Dr Nara muses over benefit from Cuba tie
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jun 30: Musing over the possibility of bilateral relationship between Manipur and Cuba, State unit president of Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) Dr M Nara has observed that there is lot of scope for exchange not only in the field of culture but al-so in biotechnology and other related areas between the two.
Addressing a press conference at Irabot Bhavan here today in connection with his recent visit to Havana, the capital of Cuba where he had gone participated in the 5th Interna- tional Congress on Culture and Development, Dr Nara informed that he has receiv-ed positive feedback from the side of Cuba on conduc-ting research on the varie- ties of rice produced in Ma-nipur for cultivation of the same in that country.
Dr Nara said the rice is the main staple food of the Cuban. Yet the quantity of the rice produced in Cuba is only 30 percent of the total requirement. So remaining 70 percent of the required rice has to be imported.
In such a condition, Cuban officials expressed their desire for conducting research on the rice variety of Manipur and adopted the same for cultivation in their country. Besides this, the Cuban officials have expressed their willingness for exchanging the fruit variety which are being grown as the main resource of that country with Manipur, Dr Nara said.
While informing that Cuban scientists have recently detected the protein which can be used in treatment of cancer from the pineapples grown in that country, Dr Nara said the Cuban officials had also given the approval for sending the sample for detection of such protein from the pine apples found in Manipur too.
Other areas where Cuba has expressed keen interest are Orchid variety found in Manipur, culture and spor-ts, he disclosed, while hop- ing that the State Govt would taking up necessary measures to reap the benefit from such bilateral ties.

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