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Aquí encontrarás algunos especiales sobre inseguridad alimentaria sobre temas como igualdad de genero, alimentación en zonas semirurales, inseguridad energética, entre otros. ESPECIALES Sobre Inseguridad Alimentaria en Cuba ESPECIAL -Alimentación en Crisis Cuba encarna el impacto prolongado de varias crisis : desde los años 90, el país ha descendido más de treinta puestos en el Índice de Desarrollo Humano. Tres generaciones de cubanos cargan la memoria del Periodo Especial mientras enfrentan actualmente una severa policrisis que impacta todos los aspectos básicos de la vida cotidiana. Ver más ESPECIAL- Seguridad Alimentaria e Igualdad de Género Actualmente, el 31,9 % de la población femenina mundial tiene una inseguridad alimentaria moderada o severa , frente al 27,6 % de los hombres. La violación del derecho a la alimentación en las mujeres también se ve reflejada en un ciclo multigeneracional de pobreza y potencial desaprovechado para este grupo poblacional... Ver más ESPECIAL -Alimentación en zonas SEMIRURALES Más del 24% de la población de Cuba se ubica en zonas periurbanas y rurales. Existen cerca de 6417 asentamientos albergando hasta 2,3 millones de personas en estos espacios. En la crisis multifactorial que atraviesa actualmente el país, la precarización de los servicios básicos y de la distribución de alimentos normados aumenta en las zonas más alejadas... Ver más ESPECIAL - MYPIMES De tal modo, el gobierno cubano ha desplazado su responsabilidad de garantizar la canasta básica alimentaria a la población y la ha situado en las Mipymes. Así, alimentos básicos como la leche, el arroz, el pollo y el aceite, por ejemplo, han ido perdiendo el subsidio estatal para terminar enfrentando precios que incluso sobrepasan el monto del salario y la jubilación mínima. Ver más ESPECIAL -Bancarización y escasez de efectivo El Gobierno cubano aprobó un programa de bancarización que exigía transacciones digitales para cobros y pagos en la población. En paralelo, se dificulta cada vez más la extracción de efectivo en los cajeros automáticos, por lo que los cubanos tienen más problemas para recibir sus cobros o jubilaciones, sus ahorros y capital bancario también está restringido. Ver más ESPECIAL - Seguridad HÍDRICA Desde hace varias décadas, el abasto de agua potable en Cuba viene resultando un grave problema. Diversos estudios sitúan la media nacional per cápita en 1 220 metros cúbicos al año, lo que de por sí representa un bajo volumen por habitante, teniendo en cuenta que solo la producción de los alimentos necesarios para satisfacer las 2 500 kcal que requiere una persona a diario consume 3 000 litros. Ver más ESPECIAL - Alimentación ESCOLAR en Cuba La alimentación escolar es el alimento nutritivo que los estudiantes reciben en los centros educativos durante el periodo lectivo. En Cuba, la escasez de proteínas en las raciones de almuerzo escolar se ha agravado al punto de que los alumnos solo reciben arroz o pan Ver más ESPECIAL - Inseguridad ENERGÉTICA Cocinar es una actividad central en Cuba, que necesita en muchas localidades el 90% de energía eléctrica. Pero la actual crisis energética nacional ha afectado la forma en que se conservan, elaboran y consumen los alimentos, y con ello, el bienestar en el hogar. Food Monitor Program realizó un estudio preliminar sobre el tema Ver más ESPECIAL - 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. Ver 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

supply book Noviembre, 2021 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. EVERYTHING IS SO EXPENSIVE THAT THE SUBSIDY IS A RELIEF Leandro Fernandez* "If there are elderly people or children, it is impossible to survive without the notebook since most of the month you have to buy products on the street"... Read more... HERE IS EVERYTHING Diana Sanchez* "I consider that the family diet cannot survive without the notebook, at least, even if it is that little bit, a few days helps"... Read more... I DON'T MAKE LUNCH AND DINNER LIKE I BEFORE Glory Morales* "The products of the notebook are missing because there is nowhere to get rice, sugar, or coffee, oil is scarce". Read more... WE GET EVERYTHING FROM THE BLACK BAG Richard Gonzalez* "The State does not have or deliver any released product, all the acquisition is in the black bag, which thus makes life more expensive"... Read more... I HAVE SOLD THINGS FROM THE HOUSE TO EAT Read more... "For everything you have to show the notebook because, in addition to not being able to buy in any store"... Mireya Lopez* I CAN'T REACH Yaima Reyes* "I've only had access to a combo once from abroad, for a donation through a friend"... Read more...

Notas de PRENSA 18 de diciembre de 2025 Cuba anuncia nueva tasa de cambio flotante en medio de dolarización parcial La propia ministrareconoció la “existencia de diferencias entre las tasas de cambio oficiales y el valor real que refleja la escasez de divisas”. En la práctica, la medida opera sobre un mercado cambiario fraccionado y desbalanceado Leer más 17 de octubre de 2025 Desmintiendo las declaraciones cubanas en el Foro Mundial de Alimentación La crisis alimentaria en Cuba, sustentada por la crisis energética y el estrés hídrico, se agudiza cada día más ante la mirada gubernamental, que no ofrece soluciones a la población ni siquiera a largo plazo. Leer más 11 de agosto de 2025 Un cubano necesitaría diez salarios mínimos para una alimentación adecuada En el contexto cubano, el consumo no refleja elección, sino carencia; no se estructura en función de hábitos culturales ni criterios nutricionales, sino de lo que el Estado permite o el mercado impone. Leer más 30 de julio de 2025 Cuba ante la ONU: discurso oficial encubre la crisis alimentaria interna Los programas estatales para abordar la subalimentación y la inseguridad alimentaria son de impacto simbólico y cada vez más discontinuos y escasos, sin responder a estándares de universalidad ni equidad alimentaria. Leer más 23 de mayo de 2025 FMP alerta sobre desgaste sistémico en las condiciones básicas de vida en Cuba Mientras el colapso sistémico se profundiza y la vida cotidiana se recrudece a niveles inimaginables, el Gobierno cubano responde con una política represiva, criminalizando a quienes reclaman una vida digna. Leer más 15 de mayo de 2025 Informe revela pérdida masiva de acceso a alimentos en Cuba El 96,91% de los entrevistados ha perdido acceso a los alimentos debido a la inflación y a la caída del poder adquisitivo. El 98,82% atestigua un aumento significativo en los costos de los alimentos en los últimos 12 meses. Leer más 21/01/2025 Caída continua de la producción agropecuaria lleva a empeoramiento de la crisis A mayor desabastecimiento de productos necesarios se crea igualmente un aumento de la vulnerabilidad alimentaria, obligando a una forma extendida de subalimentación y la prevalencia de hambre oculta.. Leer más 19/12/2024 Nuevas medidas para las mipymes agravan inseguridad alimentaria en Cuba Desde Food Monitor Program alertamos sobre la asfixia alimentaria que ejerce el Gobierno sobre el pueblo cubano mediante esta medida de control y centralización económica sin ser capaz de ofrecer alternativas viables que mitiguen la crisis. Leer más 21/10/082024 Cuba: observatorios y organizaciones independientes comparten preocupación por el agravamiento de la crisis humanitaria tras el colapso energético En un escenario de desconexión total en el país y sin haber creado las condiciones necesarias, la población se ha visto impedida tanto de cocinar como de acceder a alimentación elaborada,,, Leer más 29/09/2024 Medidas estatales afectan el sistema de producción agroalimentario en Cuba La cosa está en que no siempre tenemos lo que necesitamos para trabajar bien la tierra. A veces faltan los abonos o la maquinaria, y eso nos traba el trabajo. Los precios que nos pagan por los productos, ni hablar, no alcanzan para cubrir los costos... Leer más 26/09/2024 Profunda crisis energética en Cuba "El tema de la corriente en mi zona es algo hostil, la quitan todos los días fijo y es insoportable la situación. Además del calor que está haciendo, es imposible dormir por las noches. Hay familias (como la mía) que no tienen con qué cocinar"... Leer más 19/09/082024 Menos pan para los cubanos El mero hecho de que el pan, un alimento tan básico en todo el mundo, haya tenido que ser racionado a una unidad diaria por la libreta de abastecimiento evidencia una crisis económica y alimentaria en el país. Por tanto, el que después de tres décadas la venta del pan no se haya liberado... Leer más 06/09/2024 Ineptitud gubernamental impone sed en Caibarién Recordamos al Gobierno y al Estado cubano que el derecho al acceso al agua potable es un derecho humano refrendado por diversos acuerdos y tratados internacionales, algunos de los cuales Cuba es firmante. Leer más 23/08/2024 Sector no estatal: nuevas medidas, más restricciones, menos de todo Con la crisis generalizada que atraviesa el país, estas nuevas medidas y restricciones no solo forman parte del férreo control estatal sobre todos los actores económicos en el país.... Leer más 18/07/2024 Nuevas regulaciones al sector privado y su impacto en la seguridad alimentaria nacional La tendencia al decisionismo burocrático, a la desviación de responsabilidades y a la ordenación arbitraria a partir de regulaciones no consensuadas, se anquilosa cada vez más en un proceso deliberativo.... Leer más 09/06/2024 El gobierno cubano establece "economía de guerra" e impone tope de precios a alimentos. Food Monitor Program recuerda que el actual contexto económico en Cuba tiene como una de sus principales causas la fallida Tarea Ordenamiento y el retroceso de garantías y respaldos sociales... Leer más 12/062024 El gobierno exige a los cubanos buscar alimentación propia y prescindir de la canasta básica Food Monitor Program El gobierno exige a los cubanos buscar alimentación propia Cuba es un país que apenas importa o produce piensos y fertilizantes, donde escasea el agua, y donde.... Leer más 07/06/2024 Food Monitor Program y OCDH: pobreza infantil en Cuba podría ser mayor que la señalada por UNICEF La crisis alimentaria (70%), seguida de los bajos salarios y la inflación fueron identificados como los principales problemas sociales por las personas residentes en Cuba consultadas para la elaboración del reporte. Leer más 27/05/2024 El impacto negativo de los cortes de electricidad sobre la seguridad alimentaria en Cuba La grave inseguridad energética en conjunto con la obsoleta infraestructura en la mayor parte del país trae otros prejuicios como la explosión de transformadores del tendido eléctrico urbano... Leer más 08/05/2024 FMP recuerda la gravedad de la situación alimentaria en Cuba El avance de la inseguridad alimentaria y la ausencia de medidas efectivas por parte del gobierno para atajarlo, han generado mayores problemas de índole social... Leer más 08/05/2024 Un país sin comida: caída drástica de la producción en Cuba El avance de la inseguridad alimentaria y la ausencia de medidas efectivas por parte del gobierno para atajarlo, han generado mayores problemas de índole social y de seguridad en el país tales como el aumento de la emigración.... Leer más 19/04/2024 El hambre en Cuba obliga a comerse a los animales domésticos Este problema se relaciona, a su vez, con la falta de información al consumidor en los productos que el mismo Estado vende a la población, con cientos de artículos a granel y/o empaques no originales o sin la lista de ingredientes. Leer más 21/03/2024 Protestas en Cuba: “queremos corriente, queremos comida” Por otra parte, el Gobierno utilizó la comida como medida de control, tras meses de pedir a la población sacrificio y confianza en sus líderes. A poco rato de haber comenzado las manifestaciones pacíficas en Santiago de Cuba... Leer más 18/03/2024 Cuba sin leche ni pan La crisis en la producción y abastecimiento de productos básicos en la alimentación de cualquier país resultan evidencia palpable de la incapacidad del gobierno cubano para garantizar un suministro mínimo de alimentos, así como de la grave inseguridad... Leer más 08/01/2024 Sobre últimas medidas económicas y reacomodos ministeriales ¿Qué pueden esperar los cubanos? Así, la falta de inversión en el sector agropecuario ha disminuido notablemente la capacidad de autoabastecimiento nacional , aumentando las carencias y los precios de los productos.... Leer más 27/11/2023 La FAO promueve gestión de recursos hídricos en medio de la crisis de agua en La Habana De tal manera, la inseguridad alimentaria se ve actualmente afectada por la inseguridad hídrica en el país, potenciada por la falta de infraestructura y de inversión, las pésimas condiciones de las vías y turbinas, la inestabilidad en el suministro... Leer más 25/11/2023 Conmemora el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer Food Monitor Program alerta sobre los distintos tipos de violencia en torno a la alimentación o trabajos relacionados con esta que vienen sufriendo desde hace décadas las mujeres en Cuba. Leer más 21/10/2023 Sobre recientes declaraciones del ministro cubano de la Industria Alimentaria Desde Food Monitor Program alertamos las consecuencias que tiene la narrativa de seguir reproduciendo el culto a las acciones de Fidel Castro, pues de esta manera se disfraza la responsabilidad del actual Gobierno en la crisis alimentaria ... Leer más 06/10/2023 Declaraciones oficiales recientes avisan sobre la profundización de la crisis económica en Cuba Una mayor cantidad de apagones implicará mayores afectaciones en el suministro de agua a la población, pues muchas veces coincide con el horario de entrada del agua... Leer más 09/08/2023 Recientes declaraciones oficiales proponen el autoabastecimiento familiar como forma de palear la crisis Desde Food Monitor Program denunciamos el desinterés gubernamental por resolver el problema del hambre en Cuba al dejar las soluciones en manos de la población... Leer más 26/07/2023 Sobre nueva modalidad de pagos electrónicos en el sistema de bodegas. Mecanismos como éstos aumentan la inseguridad en el acceso a la alimentación , que se suma a la ya existente respecto del abastecimiento de los productos... Leer más 22/06/2023 Camagüeyanos enfrentan escasez de agua potable pese a intensivas lluvias en el oriente El discurso triunfalista del Estado cubano trató de ocultar la inefectividad de las autoridades en la evacuación y salvaguarda de los ciudadanos y sus bienes, alegando que al menos... Leer más 25/05/2023 El desfallecimiento en la vía pública como síntoma de inseguridad alimentaria para los adultos mayores El país enfrenta una de las crisis alimentarias más importantes de la región, y son las personas de la tercera edad quienes están sufriendo los embates más fuertes. Leer más 18/05/2023 Precarización de la inseguridad alimentaria en zonas del interior del país Food Monitor Program (FMP), mediante el monitoreo constante de la situación, ha detectado “ un descalabro en el abasto de alimento y productos de primera necesidad” en los municipios del interior. Leer más 12/05/2023 Deterioro y encarecimiento de los servicios de alimentación Con esta nota alertamos sobre el impacto en la salud nutricional que tendrán estos nuevos recortes en la alimentación, especialmente sobre la población mayor de 60 años.. Leer más 06/05/2023 El gobierno cubano recibe a la Relatora Especial de ONU sobre el impacto negativo de las medidas coercitivas unilaterales Ante estos desbalances evidentes FMP exhorta a la Relatora a una lectura más amplia de la precaria realidad cubana. De quedarse meramente en la condena al embargo estadounidense contra Cuba... Leer más 03/05/2023 El gobierno cubano anuncia la reducción de productos normados en medio de la crisis de combustible Con retraso de un mes, la distribución ha sido desigual, ausentándose en zonas alejadas y de difícil acceso por la escasez de combustible. Leer más 19/04/2023 Nota de prensa: Inseguridad alimentaria en Cuba : la vulneración del derecho a la alimentación de las personas mayores La responsabilidad primaria de protección de estas personas es del Estado cubano, quien constantemente vulnera el derecho de alimentación ... Leer más 04/04/2023 Nota de prensa: La FAO y Cuba se reúnen para celebrar sus avances en materia seguridad alimentaria Sin embargo, en la realidad, el trabajo de la FAO en la isla se traduce en entregar asistencia técnica y financiera para la elaboración de políticas y estrategias con el objetivo de garantizar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de la población. Leer más 25/03/2023 Nota de prensa – Richmeat Cierra su fábrica de picadillo en la región de Mariel La empresa mexicana Richmeat de México, S.A. ha suspendido la producción del producto "Picadillo Mixto Condimentado" en su fábrica en Mariel, debido a que el régimen cubano ha incumplido con los pagos. Leer más 03/01/2023 Debido a la falta de libretas de abastecimiento , el Ministerio de Comercio Interior anuncia medidas para la anotación de productos alimenticios. Como en el año pasado , las anotaciones del año 2023 se realizarán en las libretas de 2022. El uso de la libreta de 2022, según este procedimiento, será ajustado para anotar en otras páginas los productos del nuevo año. Leer más

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

Hope at the end of the year table For: Nastassja Rojas December 28, 2021 00:00 / 02:46 our minds the recipes that have marked our lives. But what happens when we can't get the food we seek; what happens when a recipe must be adjusted to what can be achieved. These restrictions diminish our hope for the coming year and undermine our traditions. The rites around food are part of our nature as human beings and of our social construction. It is not just the fact of feeding ourselves, it is what is woven from the selection of recipes, the purchase of products, the preparation of food and, of course, sharing with the people we love. Each family has its own rites, customs and even very special recipes that are saved for these celebrations, so when personal conditions or crises endanger the festivities, despair is inevitable , even more so when it comes to dates like Christmas. and the New Year where a cycle is completed and hope is placed on a new beginning. And it is that rituals also provide us with great psychological benefits that can serve as a relief, at least momentarily, from the stress of everyday life, even more so in festivities such as Christmas that have a particular flavor. For this reason, in contexts of generalized economic crises, despite the difficulties of access to food, people try to rebuild with what the rites associated with these dates have within their reach. But, it is not only a question of eating, nor a commercial matter, but rather it is about the social , family and even personal meaning that we give to food. In countries like Cuba where it is currently almost impossible to access pork due to its high cost, families will have to replace their diet with the consequent emotional and social blow. And even when there is no longer the restriction of the celebration of Christmas, imposed in 1969, the festivities continue to be marked by the economic crisis and the barriers to access to food. Although some families are seeking to substitute chicken for pork for the celebration or come up with some other dishes, this is not just about the consumption of any food to satisfy hunger, it is the breaking of traditions and rituals that are of the utmost importance for the mental health and especially on this date when the table is accompanied by the renewal of the spirit and the belief that a better future is possible. The beginning of a new year brings with it the hope that perhaps this new year will change everything. c c hen we think of the holidays, they come to Read all the columns of Nastassja Rojas in Food Monitor Program HERE

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Los revendedores y el resto del mercado negro, presumen de un abastecimiento que burla al mercado estatal y no imponen ningún tipo de regulación de compra, con este pretexto imponen precios desorbitantes que no tiene control ni competencia... 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 Igualmente, las carnicerías, charcuterías, panaderías, dulcerías entre otros establecimientos particulares que son abastecidos con productos nacionales, y que también venden en pesos cubanos, se han convertido en lujos para los bolsillos de la mayoría de la población isleña. Los precios de la carne, el pescado, los lácteos, panes y galletas, dulces y otras producciones de pequeñas empresas y fincas pecuarias particulares, se ha vuelto una opción pagable solo para personas que manejan monedas extranjeras o ganan en MLC. A pesar de que estos productos son ofertados en pesos cubanos, sus valores son referentes al cambio que maneje el mercado informal sobre el dólar americano, el euro y el MLC, de forma tal que el acceso a productos de calidad y con cierta variedad queda fuera del alcance del sector cuya referencia de ganancia sea el peso cubano. 1/1 En conclusión, el desabastecimiento de la red estatal de venta alimentos, la racionalización de compra por cantidad y frecuencia, y la baja calidad de los productos que oferta, convierte al mercado negro, a los revendedores y a la red particular de producción en la única opción segura, variada y de calidad para la copra de alimentos de la población cubana. Esta red, que se rige por los valores oscilantes del USD en el mercado informal de monedas cubano y la taza reconocida por el gobierno, minimiza los salarios en pesos cubanos que el Estado cubano establece como “justos” a partir de los precios de sus ofertas fantasma en las tiendas en pesos. La red privada de venta de alimentos, en toda su variedad de naturalezas, devela la injusta y turbia gestión gubernamental de los recursos alimenticios que dispone. Mientras la escala salarial se define por ofertas que el Estado no es capaz de mantener, el mercad privado y el mercado en MLC es abastecido con variados productos alejados del alcance de los salarios en pesos cubanos, reforzando la inaccesibilidad de la población cubana a una alimentación regular, segura y sana. 1/1 [1] http://www.cubadebate.cu/especiales/2022/10/26/el-pan-nuestro-ii-produccion-de-harina-en-molinos-cubanos-mercado-del-trigo-financiacion-y-factor- human/ [two] http://www.onei.gob.cu/node/18491 Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

"They gave a module whose origin I do not know, that was immediately after the July 11 demonstrations." Everything is so expensive that the subsidy is a relief Leandro Fernández is 39 years old, lives with his partner, his father Who in your family usually does the shopping at the grocery store? We have hired someone who does the courier service for us. He is a self-employed neighbor who provides this service. Do you buy other “controlled”, “regulated” or “regulated” products by this system? We received a donation module that they delivered. Outside of that, we look for everything in MLC stores or in buy-sell groups on social networks. What products from the supply book do you consume most frequently? Do you leave any without removing in the month? The products that we consume the most are rice, eggs, oil. I don't normally take out the soy mincemeat and the like. How much of your formal income does the monthly purchase of the products in the notebook represent? Do you consider that your ability to acquire them has been affected since the monetary reform? My income is irregular because it depends on the management I do, I am self-employed. Even so, I am not affected by the cost of regulated products, but the majority of the country is affected a lot, especially pensioners, elderly people. Even so, I am not affected by the cost of regulated products, but the majority of the country is affected a lot, especially pensioners, elderly people. How many days of the month would you say that the basic products of the notebook are enough for the family? I would say between a week and 10 days approximately. Do you exchange, buy, resell or give away any of the products assigned to you? Usually not. Do you think that the family diet could survive without the notebook? If they delivered more released products, do you think you could pay for them with your income and that it would be a positive change or would you prefer more subsidies? It depends on the people who make up the nucleus. If there are elderly people or children it is impossible to survive without the passbook since most of the month you have to buy products on the street and they are so expensive that buying them subsidized is a relief, example: toilet paper cost 20 CUP, now in the market black costs from 120 to 150 CUP. If there are elderly people or children, it is impossible to survive without the book, since most of the month you have to buy the products on the street and they are so expensive that buying them subsidized is a relief Do you consider that the products assigned by the supply book condition the way you prepare food? In my case, I don't think it conditions the cooking of the food I eat. Have you received any donation or external product at subsidized prices during the Covid19 period for the passbook? Can you describe it, as well as its origin? They gave a module whose origin I do not know, that was immediately after the July 11 demonstrations. The content varied from region to region. We receive rice, lentils, pasta, oil. Some people were given milk, others wheat flour, or chicken. Read all interviews on Food Monitor Program HERE

Los topes de la devaluación en la historia de Cuba, alcanzados en los años 90, rondaban el valor de 150 pesos por un dólar; mientras en 2022 la devaluación superó la cifra hasta llegar a 200 pesos en este cambio. 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. 1/2 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. 1/2 Según análisis de la Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas e Información (ONEI), el poder adquisitivo de los hogares cubanos pudo haberse reducido en sus tres cuartas parte desde mayo de 2021. La sola publicación por un organismo gubernamental de los informes de precios y estadísticas sobre su crecimiento aluden a un cinismo sin igual por parte del gobierno. [1] Aceptar estas cifras advierte su conocimiento de la inaccesibilidad de los alimentos para la mayor parte de la población cubana. El impacto de esta recesión adquisitiva que afecta directamente a la familia cubana es basado mayormente sobre los precios de los alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas, que en diciembre de 2022 estaban un 76.59 % más caros que hace un año. Productos como la carne de cerdo (46%) y los frijoles colorados (16%) experimentaron un aumento exponencial de sus precios, describiendo una escalada cada vez más desentonada con las escalas salariales impuestas por el gobierno cubano. 1/2 Según la plataforma informativa El Toque y en función de los datos aportado por la ONEI una canasta básica conformada por la aportación de la libreta de abastecimiento y un apoyo que permita “estirar” los alimentos hasta fin de mes, podría costar de 8 mil a 11 mil pesos por persona. Estas cifras que duplican el salario medio se reducen a cubrir una alimentación mínima adecuada y no contempla servicios como la electricidad, el agua o el gas licuado, parte fundamental de la tarifa de la alimentación. En lo que va de 2023, los precios de los alimentos siguen subiendo poco a poco y no asoma ninguna intención gubernamental referente a reformas salariales. El valor de las divisas en el mercado informal se mantiene fluctuando sobre los 165 pesos y las ofertas de alimentos en pesos cubanos escasean cada vez más. Mientras tanto, el mercado negro aumenta sus precios y mantiene sus ofertas, mostrándose más abastecido en cantidad y variedad que el mercado estatal. [1] Anuario estadístico Cuba 2021, en: http://www.onei.gob.cu/node/18501 Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

Referirse a los Sistemas de Protección de Derechos Humanos en contextos como el cubano resulta una tarea de gran complejidad... The crisis does not distinguish species For: Nastassja Rojas January 25, 2022 00:00 / 06:01 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 Read all the columns of Nastassja Rojas in 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