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A paperless event to “celebrate” For: Serge Angel January 11, 2022 00:00 / 04:27 (Mincin) on December 18, it was announced that, as a result of the delays in the importation of the raw material for the preparation of the supply books for the year 2022, the available lines of the month of January and February of the notebooks of the year 2021. And although the announcement is for the population of the western and central provinces, it is eloquent in the face of what the year 2022 will be in terms of supply; something paradoxical if one takes into account that next March 12 marks the 60th anniversary of the enactment of Law 1015 of 1962, which gave rise to the creation of the "Supply Control Book" . It is difficult to speak of a celebration when in reality what is commemorated is not the supply of the population, but its control, that is, the exact moment in which, through a provision of the Council of Ministers, the National Board for the Distribution of of Food and this, making use of its powers, established the first food regulation measures for Cubans, sentencing what would be the following years of rationing. Under the euphemism of "year of planning" (year 1962) -and the fact is that the regime lives on euphemisms that are in no way compatible with reality- the National Board for the distribution of food announced at its first meeting on March 13 of 1962, what would be the rationed products and what would be the procedure for the acquisition of these through the passbook. What began as a measure to "improve the distribution of supplies" ended up becoming a state policy that through food controls the population in the most intimate. The regime got into each of the homes and abruptly came to control what each family could eat and the products with which they could clean themselves. In the blink of an eye, the board's provisions established measures for the entire country, for 26 cities and for Greater Havana (see image 1. Distribution of rationed items). It was not a minor justified decision in the shortage of those who could buy compared to those who were marginalized, it was a deliberate measure to register each person residing on the island through a person who would act as "head of the family" and who would register all the members of the family nucleus so that the paterfamilias "Revolutionary State" could "guarantee supply." In reality, there was no profit, what there was was a tremendous loss, not only had the freedom to buy been lost -of those who could and those who couldn't-, but also lost the freedom of not being controlled by an ideological apparatus such as the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR). Surveillance body that from that moment acquired teeth and increased its ability to watch the neighbors, both those committed to the Revolution, as well as those "confused" or counterrevolutionaries (see image 2. How to obtain the notebook). The lack of paper for the preparation of notebooks is nothing more than a metaphor for the control to which the people are subjected. Without many alternatives, families will have to write down in the months of January and February 2021 what they will consume at the beginning of the year, hoping that The Mincin keeps its word and on January 30 delivers the 2022 notebooks so that everything returns to the "abnormality" in which it has lived since 1962. AND AND n a note published by the Ministry of Domestic Trade Image 1. Distribution of items rationed by the Food Distribution Board Taken from Bohemia, March 16, 1962 Image 2. How to get the notebook Taken from Bohemia, March 16, 1962 Read all of Sergio Angel's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

Visitamos familias en las 15 provincias de Cuba para conocer sus formas de vida en torno a la alimentación y recogimos fotos para comparar las experiencias con la comida con el fin de evidenciar que el hambre no se ha erradicado y hay profundas desigualdades en el acceso a la alimentación. INGRESO Las categorías de ingresos representadas corresponden a la renta global por familia. Las fotos fueron tomadas entre finales del primer semestre e inicios de la segunda mitad de 2023, por lo que nos ajustamos a una tasa de cambio promedio durante este período de tiempo de 1 dólar=200 CUP. Esta tasa corresponde a la existente en el mercado negro, ya que es el espacio más habitual para adquirir los productos básicos en Cuba. A pesar de que la tasa oficial de cambio del dólar equivale a 120 CUP=1 USD, la falta de divisas y las limitaciones de venta en los bancos autorizados para ello, junto con la inflación galopante que sufre el país, entre otros factores, han duplicado en cerca de un año el valor del dólar en el mercado negro. Como consecuencia, el poder adquisitivo de muchas familias se ha visto reducido a la mitad. FAMILIAS El ingreso determina la manera como viven cada una de las familias, los electrodomésticos que posee, los muebles de los que dispone y los alimentos que puede llevar a casa. La relación con la comida pasa por la relación con el dinero y el acceso a divisas. CATEGORÍAS El agua con la que se preparan los alimentos, los electrodomésticos que se usan, los espacios en los que se comparte, los objetos que se usan, los platos que se preparan y los implementos de aseo, permiten distinguir la relación que tienen las familias con la alimentación

Uno de los propósitos de esta es ley es regular la organización de los sistemas alimentarios locales reforzando con ello el control del Estado en la forma de distribución y abastecimiento de los alimentos... The crisis does not distinguish species For: Nastassja Rojas January 25, 2022 It is a titanic task, considering that the needs and suffering are innumerable. And we are not only talking about crises sustained over time, such as those that occur in contexts with depressed economies such as the misnamed "Special Period in times of war" in Cuba in the 1990s, but also health crises with economic and social impacts such as the COVID-19 in the year 2020 in almost every country in the world. But crises are not experienced the same in all countries and even more so if one takes into account that the pandemic arrived in contexts where structural difficulties were already being experienced, in such a way that a "crisis within the crisis" was experienced. A fact that led to truly dramatic situations for the population of countries like Cuba, which, forced by circumstances, had to ration food, even more than what they had been rationing for years, but what about other species? especially in a context of isolation in which they become emotional support and main company. And it is that in contexts where the scarcity of products is common, human beings are not the only ones who suffer the ravages of the lack of food and medicines, but other sentient beings also live this situation in a really dramatic way. If the animals in the midst of crises ate the leftovers from the house; what are they going to eat when there are no leftovers and when food is limited even for humans. Certainly, their place goes into the background and therefore their food and health situation is even more critical. Even so, in the midst of the difficulties in which Cuba lives, there are many who assume these other species as members of the family, and therefore seek to feed them at the expense of their own well-being. But when the situation reaches extremes, some find it necessary to let them go out to look for their food or to abandon them to reduce the mouths of the house, which exposes them to being collected by the State and that in accordance with the provisions for "control of street populations" can be sacrificed. In addition to this, several cases have been documented about the sacrifice of animals or their use for rituals, so this outing, in addition to being critical, is dramatic. This is how animal supporters in Cuba have understood it, who have faced the inaction of the regime and the recalcitrant positions of an anachronistic party, which privileges the interests of the political class and fails to identify true progressivism in the defense of the rights of animals and equality of species. The surreptitious approval of the Animal Welfare Decree-Law published by the Council of State on April 10, 2021 is not enough, if one takes into account that the advances continue to maintain the businesses of the party bosses and justice is selective with those who do not agree with the regime. Although fines are established there "for animal welfare violations", animal activists have stated that State security has poisoned their animals as an inhuman action of reprimand and no person has received any type of sanction, in addition, the Law itself is insufficient because it excludes the rites associated with the cultural heritage of Cuba from what is punishable within violence against animals. In this sense, a context of crisis in which the Law is selective and fails to authentically guarantee the rights of all species, their lack of protection is total and their vulnerability grows with the needs of the population. It is difficult to blame or point a finger at a family for not feeding their animals, while children or older adults must also suffer from serious limitations and often have to skip meals to be able to eat. Here the responsibility lies with an indolent regimen that puts a choice between the members of a family, regardless of species, who should be fed. P P prioritize problems and the population in the midst of crises Ley de soberanía Food Monitor Program 00:00 / 05:03 Read all the columns of Nastassja Rojas in Food Monitor Program HERE

Nota de PRENSA Nota de prensa N° 2- Food Monitor Program Nota de prensa – Richmeat Cierra su fábrica de picadillo en la región de Mariel 25 de marzo de 2023 English Version Versión en español Interviews La Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel, en Cuba, ha estado en el centro de la atención debido a las dificultades que enfrentan varias empresas extranjeras que invirtieron en la zona, según lo informan Diario de Cuba, Cubacute, Directorio Cubano y Periódico Cubano. Según estos informes de fuentes independientes, la empresa mexicana Richmeat de México, S.A. ha suspendido la producción del producto "Picadillo Mixto Condimentado" y “Picadillo de res” en su fábrica en Mariel, debido a que el régimen cubano ha incumplido con los pagos. Esta situación deja a toda la planta de trabajadores en situación de desempleo; el 90% de estos son nacionales cubanos. La incertidumbre surgida a raíz del cese de producción de estos dos alimentos no solo afecta a los trabajadores, sino a las familias cubanas que ahora no contarán con una producción estimada en 7000 toneladas de productos embutidos, según informa Periódico Cubano . Estos embutidos, conocidos como “tubos de picadillo” eran, por su versatilidad y precio “la salvación” de muchas familias cubanas, que compensaban las deficiencias alimentarias por medio de su consumo, informa Directorio Cubano . Este es un ejemplo más de la falta de transparencia y confiabilidad del régimen cubano, lo que ha llevado a varios inversores a perder sus emprendimientos, agravando la delicada situación de seguridad alimentaria en la región del Mariel. Las autoridades cubanas aún no han emitido una declaración oficial sobre la suspensión de la producción de Richmeat S.A. y la situación financiera de la empresa. La comunidad internacional sigue de cerca la situación en la Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel. Esta situación afecta negativamente la disponibilidad de alimentos producidos en la zona y con los que se abastecen los hogares cubanos; también genera inseguridad para los trabajadores actualmente “interruptos” sin seguridad de empleo. Food Monitor Program denuncia la tendencia al impago del gobierno cubano, el desinterés gubernamental que agrava la situación de desabastecimiento y cuyos principales afectados son los cubanos que ven profundizada su dependencia a productos cada vez más escasos. La inflación y la escasez que aqueja el país continúan ampliándose mientras los cubanos tienen cada vez menos acceso a alimentos ya siquiera nutritivos, sino percederos, que puedan saciar el hambre o camuflar la grave inseguridad alimentaria presente en la isla.

Todas las columnas de opinión de los investigadores de Food Monitor Program OPINION Junio 04 de 2026 ¿Para qué sirve hoy la libreta de abastecimiento? Hace años atrás, cuando llegaba una bolsa de leche en polvo a familias con menores, algunas madres preferían restringir el alimento a sus hijos y venderlo por productos mucho menos saludables, pero más versátiles a la hora de palear el hambre durante la larga jornada diaria. Persona Protegida, FMP Mayo 28 de 2026 El reverso de la ley: injusticias en tiempos de hambre Las prácticas de clientelismo y favoritismo están extendidas en el opaco sistema de deliberación jurídica cubano, formalizado por sus propias instituciones, sobre todo en la imposible transparencia del destino... Persona Protegida, FMP Mayo 14 de 2026 El derecho a la alimentación como narrativa de poder En Cuba, el problema no es el uso externo de los alimentos como arma, es su uso interno como mecanismo de control. El acceso a alimentos está mediado por estructuras estatales altamente centralizadas, sistemas de distribución... Nastassja Rojas Abril 30 de 2026 Buscar leña en el monte, la prioridad de los niños cubanos en zonas rurales “Cuando no encuentro leña en el río, tengo que meterme en las fincas de las personas que viven cerca de la rivera. A veces me ven y tengo que salir corriendo por que a nadie le gusta que le cojan los palos..." Persona Protegida,FMP Columnists Nastassja Rojas Executive director Claudia Gonzalez Main researcher German Quintero Academic Coordinator Sergio Angel Project Manager Food Monitor Program Personas Protegidas

Ante la compleja situación alimentaria y sociopolítica que atraviesa el país, a nivel local se han implementado una serie de medidas de carácter especial, que comprenden la micro asignación de recursos como mecanismo de control y contención del descontento social... The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 precariousness for the Cuban population. For December 31 of last year, the government distributed rum and cigarettes to the entire population, assuming that rum and cigarettes would alleviate the situation of discontent. The government did not take into account that an important part of the population, not only children and pregnant mothers, does not consume rum or cigarettes, either because they are not part of their consumption habits, or simply because the products are of poor quality. . These state courtesies, obtained in the warehouse through the Booklet, were resold at more than five times the value established by the regime. Last week, independent media denounced the fines imposed on citizens who wanted to resell products that they did not consume in order to complement a fragile basic basket, lacking eggs and milk, but full of cigarettes and poor quality rum. The year 2021 will be remembered as one of the most difficult for Cuban citizens in terms of consumption, after the Special Period. Tourism income and remittances were strongly affected by the tightening of some of the embargo measures, of the health measures to mitigate the pandemic and, above all, by the spectacular failure of the regime's administrative management, which since the implementation of the Ordering Task at the beginning of that year, where in addition to not promoting domestic production, unifying the Cuban peso with the CUC, promoting the MLC and ignoring the situation of the international market, it was unable to meet the import quota and implemented sufficient measures to maintain or increase internal production. Cuba's economic crisis and the scarcity of goods is largely due to this implementation, which also had the misfortune of coinciding with the rise in international prices of consumer goods and a spiral of prices that shot up and moved away out of reach many foods that were obtained in foreign currency. For the sample, a button: the levels of fishing -affirmed government officials- would not return to those of three decades ago . The fishing laws of 1996 and the most recent of 2020 still do not have the necessary tools to be able to bring fish to the tables of Cubans. How is it possible that on an island, which has not only the sea but also important river sources, it is not easy to procure fish? How is it explained that there is an overexploitation of fishing resources on the island, but there is a shortage of this food? According to official sources, the annual per capita consumption of fish was 16 kg; today it barely reaches 3.8 kg. In short, following official data, each person in Cuba eats about 300 grams of fish per month. This year's forecast is no better than 2021: Going into 2022, essential foods continue to be in short supply and the prices of inputs such as beef, pork, rice, milk, butter and beans are rising. The concern among the population is widespread: some people seek solutions through the rituals of "feeding the land" of the Santeros, while others prepare social mobilizations that echo the cries of "we are hungry" and "freedom" of the 11J demonstrations. Added to this is the massive migration of many of the political dissidents who have been forced to leave the country due to the pressures to which the political regime has subjected them. The panorama of economic crisis in Cuba and the consequent food crisis will be one of the greatest challenges to be faced for this year. The 13% drop in the Gross Domestic Product during 2020 and 2021, as well as the reduction in tourism issues, will be important burdens that will make a dent in the food supply. For now, ordinary Cubans will continue to have to trade rum and cigarettes for basic necessities. AND AND he year 2021 has ended with a situation of extreme 1/2 The article only came to make "official" a reality that  was already evident at the popular level, months ago self-employed workers have had difficulty accessing the purchase of wheat flour, for what bread and other derivatives  have become luxury products.  One of the main issues aired in street debates is the difficulty of mothers to provide their children  at least two loaves a day, one at breakfast  and another at snack time, an equation that is complicated for those who have more than one child at school age.  These  families, who usually supplemented the scarce supply of standardized bread, with what they could purchase through the network of state or private bakeries, have been limited  by the price increase. Today a bag of eight or ten loaves oscillates  between 180 and 350 cups without the supply remaining stable. Although the price in state bakeries is lower, the stability of the product is subject to scheduled power cuts and the supply of flour. In addition, the lines to buy this product   can reach up to five hours, an unthinkable time for people who have to comply with work hours. Teresa is an 80-year-old retiree, lives alone and ensures that her diet basically consists of bread and milk, two products that are currently difficult to access. Until recently, he bought bread at the bakery near his home, but  according to him, the queues have become  unbearable and some end up with the intervention of the police due to to violent fights. On some occasions, he waited for the resellers and bought the same bread for a slightly higher price, still affordable to his checkbook, however, with the shortages of the last few days and the inspectors' stalking, the price has skyrocketed and now he barely survives with the bread from the cellar. 1/1 One loaf a day was the minimum food that low-income people on the island could aspire to. It was also the rationality to which each member of the family nucleus “had the right”, which is popularly “played by the winery”. Since the monetary rearrangement policy, regulated bread ceased to be a product subsidized by the State and its price increased ten times, without this implying an improvement in quality. This condition has placed a wide range of population in greater vulnerability, increasingly deprived of economic resources. According to figures  revealed in the 2021 Statistical Yearbook, published  by the National Statistics Office  the number of beneficiaries and information (ONEI) of social assistance shot up in 2021 by 111% [two] , which means that more Cubans have joined the list of extreme poverty and completely depend on the State to survive.  This can be verified  when walking the streets of Havana , where the number of people begging in the doorways or "diving" in the garbage tanks in search of food and other necessary supplies is increasing. 1/2 The repeated power cuts that occur throughout the country show other damage caused by this energy crisis. Some time ago, the quality of the food that arrives at state outlets, smaller than normal, acidic or simply  absent, has further diminished. Although the issue is not new, the fuel crisis also affects the transfer to the points of sale, an action that is often carried out without the minimum hygienic-sanitary conditions, so the bread is transferred and stored in dirty spaces, exposed to insects. and humidity.    Contrasted with all this is the existence of a functional market that gains more space in the lives of those with relatives abroad. In online mode and offering a wide range of products that are scarce in the rest of the freely convertible currency (MLC) stores or in the almost extinct stores in Cuban pesos (CUP), there are hypermarkets such asSupermarket23 eitherMallHavana , where they offer a way to acquire quality bread, in the variety that the customer wants and without quantity limitations. Accessing these products on a regular basis is unthinkable for ordinary Cubans, however some self-employed workers, owners of paladares, restaurants or rental houses report that on occasions they have been forced to access this market in search of bread. as the only alternative to scarcity and to avoid having to close their businesses permanently. 1/3 Asímismo, no tardaron en llenarse las tiendas en moneda convertible de electrodométicos de mejores calidades pero a precios que burlaban las escalas salariales gubernamentales. Este proceso marcó otro peldaño en la disposición diferenciada de los recursos. Dificultando el acceso a la infraestructura mínima necesaria para la adecuada cocción y mantención de los alimentos, se generaba otra situación de desigualdad pendiente a solución en la actualidad. 1/2 Esta crisis, extendida durante 20 años es hoy más fuerte y radical. Las familias que resultaron afectadas por “la revolución energética” y no lograron reunir las divisas para adquirir la contraoferta de las tiendas en monedas convertibles, hoy están más lejos de alcanzarlas. La crisis generalizada que afecta especialmente a la moneda, la estabilidad energética y la producción de alimentos, radicalizan el panorama que se buscaba solucionar con el plan de ahorros del 2005. Mientras, en las tiendas en MLC no faltan los más variados electrodomésticos de cocción, refrigeradores y neveras, cocinas de gas e implementos de cocina; las ofertas en pesos cubanos para satisfacer las necesidades de la población limitada a su salario, son inexistentes. Solo el mercado de producción artesanal presenta una oferta que igualmente es cara y de poca calidad, pero resulta ser la única opción disponible para la población media. El reciclaje de utensilios familiares, el remiendo de los electrodomésticos dañados y la inventiva, ha sido la única opción que ha quedado a las familias cubanas para mantener una condiciones mínimas para la cocción y mantención de sus alimentos, pero ya siempre condicionados por el ineficiente sistemas energético nacional. Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

, la producción alimentaria en Cuba continuaba siendo ineficiente para cubrir el grueso de la población, y que si bien en la última década The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 precariousness for the Cuban population. For December 31 of last year, the government distributed rum and cigarettes to the entire population, assuming that rum and cigarettes would alleviate the situation of discontent. The government did not take into account that an important part of the population, not only children and pregnant mothers, does not consume rum or cigarettes, either because they are not part of their consumption habits, or simply because the products are of poor quality. . These state courtesies, obtained in the warehouse through the Booklet, were resold at more than five times the value established by the regime. Last week, independent media denounced the fines imposed on citizens who wanted to resell products that they did not consume in order to complement a fragile basic basket, lacking eggs and milk, but full of cigarettes and poor quality rum. The year 2021 will be remembered as one of the most difficult for Cuban citizens in terms of consumption, after the Special Period. Tourism income and remittances were strongly affected by the tightening of some of the embargo measures, of the health measures to mitigate the pandemic and, above all, by the spectacular failure of the regime's administrative management, which since the implementation of the Ordering Task at the beginning of that year, where in addition to not promoting domestic production, unifying the Cuban peso with the CUC, promoting the MLC and ignoring the situation of the international market, it was unable to meet the import quota and implemented sufficient measures to maintain or increase internal production. Cuba's economic crisis and the scarcity of goods is largely due to this implementation, which also had the misfortune of coinciding with the rise in international prices of consumer goods and a spiral of prices that shot up and moved away out of reach many foods that were obtained in foreign currency. For the sample, a button: the levels of fishing -affirmed government officials- would not return to those of three decades ago . The fishing laws of 1996 and the most recent of 2020 still do not have the necessary tools to be able to bring fish to the tables of Cubans. How is it possible that on an island, which has not only the sea but also important river sources, it is not easy to procure fish? How is it explained that there is an overexploitation of fishing resources on the island, but there is a shortage of this food? According to official sources, the annual per capita consumption of fish was 16 kg; today it barely reaches 3.8 kg. In short, following official data, each person in Cuba eats about 300 grams of fish per month. This year's forecast is no better than 2021: Going into 2022, essential foods continue to be in short supply and the prices of inputs such as beef, pork, rice, milk, butter and beans are rising. The concern among the population is widespread: some people seek solutions through the rituals of "feeding the land" of the Santeros, while others prepare social mobilizations that echo the cries of "we are hungry" and "freedom" of the 11J demonstrations. Added to this is the massive migration of many of the political dissidents who have been forced to leave the country due to the pressures to which the political regime has subjected them. The panorama of economic crisis in Cuba and the consequent food crisis will be one of the greatest challenges to be faced for this year. The 13% drop in the Gross Domestic Product during 2020 and 2021, as well as the reduction in tourism issues, will be important burdens that will make a dent in the food supply. For now, ordinary Cubans will continue to have to trade rum and cigarettes for basic necessities. AND AND he year 2021 has ended with a situation of extreme 1/1 The article only came to make "official" a reality that  was already evident at the popular level, months ago self-employed workers have had difficulty accessing the purchase of wheat flour, for what bread and other derivatives  have become luxury products.  One of the main issues aired in street debates is the difficulty of mothers to provide their children  at least two loaves a day, one at breakfast  and another at snack time, an equation that is complicated for those who have more than one child at school age.  These  families, who usually supplemented the scarce supply of standardized bread, with what they could purchase through the network of state or private bakeries, have been limited  by the price increase. Today a bag of eight or ten loaves oscillates  between 180 and 350 cups without the supply remaining stable. Although the price in state bakeries is lower, the stability of the product is subject to scheduled power cuts and the supply of flour. In addition, the lines to buy this product   can reach up to five hours, an unthinkable time for people who have to comply with work hours. Teresa is an 80-year-old retiree, lives alone and ensures that her diet basically consists of bread and milk, two products that are currently difficult to access. Until recently, he bought bread at the bakery near his home, but  according to him, the queues have become  unbearable and some end up with the intervention of the police due to to violent fights. On some occasions, he waited for the resellers and bought the same bread for a slightly higher price, still affordable to his checkbook, however, with the shortages of the last few days and the inspectors' stalking, the price has skyrocketed and now he barely survives with the bread from the cellar. 1/1 One loaf a day was the minimum food that low-income people on the island could aspire to. It was also the rationality to which each member of the family nucleus “had the right”, which is popularly “played by the winery”. Since the monetary rearrangement policy, regulated bread ceased to be a product subsidized by the State and its price increased ten times, without this implying an improvement in quality. This condition has placed a wide range of population in greater vulnerability, increasingly deprived of economic resources. According to figures  revealed in the 2021 Statistical Yearbook, published  by the National Statistics Office  the number of beneficiaries and information (ONEI) of social assistance shot up in 2021 by 111% [two] , which means that more Cubans have joined the list of extreme poverty and completely depend on the State to survive.  This can be verified  when walking the streets of Havana , where the number of people begging in the doorways or "diving" in the garbage tanks in search of food and other necessary supplies is increasing. 1/1 The repeated power cuts that occur throughout the country show other damage caused by this energy crisis. Some time ago, the quality of the food that arrives at state outlets, smaller than normal, acidic or simply  absent, has further diminished. Although the issue is not new, the fuel crisis also affects the transfer to the points of sale, an action that is often carried out without the minimum hygienic-sanitary conditions, so the bread is transferred and stored in dirty spaces, exposed to insects. and humidity.    Contrasted with all this is the existence of a functional market that gains more space in the lives of those with relatives abroad. In online mode and offering a wide range of products that are scarce in the rest of the freely convertible currency (MLC) stores or in the almost extinct stores in Cuban pesos (CUP), there are hypermarkets such asSupermarket23 eitherMallHavana , where they offer a way to acquire quality bread, in the variety that the customer wants and without quantity limitations. Accessing these products on a regular basis is unthinkable for ordinary Cubans, however some self-employed workers, owners of paladares, restaurants or rental houses report that on occasions they have been forced to access this market in search of bread. as the only alternative to scarcity and to avoid having to close their businesses permanently. 1/1 Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

supply book Enero - febrero, 2022 In 1962, the Supply Book was created by decree in Cuba and, since then, few Cubans imagine the food performance of their household without this document. So, it presented a basic food basket as part of the central and planned economy. Although, initially, it had a direct monetary and product subsidy from the Soviet Union, after the dissolution of the latter, the contents of the passbook were drastically reduced. Over the years, the notebook continued to lose prominence in its essential supplies, for example, in 2009 it again suffered a cut in grains, salt and tubers, and a year later the quota of cigarettes was definitively eliminated, which went to a regulated free sale. Currently there are around 3,809,000 family units registered in the booklet system, grouping more than 11 million Cubans. The products of the notebook are variable according to geographical area and may be subject to administrative, production and transportation errors of their products, as well as the actual availability and import capacity of the country. Despite this, during the last two years the notebook has been not only a management document for the delivery of regulated food, but also for the regulation of donations and other controlled, but not subsidized, products within the emergency policies by the COVID-19. As the economic crisis has worsened, Cuban households have once again become more dependent on this document, showing an increase in its registration, as an instrument of surveillance and social regulation, as well as the normalization of food insecurity. The Food Monitor Program conducted semi-structured interviews to obtain information on the food experiences of Cuban citizens around the supply book, their purchasing power, dependence on subsidies, perception of well-being and food security, bartering and survival dynamics, among others. interviews I'm always prepared to queue Interview to: Francis Summer The black market has always played a fundamental role when it comes to domestic support... Read more... There is nothing to decide, you buy what is there  Interview to: Ismael Fajardo Poor people who have to access the products through the queues because I see that the fastest queue is 6 hours... Read more...  Cuban women are always the worst eaters Interview to: Mayra Delgado  I spend absolutely everything, I keep nothing, the more I have and the more I spend... Read more... The quality of life has gone down Interview to: junior rodriguez Impossible to buy in a store in Cuban pesos, the offer is low, and the queue is massively controlled by resellers... Read more... you have to become an artist Interview with:  Martha Maria Hernandez My life is an ordeal. In order to buy something cheaper I have to leave at 4:30 in the morning... Read more... I spend 30 days of the month looking for food Interview to: Miriam Marrero The agricultural market is the same as the black market, the prices of the products are not set by the State but by individuals. Read more... Get food, the Cuban does not think of more Interview with:  Yuneisy Gonzalez my family does not have enough variety of foods necessary for their normal growth and development... Read more...

Mientras algunas zonas logran estar medianamente abastecidas, hay otras que solo se abastecen una vez por mes. A causa de este fenómeno da lugar al crecimiento desmedido de la especulación, se multiplican los precios de los productos que escasean hasta 10 veces... The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 precariousness for the Cuban population. For December 31 of last year, the government distributed rum and cigarettes to the entire population, assuming that rum and cigarettes would alleviate the situation of discontent. The government did not take into account that an important part of the population, not only children and pregnant mothers, does not consume rum or cigarettes, either because they are not part of their consumption habits, or simply because the products are of poor quality. . These state courtesies, obtained in the warehouse through the Booklet, were resold at more than five times the value established by the regime. Last week, independent media denounced the fines imposed on citizens who wanted to resell products that they did not consume in order to complement a fragile basic basket, lacking eggs and milk, but full of cigarettes and poor quality rum. The year 2021 will be remembered as one of the most difficult for Cuban citizens in terms of consumption, after the Special Period. Tourism income and remittances were strongly affected by the tightening of some of the embargo measures, of the health measures to mitigate the pandemic and, above all, by the spectacular failure of the regime's administrative management, which since the implementation of the Ordering Task at the beginning of that year, where in addition to not promoting domestic production, unifying the Cuban peso with the CUC, promoting the MLC and ignoring the situation of the international market, it was unable to meet the import quota and implemented sufficient measures to maintain or increase internal production. Cuba's economic crisis and the scarcity of goods is largely due to this implementation, which also had the misfortune of coinciding with the rise in international prices of consumer goods and a spiral of prices that shot up and moved away out of reach many foods that were obtained in foreign currency. For the sample, a button: the levels of fishing -affirmed government officials- would not return to those of three decades ago . The fishing laws of 1996 and the most recent of 2020 still do not have the necessary tools to be able to bring fish to the tables of Cubans. How is it possible that on an island, which has not only the sea but also important river sources, it is not easy to procure fish? How is it explained that there is an overexploitation of fishing resources on the island, but there is a shortage of this food? According to official sources, the annual per capita consumption of fish was 16 kg; today it barely reaches 3.8 kg. In short, following official data, each person in Cuba eats about 300 grams of fish per month. This year's forecast is no better than 2021: Going into 2022, essential foods continue to be in short supply and the prices of inputs such as beef, pork, rice, milk, butter and beans are rising. The concern among the population is widespread: some people seek solutions through the rituals of "feeding the land" of the Santeros, while others prepare social mobilizations that echo the cries of "we are hungry" and "freedom" of the 11J demonstrations. Added to this is the massive migration of many of the political dissidents who have been forced to leave the country due to the pressures to which the political regime has subjected them. The panorama of economic crisis in Cuba and the consequent food crisis will be one of the greatest challenges to be faced for this year. The 13% drop in the Gross Domestic Product during 2020 and 2021, as well as the reduction in tourism issues, will be important burdens that will make a dent in the food supply. For now, ordinary Cubans will continue to have to trade rum and cigarettes for basic necessities. AND AND he year 2021 has ended with a situation of extreme 1/1 Uno de los productos que históricamente ha escaseado en las mesas cubanas es la carne de ganado vacuno, carne de res como se le conoce popularmente. Las razones estructurales que han provocado la carestía crónica de este alimento son complejas y hunden sus raíces hasta los finales de la década del 60, cuando la Ofensiva Revolucionaria terminó por barrer del mapa unas más de 50 mil empresas medianas y pequeñas que constituían la espina dorsal económica de la nación. El estrepitoso fracaso de las políticas agropecuarias del comunismo se observa todos los días en la realidad cubana, pero en ningún momento es quizás tan gráfico como cuando “viene ternilla a la carnicería”. Frase que moviliza de manera automática todos los esfuerzos hogareños para lograr alcanzar algunos huesos de vaca prácticamente limpios y realizar la quirúrgica tarea de extraer algunas onzas de carne de la peor calidad, con la esperanza de armar algún tipo de receta de naturaleza alquímica que les permita a las familias con menos recursos paladear algo parecido a la carne de res, al menos una o dos veces al año. 1/2 La ternilla es altamente demandada, ansiada y deseada por las familias cubanas que no tienen dólares americanos para comprar en las infames tiendas en MLC que el castrismo ha introducido a la fuerza en la red de distribución nacional. Amas de casa, trabajadores, impedidos físicos, adultos mayores y enfermos crónicos se amontonan frente a las carnicerías para tratar de alcanzar algún trozo de costillar, en algunos casos en estado de semi -descomposición, por la falta de frío y no pocas veces ocurren trifulcas y peleas callejeras cuando es evidente que la oferta no va a poder satisfacer la demanda . En el caso de la ternilla las ventas generalmente son liberadas, como el precio es bajo (unos pocos pesos cubanos la libra, varía según variables que desconocemos) los consumidores tienden a comprar sacos y carretillas del producto lo que provoca inconformidad en quienes tienen que regresar a sus hogares con las manos vacías. Por esta razón, en algunas localidades, las personas espontáneamente asignan una cuota por comprador para intentar cubrir la demanda. La ternilla especialmente es un arma de disuasión psicológica, basta con que la Seguridad del Estado, a través de sus informantes y activistas “riegue la bola” de que se va a vender ternilla pronto en el cárnico de la comunidad para que se calmen los ánimos caldeados por el descontento, los apagones y el hambre. Cuando esto ocurre, los elementos más “conflictivos” del barrio se mantienen pasivos y obedientes hasta poder comprar el preciado bien. En esta ocasión (la que se registra en la evidencia gráfica), se escogieron días cercanos a las elecciones del 27 de noviembre para la venta del producto; la intención es demasiado evidente, pero el pueblo hambreado y persuadido de que no se merece mucho más que este tipo de tratos degradantes, asiste a la puesta en escena con resignación y disciplina. Para un porciento altísimo de la población es la única oportunidad de comer unos gramos de carne roja o simplemente de cualquier tipo de carne en el contexto de fuerte desabastecimiento que se está viviendo en estos momentos. 1/1 Con los precios de la carne de cerdo oscilando sobre los 400 pesos la libra, el pollo solo disponible de manera intermitente en MLC, el pescado desaparecido y el ganado menor como chivo, carnero, conejo prácticamente inexistente, la posibilidad de ingerir cárnicos para las familias de bajos ingresos es prácticamente nula. En su desesperación, los más desfavorecidos han decidido tácitamente participar en ese juego macabro del Estado totalitario que cambia supervivencia por obediencia. Los jerarcas del Partido, los funcionarios de gastronomía y comercio, y la red de agentes de la Seguridad del Estado distribuida a lo largo de la sociedad, conocen en profundidad este mecanismo y han aprendido a utilizar el hambre de los ciudadanos como un “seguro” de control a prueba de fallos. La falta de instituciones de la sociedad civil que denuncien estos atropellos, la poca capacidad de movimiento que tiene la prensa independiente y la presión psicológica que ejerce el eficiente sistema de propaganda integrada del castrismo, han contribuido a que estos fenómenos sean parte de la realidad de los cubanos sin que nadie parezca escandalizarse por tan inhumana práctica de apartheid alimentario. Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

Hay hambre en Cuba, ciertamente. Si no, que se lo pregunten a una madre de familia que tiene que comprar un MLC a más de 170 pesos cubanos para poder adquirir una gelatina... The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 precariousness for the Cuban population. For December 31 of last year, the government distributed rum and cigarettes to the entire population, assuming that rum and cigarettes would alleviate the situation of discontent. The government did not take into account that an important part of the population, not only children and pregnant mothers, does not consume rum or cigarettes, either because they are not part of their consumption habits, or simply because the products are of poor quality. . These state courtesies, obtained in the warehouse through the Booklet, were resold at more than five times the value established by the regime. Last week, independent media denounced the fines imposed on citizens who wanted to resell products that they did not consume in order to complement a fragile basic basket, lacking eggs and milk, but full of cigarettes and poor quality rum. The year 2021 will be remembered as one of the most difficult for Cuban citizens in terms of consumption, after the Special Period. Tourism income and remittances were strongly affected by the tightening of some of the embargo measures, of the health measures to mitigate the pandemic and, above all, by the spectacular failure of the regime's administrative management, which since the implementation of the Ordering Task at the beginning of that year, where in addition to not promoting domestic production, unifying the Cuban peso with the CUC, promoting the MLC and ignoring the situation of the international market, it was unable to meet the import quota and implemented sufficient measures to maintain or increase internal production. Cuba's economic crisis and the scarcity of goods is largely due to this implementation, which also had the misfortune of coinciding with the rise in international prices of consumer goods and a spiral of prices that shot up and moved away out of reach many foods that were obtained in foreign currency. For the sample, a button: the levels of fishing -affirmed government officials- would not return to those of three decades ago . The fishing laws of 1996 and the most recent of 2020 still do not have the necessary tools to be able to bring fish to the tables of Cubans. How is it possible that on an island, which has not only the sea but also important river sources, it is not easy to procure fish? How is it explained that there is an overexploitation of fishing resources on the island, but there is a shortage of this food? According to official sources, the annual per capita consumption of fish was 16 kg; today it barely reaches 3.8 kg. In short, following official data, each person in Cuba eats about 300 grams of fish per month. This year's forecast is no better than 2021: Going into 2022, essential foods continue to be in short supply and the prices of inputs such as beef, pork, rice, milk, butter and beans are rising. The concern among the population is widespread: some people seek solutions through the rituals of "feeding the land" of the Santeros, while others prepare social mobilizations that echo the cries of "we are hungry" and "freedom" of the 11J demonstrations. Added to this is the massive migration of many of the political dissidents who have been forced to leave the country due to the pressures to which the political regime has subjected them. The panorama of economic crisis in Cuba and the consequent food crisis will be one of the greatest challenges to be faced for this year. The 13% drop in the Gross Domestic Product during 2020 and 2021, as well as the reduction in tourism issues, will be important burdens that will make a dent in the food supply. For now, ordinary Cubans will continue to have to trade rum and cigarettes for basic necessities. AND AND he year 2021 has ended with a situation of extreme Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

Visitamos familias en las 15 provincias de Cuba para conocer sus formas de vida en torno a la alimentación y realizamos un registro fotográfico para retratar la realidad de la isla. Agua POTABLE kettle and filter Gutiérrez Family (Havana) -$4250 CUP/month = $42.50 USD/month water knobs Gutiérrez Family (Havana) -$4250 CUP/month = $42.50 USD/month water knobs Martinez Family (Havana) +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month Filter Martinez Family (Havana) +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month Swarm Toledo Family (Villa Clara) $4250-9660 CUP/month = Turbine Toledo Family (Villa Clara) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month water knobs Toledo Family (Villa Clara) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month water knobs Sanchez Family (Havana) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month Water Pump Sanchez Family (Havana) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month Kettle Sánchez family (Havana) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month Tank Sánchez family (Havana) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month water knobs Perez Family (Cienfuegos) +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month Water Pump Perez Family (Cienfuegos) +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month Water filter Perez Family (Cienfuegos) +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month Water filter with heater and electric cooler Perez Family (Cienfuegos) +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month Underground tank Perez Family (Cienfuegos) +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month Tank Perez Family (Cienfuegos) +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month Water tank Moreno Family (Villa Clara) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month water knobs Moreno Family (Villa Clara) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month Water filter Moreno Family (Villa Clara) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month Water tank Moreno Family (Villa Clara) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month Tank Moreno Family (Villa Clara) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month water knob Lara Family (Cienfuegos) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month Water tank Lara Family (Cienfuegos) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month water knobs Jimenez Family (Havana) $4250-9660 CUP/month = $42.50-$96.60 USD/month

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