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The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 00:00 / 04:19 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 Taken fromThe touch. https://eltoque.com/tasas-de-cambio-de-moneda-en-cuba-hoy The devaluation of the Cuban peso against the dollar and the euro has increased the value of the MLC by 112% since it began its circulation, in 2021. Likewise, the prices of the goods acquired through the MLC compared to their price in dollars, suffer from volatile inflation that makes them unattainable. The value of the pig the Dow Jones index in Cuba , is an excellent indicator of price inflation: a whole 45kg pig can fetch as much as USD440. Both the shortage and the rise in prices in MLC negatively affect access to food in Cuban pesos. This situation reinforces the barter and search systems through social networks, and the need to queue in the markets and in the warehouses to obtain goods that provide some kind of substitute for those food and cleaning goods that are out of the reach of the majority of citizens. It remains to be seen if, in this scenario, added to the scarcity of coffee due to a problem with the shipping companies , the happy Rectification manages to give a break to the disorders that the Ordering Task has generated and that leave precious goods out of the reach of the majority of the Cuban population. Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

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

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

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

"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

Visitamos familias en las 15 provincias de Cuba para conocer sus formas de vida en torno a la alimentación y recogimos fotos para comparar las experiencias con la comida con el fin de evidenciar que el hambre no se ha erradicado y hay profundas desigualdades en el acceso a la alimentación. LA ACERA DE ENFRENTE Recorrido fotográfico por la segración alimentaria en Cuba 2022 2023 2024

Descubre nuestra Declaración de principios y líneas de acción de Food Monitor Program: Control político-social y derecho a la alimentación. Para más información: contacto@foomonitorprogram.org · Facebook · Twitter · Instagram. "Hunger perpetuates poverty by preventing people from developing their potential and contributing to the progress of their society." Kofi Annan, 2002 Declaration of principles and lines of action of the Food Monitor Program: Political-social control and the right to food 00:00 / 07:26 recognizing that the restriction of Civil and Political Rights and the instrumentalization of social and economic rights is one of the common ways of sustaining authoritarian regimes ; Considering that food shortage has been an opportunity to exercise political and social control by authoritarian regimes at different times in history and in equal measure by leftist and rightist regimes; Bearing in mind that the Cuban population has been affected by the deficient inputs for production, the statist control in the forms of food preparation , the precarious forms of distribution and the shortage of basic elements; Noting that in Cuba, access to basic goods is a complex task Because the State exercises control over the importation of basic goods from the basket, it maintains a tariff regime that doubles the price of inputs, among other arbitrary measures ; Emphasizing that The official narrative has used the economic sanctions of the United States to justify shortages , the breach of promises to citizens and the violation of human rights , through the dogma of the "blockade", which even when it has had an impact on Cuban civil society , it is not the fundamental reason for the economic imbalance, the lack of social opportunities and the political persecution ; Appreciating that civil society organizations independent they have made enormous efforts to guarantee access to food for special protection groups such as the elderly; highlighting that the people who were part of the historical generation and believed in the revolutionary process, are today one of the main affected due to shortages and access to quality food, due to the low purchasing power of pensioners and the queues to access food ; Given that access to food is guaranteed by the State through the ration book, which is insufficient in both variety and quantity to complete the diet of the month; Understanding that access to regulated food requires sacrifice of one or several members of the family who, through waiting, pay with their time the subsidy provided by the State; accepting that access to food calls for additional strategies by Cuban families who are forced to go to the black market to obtain goods that do not exist in the official distribution networks; The initiative to create the Food Monitor Program, responsible for showing that the right to food has been used as an instrument of domination in Cuba since the incorporation of the supply book in March 1962. It is assumed that the greater intervention of the State-Party eliminated the power of agency of the citizens, transformed their food practices, controlled their time and managed their private life . The promise of guaranteeing social and economic rights such as food was paid for with the subtraction of civil and political rights. Cuba is an emblematic case in the matter, not only because it was recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations -FAO- for having eradicated hunger, but also because it has expanded its model of food sovereignty to other countries such as Venezuela. Food Monitor Program aims to deconstruct the myth of food sovereignty in Cuba, dismantling the justifications for the blockade and evidencing its political instrumentalization, it also hopes to serve as a reference to prevent these models from continuing to be promoted in the region and serve as a way to dismantle democracy. and the rule of law. Thus, the principles on which the Food Monitor Program is founded are: 1. Food security and the right to food. Food security is based on four dimensions: 1. the physical availability of food; 2. economic and physical access to food; 3. food utilization; and 4. the stability over time of the first three dimensions. Therefore, any strategy aimed at guaranteeing the population's food supply that does not include the four dimensions of food security is understood to pursue goals other than those related to the right to food. 2. Interdependence of Human Rights. Taking into account the indivisibility and interdependence of Human Rights, it is understood that there is no hierarchy between them, nor can their violation be considered separately. In this sense, the instrumentalization of social and economic rights, such as the right to food, not only threatens this in particular but also undermines the integrality of the human being. 3. Exercise of freedoms as an intrinsic value of democracy. Any strategy developed by the State to guarantee access and availability of food must be based on the freedom of citizens to choose according to their preferences, so that social assistance strategies must be accompanied by competitive markets and stable production systems that guarantee affordable prices and permanent availability of food for the entire population. And the lines of action on which the activities of the Food Monitor Program are developed are: 1. Monitor the conditions of access, availability, use and stability of food in the different provinces of Cuba. 2. Analyze gender roles in the search, preparation and distribution of food within Cuban homes. 3. Determine the forms of social control that operate in the distribution and purchase of food in Cuba. 4. Expose the violation of rights that occurs in the Cuban context as a result of the food policy developed by the Cuban regime. 5. Establish relationships between the food practices of Cubans and the conditions of precariousness and crisis caused by the Cuban regime. 6. Characterize the various social representations around food and its role in the construction of food identity in Cuba.

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Grade. Routes for justiciability of Human Rights Food Monitor Program presented the course titled "Routes for the justiciability of Human Rights" . The course was held on July 11, 12, 13 and 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Cuba) Todos los videos... Play Video Play Video 02:20:09 Sesión de Bienvenida e Introducción - Curso de Rutas para justiciabilidad de los derechos humanos . Presentamos nuestro curso “Rutas para la justiciabilidad de los #DerechosHumanos” orientado por nuestra investigadora Nastassja Rojas. Play Video Play Video 02:46:31 Sesión 2. Curso - Rutas “Rutas para la justiciabilidad de los DerechosHumanos Segundo día de nuestro curso “Rutas para la justiciabilidad de los #DerechosHumanos” donde se busca responder ¿En que consiste el Derecho Internacional Público? y ¿A qué hace referencia la judicialización de los Derechos Humanos? Play Video Play Video 02:45:37 Sesión 3. Curso - Rutas “Rutas para la justiciabilidad de los DerechosHumanos Tercer día de nuestro curso “Rutas para la justiciabilidad de los #DerechosHumanos” donde se busca responder ¿Qué es el Sistema Universal de Derechos Humanos? y ¿En qué consiste el Examen Periódico Universal (EPU)? Play Video Play Video 02:51:33 Sesión 4. Curso - Rutas “Rutas para la justiciabilidad de los DerechosHumanos Último día de nuestro curso “Rutas para la justiciabilidad de los #DerechosHumanos” donde se busca responder ¿Qué es y cómo acceder al Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos?

Ante la compleja situación alimentaria y sociopolítica que atraviesa el país, a nivel local se han implementado una serie de medidas de carácter especial, que comprenden la micro asignación de recursos como mecanismo de control y contención del descontento social... The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 precariousness for the Cuban population. For December 31 of last year, the government distributed rum and cigarettes to the entire population, assuming that rum and cigarettes would alleviate the situation of discontent. The government did not take into account that an important part of the population, not only children and pregnant mothers, does not consume rum or cigarettes, either because they are not part of their consumption habits, or simply because the products are of poor quality. . These state courtesies, obtained in the warehouse through the Booklet, were resold at more than five times the value established by the regime. Last week, independent media denounced the fines imposed on citizens who wanted to resell products that they did not consume in order to complement a fragile basic basket, lacking eggs and milk, but full of cigarettes and poor quality rum. The year 2021 will be remembered as one of the most difficult for Cuban citizens in terms of consumption, after the Special Period. Tourism income and remittances were strongly affected by the tightening of some of the embargo measures, of the health measures to mitigate the pandemic and, above all, by the spectacular failure of the regime's administrative management, which since the implementation of the Ordering Task at the beginning of that year, where in addition to not promoting domestic production, unifying the Cuban peso with the CUC, promoting the MLC and ignoring the situation of the international market, it was unable to meet the import quota and implemented sufficient measures to maintain or increase internal production. Cuba's economic crisis and the scarcity of goods is largely due to this implementation, which also had the misfortune of coinciding with the rise in international prices of consumer goods and a spiral of prices that shot up and moved away out of reach many foods that were obtained in foreign currency. For the sample, a button: the levels of fishing -affirmed government officials- would not return to those of three decades ago . The fishing laws of 1996 and the most recent of 2020 still do not have the necessary tools to be able to bring fish to the tables of Cubans. How is it possible that on an island, which has not only the sea but also important river sources, it is not easy to procure fish? How is it explained that there is an overexploitation of fishing resources on the island, but there is a shortage of this food? According to official sources, the annual per capita consumption of fish was 16 kg; today it barely reaches 3.8 kg. In short, following official data, each person in Cuba eats about 300 grams of fish per month. This year's forecast is no better than 2021: Going into 2022, essential foods continue to be in short supply and the prices of inputs such as beef, pork, rice, milk, butter and beans are rising. The concern among the population is widespread: some people seek solutions through the rituals of "feeding the land" of the Santeros, while others prepare social mobilizations that echo the cries of "we are hungry" and "freedom" of the 11J demonstrations. Added to this is the massive migration of many of the political dissidents who have been forced to leave the country due to the pressures to which the political regime has subjected them. The panorama of economic crisis in Cuba and the consequent food crisis will be one of the greatest challenges to be faced for this year. The 13% drop in the Gross Domestic Product during 2020 and 2021, as well as the reduction in tourism issues, will be important burdens that will make a dent in the food supply. For now, ordinary Cubans will continue to have to trade rum and cigarettes for basic necessities. AND AND he year 2021 has ended with a situation of extreme 1/1 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 [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

Realizamos una encuesta anual para monitorear la seguridad alimentaria en Cuba Encuesta de inseguridad alimentaria 2022 2023 2024

Por ejemplo, se vende en vez de carne de res, una masa cárnica que nadie sabe qué elementos la constituyen, ni aparecen los componentes ni los nutrientes desglosados... "We never leave anything without taking it out, everything is taken out here, everything is taken out, everything is taken out, nothing is left in the cellar here" HERE IS EVERYTHING Eugenio Diaz Bonilla Who in your family usually does the shopping at the grocery store? Well, my husband does the shopping in my store, he's the one who goes every month to run errands. Do you buy other “controlled”, “regulated” or “regulated” products? for this system? Through this supply book system, we buy products from the warehouse and once a month in the local currency store, which used to be in CUC, now in national currency, we buy chicken, detergent and oil; that's the same for the notebook there once a month. What products from the supply book do you consume most frequently? Do you leave any without removing in the month? From the basic food basket, what we consume the most is rice and beans, and we never leave anything untaken, everything is taken out here, everything is taken out, everything is taken out, nothing is left in the cellar here. Nothing is going to be returned to the State here, in short, that does not return to the State, but hey, you and I know how things are, here nothing is left anywhere, everything for your house. 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? This monthly purchase of products from the supply book represents 6% of our income. And, I do consider that my purchasing power has been affected since the monetary reform, before with less than 100 pesos we used to buy 3 people's errands here, now we need more than 400 pesos. How many days of the month would you say that the basic products of the notebook are enough for the family? We could say that these products last approximately 12 days, that is, they are enough for me for 12 days, an average more or less 12, 15. In my case, the rice lasts for me at the end of the month, because we do not consume that much rice, or be the children eat little rice. Here the one who eats the most is Jose and he doesn't have lunch here, since he works he has lunch at his job. But hey, the beans last a week, the coffee more or less 15 days, because I don't strain in the afternoon, I just do it in the morning, it lasts a little longer for me, there are those who last less. The chicken is 2 to 3 meals, if you distribute it in portions, here the chicken is divided into portions, and well, you distribute it and well, more or less you get 2 to 3 meals. The picadillo per child is enough for 1 meal, the oil for 10 to 12 days because that doesn't last any longer, and it lasts for me from 10 to 12 days, because I don't get cold that much, because Jose doesn't eat fried foods, because we take care of ourselves, because I try not to eat excess fat, anyway, but there are those who don't get it after 12 days, at least it gets to me, but there are those who don't. Does any member of your family receive a special diet? Read all interviews on Food Monitor Program HERE