Caracas, February 27 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday proposed a plan for boosting agricultural output to transform the nation's indigenous territories into economic powerhouse.

"We have to produce beans, maize, cassava, bananas, malanga and yam," said Maduro.

He told a rally outside the presidential palace by farmers and other producers who gathered in the capital Caracas.

According to the president, the government has approved the granting of 21 new land titles to several indigenous groups, including the Karina, Warao and Enepa peoples this year.

Maduro also announced the approval of new terms and conditions for mandatory agricultural loans, as well as an insurance program and risk management plan for the agricultural sector.