Florida, March 23.- The agricultural group of the Juan Gualberto Gómez Credit and Services Cooperative (CCS), from the municipality of Florida, greeted this Friday the 100th birthday of farmer Basilio Barata Rodríguez, a living example of commitment and dedication in the tasks of the main Cuban agrarian organization.
Barata Rodríguez holds the status of founder of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP); he participated in the organization’s congress in 1964; and he constitutes a reference for the rest of the associates in the CCS, taking into account his outstanding career in fulfilling the productive and political commitments assigned in each period.
Guajiro by birth and native of the Camajuaní municipality, in Villa Clara; This centenarian man has dedicated a large part of his existence to livestock and the planting of various crops in the San Gerónimo area; For 10 years he assumed the presidency of the cooperative where he works; and for his career he was awarded the Commemorative Seal for the 60th Anniversary of the ANAP.
The congratulations and recognition for the Floridian farmer Basilio Barata Rodríguez for his centenary of active life multiplied this March 22 on behalf of the administrative board, the family and the rest of the associates and neighbors of the CCS Juan Gualberto Gómez, taking into account He also counts his merits as a member of social organizations, an exemplary father and grandfather.
