81.   He pledged to kickstart agricultural production with a massive irrigation project to make the barren Andean sierra bloom.

82.   He said the economy was also hurt by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which caused agricultural production to fall.

83.   He said the package would include programs to stimulate industrial, natural resource and agricultural production, boost exports and reform government institutions and legislation.

84.   Imports to be exempted from all tariffs include raw materials needed for agricultural production, the report said.

85.   Improved security in the southern part of the country, sufficient rains and relatively little pest damage favored agricultural production, the agencies reported.

86.   Hundreds of thousands of villagers were resettled into army-controlled strategic hamlets, at the cost of major disruptions to agricultural production.

87.   In addition to giving priority for approving land for large-scale agricultural production, some form of fiscal and financial incentives should be put in place.

88.   In one decree last month, Kuchma introduced a single tax rate for agricultural production, similar to that now set for small businesses.

89.   In the north-central province of Villa Clara, ranking Communist Party official Miguel Diaz estimated that Lili could set back agricultural production there by three years.

90.   Increased agricultural production has flooded the market with excess food.