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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

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. SIDEWALK The income categories represented correspond to the global income per family. The photos were taken between the months of March-April 2022, so we adjusted to an average exchange rate during this period of time of 1 dollar = 100 CUP. This rate corresponds to the one existing in the black market since it is the most common space to acquire basic products in Cuba. -$4250 CUP/month = $42.50 USD/month $4,250-9,660 CUP/month = $42.50-96.60 USD/month +$9660 CUP/month = $96.60 USD/month FAMILIES Income determines how each family lives, electrical appliances  you own, the furniture you have, and the food you can take home. The relationship with food goes through the relationship with money and access to foreign currency. CATEGORIES The water with which food is prepared, the electrical appliances that are used, the spaces in which it is shared, the objects that are used, the dishes that are prepared and the cleaning implements, allow us to distinguish the relationship that families have with feeding

En esta sección encontrarás testimonios de personas que viven la inseguridad alimentaria en Cuba TESTIMONIOS P Petra y su jubilación como maestra no alcanza Petra Tuve que escoger entre mi hijo y mi madre para decidir a cuál de los dos debía asignarle el mejor plato de almuerzo, y con lágrimas en los ojos dejé que mi hijo se lo llevara..." Leer más M Mariano y la escasez de agua Mariano Yo he tenido que bañarme con un pomo de agua de cinco litros que me da la vecina a veces. Con eso tengo que resolver: calentarla un poquito cuando hace frío... Leer más F Fátima y Enzo: Gestar en escasez Fatima y Enzo "Muchas madres han bajado de peso, como gran parte de la población cubana. Y es lógico: el cuerpo y la salud se deterioran ante situaciones tan duras." Leer más R La historia de Ramona: el saber tradicional Ramona “Esto ya no es rentable, pero ¿qué voy a hacer? ¿Sentarme en casa? A mi edad ya me levanto porque el cuerpo lo sabe. Es lo que conozco” Leer más F Subsistencia informal: el testimonio de una familia ante la crisis Food Monitor Program El mercado negro se ha consolidado como un sistema paralelo que sostiene la vida cotidiana en ausencia de una distribución estatal eficaz. Leer más C Lo poco que hay va para la ciudad Campesino "El guajiro cubano es lo más noble que hay, porque sin herramientas ni condiciones te trabaja y se sacrifica mucho y hasta comparte lo que tiene" Leer más L ¿Amá, tú tienes corriente? Luis "Los cortes eléctricos en la capital coinciden casi siempre con los horarios de almuerzo y comida, por lo que cocinar resulta casi un milagro" Leer más D El cuidado de una personan vulnerable en una familia Daniela "Según el médico que lo atiende, el debe comer tres huevos al día para suplir sus deficiencias proteicas, pero un huevo cuesta hasta 130 pesos en la calle; ¿con qué salario puedo?..." Leer más E Magalis y la reducción de la existencia para alimentar Magalis "Yo gano 4600 y pico de pesos, y un cartón de huevos cuesta más de 3000 pesos. Aquí no puedo ni comprar carne, ni de pollo ni de puerco.. Solo lo que sacan en la pescadería estatal..." Leer más D Yo soy mi propia ayuda María Ella tiene una pequeña estatura y debe cargar con una cubeta de más de 10 litros durante toda la jornada, regresándola luego a su casa, a unos 800 metros del lugar, llena de jaibas... Leer más R Aurelio contra los avatares del trópico Aurelio, 61 años "La desesperanza me llega cuando miro los campos vacíos y pienso en el futuro incierto. No sé cómo vamos a sobrevivir los próximos meses sin una cosecha..." Leer más A Ana Marta, ser mujer y comerciante agrícola en Cuba Ana Martha, 35 años "Hay hombres que creen que, porque trabajo en esto, tienen derecho a faltarme el respeto. Una vez un cliente me dijo cosas tan vulgares que tuve que pedirle a un compañero..." Leer más D Daniela y la contabilidad en el sector privado siendo mujer Daniela, 35 años "A veces siento que mi opinión no cuenta solo porque soy mujer. Los hombres que trabajan aquí ganan más, aunque hagan lo mismo que yo. Cuando pedí un aumento..." Leer más R René, entre la pobreza extrema y la mendicidad René "Lo cierto es que el Estado no es capaz de cubrir la demanda de servicios de atención y ayuda que requieren estas personas y por tanto han sido abandonados a su suerte..." Leer más D Daniela, de socióloga a mesera Daniela "Es imposible que se use comida manoseada para los clientes del día posterior, señaló. El administrado le dijo que sin esa comida ella cobraría mil pesos menos cada día..." Leer más E Criar para comer: La dura realidad de Elio Elio Sánchez "Yo tengo una puerca y cuando hay tiempos de fiesta o carnaval tengo que meterla en mi casa. A unos cuantos vecinos les han robado animales, incluso se los han matado..." Leer más D Crisis, desamparo y solidaridad durante el apagón Alberto Diéguez , 38 años "Mientras unos recurrían a alguna técnica desesperada de conservación, sin poder cocinar ni refrigerar, otros buscaron el consuelo de la comunidad..." Leer más J Las verdades del campesino Jaime "Las cosas se encuentran, pero pagando todo muy caro, o a precios impagables. Herramientas, insumos, plaguicidas, abonos y maquinaria, para no hablarte de los trabajador..." Leer más I Ivón y la bodeguera Ivón "Los adultos mayores muchas veces pagan injustamente el precio de la necesidad de otros. Ivón de vez en cuando para desayunar compra una jaba de pan suave a los vendedores..." Leer más J Juan José: Vivir del mar y las sobras Juan José "Para ganar un poco de dinero recojo latas para vender, cartón, aluminio lo que aparezca. En la basura se cogen los pomos, se lavan y se venden a 5 pesos..." Leer más I La familia de Idalmis: Evidencia del desamparo rural Idalmis "Producto de la precariedad material en la que viven, Idalmis y su familia han debido buscar alternativas para la alimentación familiar, que va desde recolectar cuanto producto..." Leer más I Isidro Beltrán y la cosecha pérdida Isidro Beltrán IIsidro no se rinde. Aunque la cosecha se perdió, sigue sembrando. Cada surco en la tierra es un acto de resistencia. “No puedo depender del Estado”, dice con determinación. Leer más A Angélica Lescaylle y la sobrevivencia Angélica Lescaylle "Con los huevos que me da mi gallinita, puedo hacer tortillas o cocinarlos hervidos. Es una bendición tenerla", comenta Angélica. "No es fácil, pero al menos sé que tengo..." Leer más S Un día en la vida de Soledad: El abandono en el adulto Soledad "No puedo comprar por cantidades, tampoco pollo, huevos o cosas que se salgan de mi presupuesto. Trato de ajustarme todos los días más o menos a las mismas compras..." Leer más Y La comida es mi pasión, pero también es mi carga Yordan Duverguel , 42 años "¿Qué sentido tiene preparar banquetes para políticos corruptos mientras nuestros vecinos luchan por encontrar una comida decente? ¿Por qué no podemos usar esas regalías..." Leer más E Ernesto crío pollos a sus 78 años Ernesto, 78 años "Espero que algún día la gente no tenga que recoger sancocho ni tener que criar animales dentro de su casa, ni botar basura por dinero como he visto a muchos..." Leer más A Alfredo y el oficio de subir cocoteros Alfredo, 20 años "No soy el mayor, pero casi como si lo fuera. Tengo dos hermanas mayores y dos menores; ellas tienen que estudiar y hacer su vida. A mí me toca trabajar para ayudarlas a ellas y a mami... Leer más R Ramón y Yeya Ramón y Yeya "Sin embargo, hace más de dos meses que a la carnicería no entran los 5 huevos de la cuota, ni el pollo; solo ha entrado un picadillo supuestamente de soya, de calidad pésima..." Leer más S Silvia y sus hijas Silvia "Hoy en día, la situación de Silvia sigue siendo muy precaria. Su hija menor cursa el preuniversitario. Lamentablemente, la niña tiene casi siempre que ir sin desayuno..." Leer más F Jarabe dulce, la amarga solución del cubano Fermín Delgado, 63 años "Ante esta situación, ha tenido que buscar alternativas poco ortodoxas para alimentarse. Por increíble que parezca, ha tenido que comprar jarabes dulces en la farmacia..." Leer más D Todo por mis hijos Claudia "Claudia ha perdido la esperanza de tener una vida mejor. Busca parejas como quien busca trabajo y cuando un hombre es capaz de buscar comida para ella y sus hijos..." Leer más M Manuel Manuel "Manuel no es un caso aislado, todo lo contrario. Fuera de las tiendas en MLC se suelen reunir una cantidad considerable de personas con muy bajos ingresos a esperar alguna..." Leer más J Solo me queda sobrevivir José Luis, 57 años "Actualmente vivo de los productos de la canasta familiar normada, el resto del tiempo de la caridad de los vecinos. Algunos de ellos me permiten hacer trabajos leves de jardinería..." Leer más D Daniel y la ciudad Daniel "Él es uno más entre decenas de “recolectores” que han debido agenciarse por sus propios medios, una forma de sobrevivir en medio del colapso del régimen colectivista..." Leer más A Ya no hay donde ir a merendar o tomarse un refresco Antonio,57 años "Cuando podía cambiaba productos por comida, por ejemplo, a mí me daban botas todos los años y a veces las vendía o se las cambiaba a algún guajiro por un guanajo..." Leer más C Pareciera que salgo a cazar cada vez que busco comida Carmen, 56 años "La posibilidad de comprar estos productos se ha convertido en una opción muy importante para mí, pero realmente no me alcanza el tiempo para lidiar con las enormes colas..." Leer más D Diana contra las aguas contaminadas Diana "Hay productos que solo se compran en la tienda MLC, pero yo sé que en La Habana también los venden en las tiendas en pesos cubanos y con bastante frecuencia..." Leer más F Compro alimentos baratos y hasta caducados Francisca, 55 años "Aquí hemos comprado productos inventados que violan las normas alimentarias ante la falta de comida y recursos del gobierno. Con el asunto de los apagones, y después..." Leer más

La relación entre los derechos humanos y la revolución se excusa con el “argumento hipócrita que Cuba es un ‘país diferente’,” que tiene un “‘modelo distinto’ de democracia y Derechos Humanos” 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

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Aunque ha existido cierta estabilidad en esa oferta racionada, la calidad del producto ha disminuido considerablemente y eso se debe a las carencias de materias primas para elaborar el pan y a los incontables casos de malversación, que han sido sistemáticamente denunciados por la población sin que se logre cambiar la situación para beneficio del consumidor... 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. Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

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 Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

El derecho a la alimentación se reconoce como derecho humano en el artículo 25 de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos... From “material stimulus” to “food blackmail” For: claudia gonzalez January 18, 2022 00:00 / 05:05 D D ince the 1960s there has been discussion in Cuba about the relevance of labor stimulation. Initially, it was committed to the validity within Marxism, of accounting autonomy, self-financing and the system of material incentives. A staunch critic of this trend was Ernesto Guevara, who strongly discouraged the use of methods that he considered inherited from the past. Instead, Guevara promoted moral encouragement, the mere satisfaction of duty fulfilled before the construction of Socialism. The ethical value of the stimulus was circumscribed in the rigorous and trench atmosphere, which called for exemplary production, for the sake of "decisive effort". After the failure of the Ten Million Zafra, however, the Soviet system was adopted, which already used binding calculations between workers' remuneration and the quantity and quality of their work . First it was the delivery of Soviet-made household appliances (TVs, fans, irons), then Chinese (like bicycles in the 1990s). From the trade with the ALBA governments and, above all, from the export of medical, technical and sports services, the labor stimulus consisted of a percent of what the workplace earned in foreign currency. These incentives were not granted to all positions, but depended on the capacities of each ministry. In this way, they had more presence in those self-funded centers that generated profits (from the production or export of products and services), as well as in "strategic" centers linked to the upper echelons of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Government. In recent years, however, we have seen the gradual disappearance of material products, for others of food, consisting of chicken boxes, sausages, eggs or cooking oil, among other basic consumer products. Food is nowadays the most common stimuli to reward the work of the state worker, especially among medical, technical, sports personnel, etc. For example, Cuban athletes who received decorations at the Pan American qualifying event, held in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2021, were received in Cuba by representatives of the local government, with food combos that included cakes, cooking oil, sausages and vegetables. . If the stimuli are actions to promote the potential of the individual, food deliveries in Cuba have been the slow transition towards the impoverishment of this social mechanism, to the point of being almost a government survival device. The food has happened like this, to try to fit a salary system that does not fulfill the role that it responds to; Due to the real value of its content, it would be, perhaps, closer to the conception of the Guevarian moral stimulus. So, if the stimuli are intended to raise the worker's self-esteem, it is unfortunate that basic consumer products are proposed as such, and are even desired by their recipients. At a time of chronic shortages, the partial state delivery of food also creates an important social differentiation for citizens who are prevented from this access. The government is aware of the existing food insecurity, and part of this to control and condition militancy in key sectors "stimulating" with products that should be common, daily to all its citizens. Read all the columns of Claudia González in Food Monitor Program HERE

Consulta la información sobre nuestros talleres de formación sobre temas como: Seguridad alimentaria, la espera como control social , identidad alimentaria, derecho a la alimentación... Read more... Diplomat. International standards on the right to food and monitoring of food security in Cuba Food Monitor Program presented its first diploma titled "International standards of the right to food and monitoring of food security in Cuba" . The course was held on May 17, 18, 19 and 20 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Cuba) Todos los videos Play Video Play Video 01:00 Qué significa la policrisis para los cubanos? Play Video Play Video 01:23 ¿Cómo enfrentar la inseguridad hídrica? Play Video Play Video 01:22 El peligro de cocinar con combustibles nocivos ⚠️| @FoodMonitorP comparte nuevo video de educación ciudadana sobre seguridad alimentaria. 🍳| En este episodio advertimos sobre los peligros de cocinar con combustibles sólidos: Play Video Play Video 01:27 ¿Qué es fundamental para que un país alcance estabilidad alimentaria? Play Video Play Video 01:23 ¿Cuál es la situación del hambre en el mundo al cierre del 2023? Play Video Play Video 01:18 Impactos de la alimentación insegura Load More

Elecciones en CUBA El 27 de noviembre del 2022 se realizaron en Cuba elecciones para las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular. Cuba está inmersa actualmente en una crisis multisectorial profunda, donde sobresale la inseguridad energética y alimentaria, además de un éxodo masivo. Sin embargo, en los días previos a las elecciones se realizaron ferias gastronómicas y se abastecieron los comedores estatales subsidiados para generar un estado de opinión temporal favorable. Aún así, el rechazo y la apatía ciudadana se reflejaron en la alta cifra de abstención (31,5%), la mayor en la historia electoral del país. Leer más Leer más Leer más Leer más Leer más Leer más Leer más Leer más Entrevistas

WHOSE FAULT IS IT? For: claudia gonzalez December 21, 2021 00:00 / 04:21 AND AND n the first week of December, the Cuban minister of economy, Alejandro Gil Fernández, admitted having evidence that several state stores, marketers of food products and other necessities, they sold in dollars without authorization. At the meeting of the Council of Ministers, this practice was condemned, as well as the inflated circulation of currency on the black market, among other exchanges on the illegal market. Unlike the black market, the gray market calls what the Cuban government condemns as "diversion of goods", that is, the purchase and sale of merchandise outside the channels authorized by the supplier, these merchandise being legal. On the island, from small private businesses dedicated to gastronomy to the administration of cooperatives and other state entities are subject to this type of exchange. More than with “enrichment” and “corruption”, these practices seem to be related to “struggle”, subsistence and resistance against insufficient salaries and fiscal obstacles. When it comes to getting a job, a common question is, and what is resolved there? For many state workers, the assets and access of their companies are a way to supplement their insufficient wages. The social perception of this practice implies two things. First, with a gray market as scarce as Cuba's, access to food products often includes food of poor quality, poor quality, even past its expiration date. In the networks you can find these days homemade recipes for reuse of expired powdered milk that users have purchased in some establishments. Others wonder what the real ingredients are in a tomato sauce or a guava bar bought in state-run farmers' markets, and which are more like carrot soup or beet quince. Second, the discontent of the population is used by the official discourse to redirect social demands to the closest piece in the distribution chain, to the weakest link: the “reseller”, the “hoarder”, the “dealer”. As the crisis progresses, the official press exposes caricatures that ridicule or demonize agricultural producers and vendors, as the only culprits of the inflation in the prices of vegetables and meat. It would be necessary to consider what the pertinent chain of interpellation really is, is the shopkeeper who adds a profit margin more responsible than the one who limits the products for sale to a market in the currency in which wages are not paid, and to which few have access through remittances? Is the neighbor who "hoards" with the purchase of 5 bottles of cooking oil more responsible than the one who does not guarantee a September 5, January 17. 2020. proper importation and distribution, which then imposes up to 120% customs duty on the product? Is the corner vendor who raises the price of pork more responsible than the one who does not import supplies for the animal's fattening, and then sells his imported meat on online markets? Informal relations in Cuba, although not positive for its inhabitants, start from filling gaps created and perpetuated by the country's economic administration, which is not exempt from inequities in its governance system, corruption and patronage. An important step would be not to naturalize these inequalities, and not let them be instrumentalized in the weakest. Read all the columns of Claudia González in Food Monitor Program HERE

El problema de alimentación en Cuba no obedece a un asunto de falta de alimentos, o de insumos agrícolas, o de problemas de producción... The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 00:00 / 05:56 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