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Poor people who have to access the products through the queues because I see that the fastest queue is 6 hours. There is nothing to decide, you buy what there is Ismael Fajardo, fifty-seven years old, unemployed, lives in Havana with his wife, a health professional. Approximately how much do you spend in a month to guarantee your family's diet? How much of your income does it represent? The spend of the month varies, but I can say, for example, that I received 400 MLC on July 26 and on October 6 I reached zero. In general more or less 200 MLC. How much of your income does it represent? My income is variable, I cannot record it well, because my children support and cover my food needs. It's been almost two years since we left home due to the pandemic. My wife, the person with an employment relationship in the household, earns 4460 CUP. How do you access food and in what percentage? (grocery markets, organic farms and fairs, black market, shipment of combos from abroad, purchase in MLC stores, labor incentives, others) I access food through the black bag and the combos that my children send me from abroad. How many hours do you spend searching for and buying these foods? I don't queue. Poor people who have to access the products through the queues because I see that the fastest queue is 6 hours. Do you use social networks to find out about supplies and prices in your area, for example, via Facebook or Telegram or WhatsApp groups? Yes, I use the networks, because combos don't always bring everything. If you had to divide your diet, how would you describe your intake of animal protein, vegetable protein, carbohydrates? For example, how many times a week do you consume: fish, red meat, white meat, dairy products, eggs, vegetables? Consumption is very difficult. I haven't eaten fish for more than 5 months, the last time because it came in a combo that was sent to me from abroad with a string of 8 little fish. Red meat the same situation: 2½ kg that came in the same combo. Of white meat there is only chicken for Cubans, who have already given it the distinction of national bird, hehehe. Dairy products are only available in the black bag and are very expensive: a 1-kg bag of powdered milk costs between 300 and 350 MN pesos, 1½ kg of yogurt costs around 90 MN and eggs are delivered between 10 and 15 per month per person. The vegetables? it same as the other products: the huge queues, and in private businesses the prices are sky high: 1 avocado today costs 30 MN, 1 bunch of beans that does not reach ½ lb costs 25 MN and so on, chard, quimbobo, chili. A pot of ice cream that I cannot calculate the weight of, you can only imagine the amount [referring to 10L containers], around 30 MN, all of this in private businesses, resellers, etc. Of white meat there is only chicken for Cubans, who have already given it the distinction of national bird What are, in your opinion, aggravating factors that you face daily when it comes to ensuring cooking? I'm thinking about the affectations for basic service of water, gas and electricity. I have no affectations of that type, but there are problems with the spices for the elaboration. Who do you think is today guaranteeing the right to food in Cuba, the State or the family? In my family, my children are the ones who sustain and cover those needs. Do you consider that, when shopping, you must decide between one basic food or another? Do you think you are buying food at a fair price? There is nothing to decide, you buy what there is because there is no other option. The prices are not fair and they go up more every day. Read all interviews on Food Monitor Program HERE

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En Cuba no hay hambre… al menos, es lo que se puede inferir del mapa de hambre desarrollado por el Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) para monitorear la seguridad alimentaria a nivel global... A paperless event to “celebrate” For: Serge Angel January 11, 2022 00:00 / 04:33 AND AND n a note published by the Ministry of Domestic Trade (Mincin) on December 18, it was announced that, as a result of the delays in the importation of the raw material for the preparation of the supply books for the year 2022, the available lines of the month of January and February of the notebooks of the year 2021. And although the announcement is for the population of the western and central provinces, it is eloquent in the face of what the year 2022 will be in terms of supply; something paradoxical if one takes into account that next March 12 marks the 60th anniversary of the enactment of Law 1015 of 1962, which gave rise to the creation of the "Supply Control Book" . It is difficult to speak of a celebration when in reality what is commemorated is not the supply of the population, but its control, that is, the exact moment in which, through a provision of the Council of Ministers, the National Board for the Distribution of of Food and this, making use of its powers, established the first food regulation measures for Cubans, sentencing what would be the following years of rationing. Under the euphemism of "year of planning" (year 1962) -and the fact is that the regime lives on euphemisms that are in no way compatible with reality- the National Board for the distribution of food announced at its first meeting on March 13 of 1962, what would be the rationed products and what would be the procedure for the acquisition of these through the passbook. What began as a measure to "improve the distribution of supplies" ended up becoming a state policy that through food controls the population in the most intimate. The regime got into each of the homes and abruptly came to control what each family could eat and the products with which they could clean themselves. In the blink of an eye, the board's provisions established measures for the entire country, for 26 cities and for Greater Havana (see image 1. Distribution of rationed items). It was not a minor justified decision in the shortage of those who could buy compared to those who were marginalized, it was a deliberate measure to register each person residing on the island through a person who would act as "head of the family" and who would register all the members of the family nucleus so that the paterfamilias "Revolutionary State" could "guarantee supply." In reality, there was no profit, what there was was a tremendous loss, not only had the freedom to buy been lost -of those who could and those who couldn't-, but also lost the freedom of not being controlled by an ideological apparatus such as the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR). Surveillance body that from that moment acquired teeth and increased its ability to watch the neighbors, both those committed to the Revolution, as well as those "confused" or counterrevolutionaries (see image 2. How to obtain the notebook). The lack of paper for the preparation of notebooks is nothing more than a metaphor for the control to which the people are subjected. Without many alternatives, families will have to write down in the months of January and February 2021 what they will consume at the beginning of the year, hoping that The Mincin keeps its word and on January 30 delivers the 2022 notebooks so that everything returns to the "abnormality" in which it has lived since 1962. Read all of Sergio Angel's columns on the 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

El pasado 28 de octubre, la Ley de Soberanía Alimentaria y Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SSAN) de Cuba entró en vigor... 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

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

The crisis does not distinguish species For: Nastassja Rojas January 25, 2022 00:00 / 04:28 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

Hace poco más de un mes la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) junto con el Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) presentaron su informe “Puntos críticos de hambre... A paperless event to “celebrate” For: Serge Angel January 11, 2022 00:00 / 05:14 (Mincin) on December 18, it was announced that, as a result of the delays in the importation of the raw material for the preparation of the supply books for the year 2022, the available lines of the month of January and February of the notebooks of the year 2021. And although the announcement is for the population of the western and central provinces, it is eloquent in the face of what the year 2022 will be in terms of supply; something paradoxical if one takes into account that next March 12 marks the 60th anniversary of the enactment of Law 1015 of 1962, which gave rise to the creation of the "Supply Control Book" . It is difficult to speak of a celebration when in reality what is commemorated is not the supply of the population, but its control, that is, the exact moment in which, through a provision of the Council of Ministers, the National Board for the Distribution of of Food and this, making use of its powers, established the first food regulation measures for Cubans, sentencing what would be the following years of rationing. Under the euphemism of "year of planning" (year 1962) -and the fact is that the regime lives on euphemisms that are in no way compatible with reality- the National Board for the distribution of food announced at its first meeting on March 13 of 1962, what would be the rationed products and what would be the procedure for the acquisition of these through the passbook. What began as a measure to "improve the distribution of supplies" ended up becoming a state policy that through food controls the population in the most intimate. The regime got into each of the homes and abruptly came to control what each family could eat and the products with which they could clean themselves. In the blink of an eye, the board's provisions established measures for the entire country, for 26 cities and for Greater Havana (see image 1. Distribution of rationed items). It was not a minor justified decision in the shortage of those who could buy compared to those who were marginalized, it was a deliberate measure to register each person residing on the island through a person who would act as "head of the family" and who would register all the members of the family nucleus so that the paterfamilias "Revolutionary State" could "guarantee supply." In reality, there was no profit, what there was was a tremendous loss, not only had the freedom to buy been lost -of those who could and those who couldn't-, but also lost the freedom of not being controlled by an ideological apparatus such as the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR). Surveillance body that from that moment acquired teeth and increased its ability to watch the neighbors, both those committed to the Revolution, as well as those "confused" or counterrevolutionaries (see image 2. How to obtain the notebook). The lack of paper for the preparation of notebooks is nothing more than a metaphor for the control to which the people are subjected. Without many alternatives, families will have to write down in the months of January and February 2021 what they will consume at the beginning of the year, hoping that The Mincin keeps its word and on January 30 delivers the 2022 notebooks so that everything returns to the "abnormality" in which it has lived since 1962. AND AND n a note published by the Ministry of Domestic Trade Read all of Sergio Angel's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

Encuentra entrevistas semi-estructuras sobre las experiencias alimentarias de los ciudadanos cubanos. Para más información: contacto@cuido60.com · Facebook · Twitter · Instagram. Interviews Let's talk about Food Safety A related issue is that if policy concern macro economics  y commercial is for the poor, so a policy that focuses on corn, for example, does not address the central issue. By: Eugenio Diaz Bonilla Let's talk about Food Safety A related issue is that if policy concern macro economics  y commercial is for the poor, so a policy that focuses on corn, for example, does not address the central issue. By: Eugenio Diaz Bonilla Food insecurity as domination  FAO officials, very close to the Cuban government, have declared that Cuba is an example in the area of food security and this is due to a subsidized ration book that does not cover the needs of the citizens. By: Marlene Azor The myth of food security in Cuba For Cuba, the FAO was more of an instrument of propaganda and influence abroad, while technical interventions, or in the worst case, advice on sectoral policies, was not well seen. By: Theodor Friedrich The food security situation in Cuba The study of food security in Cuba has lagged behind, due to the limitation that the Government imposes on academic research on issues that are considered politically sensitive. By: Louis Thiemann

Aunque se intenta recobrar socialmente la idea de que la Navidad es una época de alegría y celebración, en Cuba esta fecha también puede ser un período de mucho estrés debido al desabastecimiento... The crisis does not distinguish species For: Nastassja Rojas January 25, 2022 It is a titanic task, considering that the needs and suffering are innumerable. And we are not only talking about crises sustained over time, such as those that occur in contexts with depressed economies such as the misnamed "Special Period in times of war" in Cuba in the 1990s, but also health crises with economic and social impacts such as the COVID-19 in the year 2020 in almost every country in the world. But crises are not experienced the same in all countries and even more so if one takes into account that the pandemic arrived in contexts where structural difficulties were already being experienced, in such a way that a "crisis within the crisis" was experienced. A fact that led to truly dramatic situations for the population of countries like Cuba, which, forced by circumstances, had to ration food, even more than what they had been rationing for years, but what about other species? especially in a context of isolation in which they become emotional support and main company. And it is that in contexts where the scarcity of products is common, human beings are not the only ones who suffer the ravages of the lack of food and medicines, but other sentient beings also live this situation in a really dramatic way. If the animals in the midst of crises ate the leftovers from the house; what are they going to eat when there are no leftovers and when food is limited even for humans. Certainly, their place goes into the background and therefore their food and health situation is even more critical. Even so, in the midst of the difficulties in which Cuba lives, there are many who assume these other species as members of the family, and therefore seek to feed them at the expense of their own well-being. But when the situation reaches extremes, some find it necessary to let them go out to look for their food or to abandon them to reduce the mouths of the house, which exposes them to being collected by the State and that in accordance with the provisions for "control of street populations" can be sacrificed. In addition to this, several cases have been documented about the sacrifice of animals or their use for rituals, so this outing, in addition to being critical, is dramatic. This is how animal supporters in Cuba have understood it, who have faced the inaction of the regime and the recalcitrant positions of an anachronistic party, which privileges the interests of the political class and fails to identify true progressivism in the defense of the rights of animals and equality of species. The surreptitious approval of the Animal Welfare Decree-Law published by the Council of State on April 10, 2021 is not enough, if one takes into account that the advances continue to maintain the businesses of the party bosses and justice is selective with those who do not agree with the regime. Although fines are established there "for animal welfare violations", animal activists have stated that State security has poisoned their animals as an inhuman action of reprimand and no person has received any type of sanction, in addition, the Law itself is insufficient because it excludes the rites associated with the cultural heritage of Cuba from what is punishable within violence against animals. In this sense, a context of crisis in which the Law is selective and fails to authentically guarantee the rights of all species, their lack of protection is total and their vulnerability grows with the needs of the population. It is difficult to blame or point a finger at a family for not feeding their animals, while children or older adults must also suffer from serious limitations and often have to skip meals to be able to eat. Here the responsibility lies with an indolent regimen that puts a choice between the members of a family, regardless of species, who should be fed. P P prioritize problems and the population in the midst of crises 1/1 Como mencioné en líneas anteriores, resulta sorprendente que después de seis décadas para una parte del mundo y la región resulte tan difícil reconocer que se trata de una dictadura, que no hay alternancia en el poder y que este sería motivo suficiente para sancionarla como una dictadura. 1/1 Es evidente que el discurso sobre las sanciones internacionales y el llamado bloqueo es el predominante a nivel internacional. Lamentablemente la presión internacional de esta naturaleza no ha logrado su cometido de someter a las dictaduras y si les ha servido como la excusa para perfecta para ocultar el fracaso del modelo. 1/1 La situación de Derechos Humanos y las constantes violaciones a la dignidad humana no deberían ser objeto de controversia, no existe justificación alguna para las más de 1.000 personas presas políticas en la Isla, la persecución no cesa y por el contrario desde el año 2021 han aumentado los mecanismos de represión lo cual ha llevado a un nuevo repunte en la migración hacia Estados Unidos por rutas que resultan mortales. 1/1 Resulta sencillo toparse con múltiples titulares en donde señalan los logros sobre soberanía alimentaria en Cuba, probablemente uno de los mitos más difíciles de romper, lo cierto es que las denuncias no cesan frente a la mala alimentación en las cárceles del país, una evidencia de ello el testimonio de Ariel Urquiola . Así mismo, los altos precios de los pocos alimentos disponibles hace imposible consumir los nutrientes necesarios, tal como lo narra Norma en la entrevista “Yo no tengo a nadie que me ayude de afuera” . Y es que como hemos insistido desde Food Monitor Program desde diferentes investigaciones, las cifras aportadas a los diferentes órganos del Sistema Universal deben tomarse con preocupación, la mayor parte son generadas por la oficialidad, información que se puede conocer y contrastar la información en nuestro Mapa de hambre . En general, podemos evidenciar que si bien las respuesta dibujan un tanto las críticas condiciones económicas y sociales, así como la represión política, la narrativa oficial de los logros sociales ha calado en la opinión internacional opacando la realidad de una dictadura que ha sostenido por años bajo la complacencia internacional. Por lo pronto, solo nos queda seguir visibilizando lo que sucede, denunciando los abusos y registrando los hechos, con el fin de contrarrestar la campaña creada por la oficialidad para ocultar la realidad que se vive en Cuba. Read all the columns of Nastassja Rojas in Food Monitor Program HERE

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Women and the Right to Food in Cuba May 2022 We are concerned about the international imposition of the official narrative, denying the magnitude of food insecurity in Cuba, camouflaged by praise from organizations such as the FAO... Nastassja Rojas Read more... How do vegans and vegetarians eat in Cuba?  May 2022 In Cuba, addressing veganism and vegetarianism as expressions of food can have nuances. At the present time of... claudia gonzalez Read more... Cuba and the Impact of Humanitarian Aid May 2022 The Cuban Government has recently announced, in international forums and in the media, that it urgently needs humanitarian aid due to food and medicine shortages on the island... German Quintero Read more... International aid to Cuba and its impact May 2022  Recently, the Cuban regime has stated in international forums and through the media that it urgently requires humanitarian aid due to the shortage of medical supplies and food... German Quintero Read more... That in Cuba there is no hunger? April 2022 There is no hunger in Cuba...at least, that is what can be inferred from the hunger map developed by the World Food Program (WFP) to monitor global food security through a platform... Sergio Angel  Read more... What is the situation of the right to food in Cuba? April 2022 In this episode of 'Los Puntos a las Íes, the political scientist Nastassja Rojas and the co-founder of the Food Monitor Program, Sergio Ángel Baquero, talk about food in Cuba. Sergio Angel & Nastassja Rojas Read more... Cuba, Venezuela and the hotspots of hunger in Latin America March 2022 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Program do not recognize the food crisis... Sergio Angel Read more... Veganism, Vegetarianism and Free Choice in Cuba March 2022 The ability to choose which foods you want to try, eat, incorporate, or remove from your everyday diet is a sign of food identity that expresses.... claudia gonzalez Read more... Veganism, vegetarianism and the free choice of food in Cuba March 2022 The ability to choose which foods to try, consume, incorporate or subtract from the daily diet is a sign of food identity... claudia gonzalez Read more... Less food and more hours in the kitchen, food insecurity in Cuba  March 2022 The right to food is recognized as a human right. In article 25 of the Universal Declaration it is described as regular access... claudia gonzalez Read more... Cuba, the FAO and food disinformation March 2022 Chronic food insecurity in Cuba is nothing more than a condition caused by the regime to generate social and political control of the population  Nastassja Rojas Read more... The revolutionaries who explain things to us February 2022 In a meeting with foreign delegations held on May 4, 1962, less than two months after the entry into force of the ration book, the then Minister of Industry Ernesto "Che" Guevara... Sergio Angel Read more... Food has become inaccessible in Cuba for many February 2022 Shortages and shortages are accelerating in Cuba. The failure of the Ordering Task, economic reforms that sought to solve... German Quintero Read more... Damaris Betancourt: "It is difficult to photograph sadness" February 2022 “Much has been said about the ruins of Havana and I always like to make a difference there: they are not ruins; they are rubble..." claudia gonzalez Read more... The crisis does not distinguish species  January 2022 In Cuba, the responsibility lies with an indolent regime, which makes a choice among the members of a family, regardless of their species, who should be fed.  Nastassja Rojas Read more... Verónica Cervera: Confluence of Cuban cuisine January 2022 “I try to play with what I have learned and imagine how Cuban food could have evolved if ours had continued to be a normal country.” claudia gonzalez Read more... From "stimulus  material" to "food blackmail" January 2022 Since the 1960s, the relevance of labor incentives has been discussed in Cuba. Initially, they opted for the validity within Marxism...  claudia gonzalez Read more... A paperless event to 'celebrate' January 2022 The Book of Supply celebrates 60 years in Cuba. So not only was the freedom to buy lost, but also that of not being controlled by the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution... Serge Angel Read more... Daína Chaviano: The Paths of Hunger December 2021 “To preserve the national memory, transparency in information is needed, above all, data available to everyone, freedom for analysis and confrontation of figures. None of that currently exists in Cuba.” claudia gonzalez Read more... The Cuban ration book does not guarantee the right to food October 2021 According to the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights, for 6 out of 10 families, food from the ration book... Sergio Angel & Nastassja Rojas Read more... The Cuban ration book does not guarantee food October 2021 In his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, President Miguel Díaz-Canel maintained that... Sergio Angel & Nastassja Rojas Read more... Cuban ration card does not guarantee or direct food October 2021 In his speech to the Assembleia-Geral das Nações Unidas on September 23, or President Michael Diaz-Canel I stated that... Sergio Angel & Nastassja Rojas Read more... The Cuban ration book does not guarantee the right to food October 2021 In his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, President Miguel Díaz-Canel maintained that... Sergio Angel & Nastassja Rojas Read more...

En los últimos meses se ha discutido el Proyecto de Ley de Soberanía Alimentaria y Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional en Cuba... The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 00:00 / 07:39 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