negotiations between both sides, participants proposed that a team of LABIOFAM technicians would travel to Zimbabwe in order to identify the needs on the ground and develop specific projects.