Somos un Programa de Monitoreo y denuncia de la (in)seguridad alimentaria en Cuba Monitoreamos la inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional Evidenciamos el uso de la alimentación como una forma de control político Conócenos Opinión Octubre 29 de 2026 Emergencia nutricional y enfermedad: un círculo vicioso en Cuba Según las encuestas de FMP, en 2025 el 96 % de las personas que necesitaban una dieta especial por razones médicas no pudo cumplirla sistemáticamente. La escasez, la pérdida de poder adquisitivo y el deterioro de los servicios básicos alimentan un círculo de desnutrición y enfermedad cuyas consecuencias comprometen la salud, la productividad y el futuro de toda una sociedad. Octubre 22 de 2026 La caza de palomas silvestres en Cuba “En la Cuba de hoy, el hambre y el colapso alimentario han obligado a jubilados, trabajadores y ciudadanos de toda condición a rescatar antiguas técnicas de supervivencia y tender trampas artesanales para cazar palomas, en un intento desesperado por llevar algo de comer a la mesa, mientras décadas de políticas económicas fallidas han convertido la supervivencia en una lucha cotidiana.” Octubre 15 de 2026 64 años de la libreta de (des)abastecimiento En Cuba, tener derecho a una cuota no significa tener comida. Detrás de los registros oficiales hay hogares que pasan hambre, mujeres que reducen sus propias porciones para alimentar a sus hijos y familias que luchan cada día por conseguir lo indispensable. La Acera de Enfrente FOTOREPORTAJE Recorrido fotográfico por la segregación alimentaria en Cuba Seguridad Alimentaria ENCUESTA Mapa de Hambre DATOS Seguimiento continuo de la inseguridad alimentaria en Cuba DATOS El Precio de Comer en CUBA Registramos el comportamiento de alimentos básicos y sus formas de adquisición a lo largo de la Isla Conoce MÁS Testimonios Ver Más TESTIMONIOS Testimonio No.46 "Aunque saquen 176 medida, al privado lo van a persiguiendo" Leer más Testimonio No.45 “Pensé que en La Habana iba a comer y vivir mejor” Leer más Testimonio No.44 Diabetes en la infancia cubana, relato de una madre bayamesa Leer más 29 Oct. 2026 Alerta sobre la vulnerabilidad de las personas mayores ante la crisis higiénico-sanitaria en Cuba El 91,5 % de los hogares encuestados reporta dificultades de acceso a medicamentos y el 90 % de las personas mayores entrevistadas carece de vías para garantizar la continuidad de sus tratamientos. Leer Nota

Notas de Prensa Food Monitor Program Aquí encontrarás nuestras últimas publicaciones y pronunciamientos sobre la situación alimentaria en Cuba y la región 29 Oct. 2026 Alerta sobre la vulnerabilidad de las personas mayores ante la crisis higiénico-sanitaria en Cuba El 91,5 % de los hogares encuestados reporta dificultades de acceso a medicamentos y el 90 % de las personas mayores entrevistadas carece de vías para garantizar la continuidad de sus tratamientos. Leer Nota 2023 2024 2025 2026 14 Sep. 2026 La nueva ley de tierras en Cuba amplia derechos y preserva el... El Estado conserva amplias facultades para autorizar el acceso a la tierra, regular su uso y poner fin al usufructo, mientras el campesinado continúa expuesto a mecanismos administrativos... 27 Jul. 2026 Cocinar cuesta más en Cuba: el régimen dispara el precio del gas FMP recuerda que la seguridad alimentaria es multifactorial y no culmina en el acceso a los alimentos, sino que incluye la capacidad para preservarlos, así como su higiene, cocción y desuso. 15 May. 2026 Crisis sin salida y protestas ciudadanas En este escenario los datos también reportan una percepción ciudadana negativa respecto al desempeño gubernamental, el 80% indica la fallida administración del país como mayor responsable de la crisis. 09 Abril. 2026 Opacidad institucionalizada en la gestión de ayuda humanitaria de México a Cuba El gobierno cubano justifica la decisión como una estrategia de seguridad orientada a evitar posibles boicots. En la práctica, esta medida elimina la trazabilidad de los recursos al no existir información pública sobre... 08 Feb. 2026 Alerta el impacto de las medidas por emergencia energética y la seguridad alimentaria Cuba se enfrenta a una emergencia humanitaria y la respuesta ciudadana, marcada por la apatía y la desesperación, indica una ruptura del contrato social. La actual política de “parches” y “economía de guerra”... 26 Agos. 2026 El aceite vegetal se convierte en un bien de lujo en Cuba Esta fragmentación territorial revela una política reactiva y contradictoria: tras liberalizar el precio a escala nacional ,las autoridades locales intentan contener la inflación mediante topes que, sin abastecimiento suficiente ni control sobre los costos mayoristas, pueden incentivar el ocultamiento del producto y su desplazamiento hacia circuitos informales. 24 Jun. 2026 FMP advierte: una reforma económica sin libertades Allí donde la reforma ocurre mediante la redistribución opaca de activos públicos hacia grupos con información privilegiada, acceso a divisas, vínculos familiares o cercanía política... 04 May. 2026 Encuesta nacional de seguridad alimentaria “En Cuba hay hambre 2025” Las personas mayores de 60 años aparecen como uno de los grupos más expuestos. El 55,6 % reportó pérdida considerable o total de acceso a alimentos y el 53,0 % destina todo su ingreso a comer. 06 Mar. 2026 Opacidad y captura institucional de donativos internacionales en Cuba Food Monitor Program ha logrado monitorear los patrones de ejecución de ayudas internacionales, altamente dependientes del Gobierno cubano. Entre los principales obstáculos para estas entregas se encuentran la alta centralización, la lentitud y opacidad.... 01 Agos. 2026 FMP alerta la malnutrición afecta casi al doble de mujeres El hallazgo permite hablar de una feminización de la subalimentación, no solo porque las mujeres presentan una mayor prevalencia de bajo peso, sino porque sobre ellas recae la alimentación familiar... 02 Jun 2026 Cuba entra en nueva temporada ciclónica en condiciones críticas En el contexto actual, la población cubana no cuenta con capacidad económica y logística para crear reservas. Los apagones afectan la refrigeración de alimentos y medicamentos, el bombeo de agua, el funcionamiento de centros de salud, la carga de teléfonos móviles,y el acceso a alertas e información. 29 Abril. 2026 Aumento de estafas telefónicas asociadas a transfermóvil en Cuba Este grupo enfrenta condiciones específicas que aumentan su vulnerabilidad: menor alfabetización digital, menor acceso a información actualizada sobre fraudes y una mayor predisposición a confiar en llamadas... 22 Feb. 2026 La quema de basura en la habana: crisis de servicios urbanos y riesgo sanitario Esta no es una causa aislada sino el desenlace natural ante la falta de gestión eficiente sobre bienes y servicios públicos en Cuba, que ya han dado muestras del quebranto de la salud de los cubanos, como la proliferación de vectores portadores de chikunguña, dengue y otras fiebres. 18 Dic. 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”. 30 Jul. 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. 21 Ene. 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. 17 Oct. 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. 23 May. 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. 11 Agos. 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. 15 May. 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. 19 Dic.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. 26 Sept 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"... 23 Agos. 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.... 12 Jun. 2024 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.... 17 May. 2024 Food Monitor Program 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... 21 Mar. 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... 21 Oct. 2024 Cuba: observatorios y organizaciones independientes comparten preocupación. 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,,, 19 Sept. 2024 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... 18 Jul. 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.... 07 Jun. 2024 FMP 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. 08 May. 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.... 18 Mar. 2026 Food Monitor Program: 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... 29 Sept. 2025 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... 06 Sep. 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. 09 Jun. 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... 27 May. 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... 19 Abr. 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. 08 Ene. 2026 Sobre últimas medidas económicas y reacomodos 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.... 27 Nov. 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... 06 Oct. 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... 22 Jun. 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... 12 Abr. 2023 Food Monitor Program: 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.. 19 Abr. 2023 Inseguridad alimentaria en Cuba: la vulneración del derecho a la alimentación La responsabilidad primaria de protección de estas personas es del Estado cubano, quien constantemente vulnera el derecho de alimentación... 03 Ene. 2023 Debido a la falta de libretas de abastecimiento, el Ministerio de Comercio anuncia medidas 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. 25 Nov. 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. 09 Agos. 2023 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... 25 Abr. 2023 El desfallecimiento en la vía pública como síntoma de inseguridad alimentaria 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. 06 May. 2023 El gobierno cubano recibe a la Relatora Especial de ONU sobre el impacto negativo 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... 04 Abr. 2023 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. 21 Oct. 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... 26 Jul.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... 18 Abr.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. 03 May. 2023 El gobierno 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. 25 Abr. 2023 FMP: 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.

La seguridad alimentaria ha sido siempre uno de los objetivos más importantes en Cuba desde la revolución. A partir del año 2008 se convirtió en el objetivo más importante del gobierno... "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 Diana Sánchez is 35 years old, lives with her husband and two minors of age in San Miguel del Padrón 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

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

El trabajo no ha sido fácil, en los últimos años escasean los bancos de posturas donde conseguir las muestras que desea injertar. La crisis migratoria y los casi nulos incentivos para el cultivo entre los jóvenes ha dejado muchos viveros en desuso... 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 Mientras labora es interrumpido sin descanso, a veces por los niños que vienen en búsqueda de una guayaba o chirimoya, un campesino que quiere contratarlo para injertar café u otras plantas , o bien por alguien que necesita un pepino o tomate para acompañar la comida. Con 73 años de edad, antecedentes de hipertensión arterial y diabetes, se incluye en el grupo poblacional de personas vulnerables. Por eso asegura que su mayor inversión sea un huerto donde plantó cúrcuma, jengibre, hierbabuena y una colmena de abejas que instaló en el tronco de una mata de naranja. Con estos productos suple muchas veces la escasez de medicamentos para aliviar gripes, resfriados y otras dolencias inmediatas. Confiesa que las plantas le han salvado la vida, encuetra en ellas su lugar de paz. Se nota en el amor que le pone a cada uno de los trabajos que realiza. Cada injerto se convierte en una especie de hijo que acompaña hasta el momento en que recoge su cosecha. Siempre velando que todo esté bien, le habla como si el árbol le entendiera y este responde dándole aquello que necesita. 1/2 Los injertos son una manera simple de acortar los ciclos de producción de algunas frutas y lograr variedades que de otra manera no se darían en el país. Esta habilidad se hace particularmente necesaria en un tiempos donde la comida y los insumos para producirla escasean notablemente. Aunque la práctica es asociada comunmente a las zonas rurales, las pequeñas ciudades también comienzan a incursionar en este proceso, pues el injerto puede intervenir en el proceso de crecimiento de la planta y esto ayuda cuando el espacio para cosechar es limitado. Read all of German Quintero'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

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

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

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

Ante la compleja situación alimentaria y sociopolítica que atraviesa el país, a nivel local se han implementado una serie de medidas de carácter especial, que comprenden la micro asignación de recursos como mecanismo de control y contención del descontento social... The abundance of scarcity For: German Quintero January 04, 2022 precariousness for the Cuban population. For December 31 of last year, the government distributed rum and cigarettes to the entire population, assuming that rum and cigarettes would alleviate the situation of discontent. The government did not take into account that an important part of the population, not only children and pregnant mothers, does not consume rum or cigarettes, either because they are not part of their consumption habits, or simply because the products are of poor quality. . These state courtesies, obtained in the warehouse through the Booklet, were resold at more than five times the value established by the regime. Last week, independent media denounced the fines imposed on citizens who wanted to resell products that they did not consume in order to complement a fragile basic basket, lacking eggs and milk, but full of cigarettes and poor quality rum. The year 2021 will be remembered as one of the most difficult for Cuban citizens in terms of consumption, after the Special Period. Tourism income and remittances were strongly affected by the tightening of some of the embargo measures, of the health measures to mitigate the pandemic and, above all, by the spectacular failure of the regime's administrative management, which since the implementation of the Ordering Task at the beginning of that year, where in addition to not promoting domestic production, unifying the Cuban peso with the CUC, promoting the MLC and ignoring the situation of the international market, it was unable to meet the import quota and implemented sufficient measures to maintain or increase internal production. Cuba's economic crisis and the scarcity of goods is largely due to this implementation, which also had the misfortune of coinciding with the rise in international prices of consumer goods and a spiral of prices that shot up and moved away out of reach many foods that were obtained in foreign currency. For the sample, a button: the levels of fishing -affirmed government officials- would not return to those of three decades ago . The fishing laws of 1996 and the most recent of 2020 still do not have the necessary tools to be able to bring fish to the tables of Cubans. How is it possible that on an island, which has not only the sea but also important river sources, it is not easy to procure fish? How is it explained that there is an overexploitation of fishing resources on the island, but there is a shortage of this food? According to official sources, the annual per capita consumption of fish was 16 kg; today it barely reaches 3.8 kg. In short, following official data, each person in Cuba eats about 300 grams of fish per month. This year's forecast is no better than 2021: Going into 2022, essential foods continue to be in short supply and the prices of inputs such as beef, pork, rice, milk, butter and beans are rising. The concern among the population is widespread: some people seek solutions through the rituals of "feeding the land" of the Santeros, while others prepare social mobilizations that echo the cries of "we are hungry" and "freedom" of the 11J demonstrations. Added to this is the massive migration of many of the political dissidents who have been forced to leave the country due to the pressures to which the political regime has subjected them. The panorama of economic crisis in Cuba and the consequent food crisis will be one of the greatest challenges to be faced for this year. The 13% drop in the Gross Domestic Product during 2020 and 2021, as well as the reduction in tourism issues, will be important burdens that will make a dent in the food supply. For now, ordinary Cubans will continue to have to trade rum and cigarettes for basic necessities. AND AND he year 2021 has ended with a situation of extreme 1/2 The article only came to make "official" a reality that  was already evident at the popular level, months ago self-employed workers have had difficulty accessing the purchase of wheat flour, for what bread and other derivatives  have become luxury products.  One of the main issues aired in street debates is the difficulty of mothers to provide their children  at least two loaves a day, one at breakfast  and another at snack time, an equation that is complicated for those who have more than one child at school age.  These  families, who usually supplemented the scarce supply of standardized bread, with what they could purchase through the network of state or private bakeries, have been limited  by the price increase. Today a bag of eight or ten loaves oscillates  between 180 and 350 cups without the supply remaining stable. Although the price in state bakeries is lower, the stability of the product is subject to scheduled power cuts and the supply of flour. In addition, the lines to buy this product   can reach up to five hours, an unthinkable time for people who have to comply with work hours. Teresa is an 80-year-old retiree, lives alone and ensures that her diet basically consists of bread and milk, two products that are currently difficult to access. Until recently, he bought bread at the bakery near his home, but  according to him, the queues have become  unbearable and some end up with the intervention of the police due to to violent fights. On some occasions, he waited for the resellers and bought the same bread for a slightly higher price, still affordable to his checkbook, however, with the shortages of the last few days and the inspectors' stalking, the price has skyrocketed and now he barely survives with the bread from the cellar. 1/2 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. 1/3 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. 1/4 Esta opción de ordenar desde casa, aunque reservada para un mínimo de la sociedad, parece ser la más recomendable a juzgar por las advertencias de todos: no andar solo de noche, tomar por calles transitadas e iluminadas, no sacar el celular en la calle, nada de joyería que llame la atención, si estás solo no le abras la puerta a ningún extraño aunque se identifique como cobrador, fumigador, etc. Todo este orden de cosas imposibilita otros aspectos de la vida más allá de buscar productos básicos para la subsistencia. Un amigo al que no veía hacía tiempo postergó su visita durante todo un día por estar en trámites y colas inaplazables (una vez que llega un producto refrigerado a un punto de venta que no tiene las condiciones para mantenerlo la compra debe ser inmediata). Al final, cuando pudo liberarse de sus ocupaciones, decidió esperar al día siguiente porque “ya se había hecho tarde y no era seguro andar por estas fechas y a esta hora solo en la calle”. Tanto la elevada criminalidad, los precios inaccesibles y las ocupaciones diarias para conseguir comida más barata son las razones de mayor peso por las cuales las calles de La Habana en estas fechas, siempre llenas de personas festejando, estén desiertas. Con las excepciones de las personas en diferentes modos de espera y colas, incluso los puntos de recreación más frecuentados en el Vedado o la Habana Vieja resultan más solitarios que de costumbre. Aún cuando existen ofertas culturales durante los fines de semana estas tienen una concurrencia ridícula. Justo antes de Navidad, un sábado a las 10:00 pm un DJ “pinchaba” frente a la Casa de las Américas con tres policías como únicos espectadores. El fin de semana siguiente, en pleno curso del Aquelarre, un festival nacional del humor bastante popular, el cine Yara tenía solo sus seis primeras filas ocupadas. Los asistentes se reían de los temas en boga: el racionamiento, la moneda “dura”, “los volcanes” y los diferentes ritos religiosos para lograr “hacer la travesía”. 1/3 La Habana es la capital de un país donde la realidad toca todos los resortes plausibles del sentido común, del orden social, del imaginario popular. Un día un bodeguero vende los mandados de sus vecinos y se va del país con lo recaudado, dejando a sus clientes sin la cuota del mes. Otro día el Ministerio de Salud Pública admite que dos trabajadores de un hospital en Santiago de Cuba han estado vendiendo órganos de procedencia humana, sustraídos de la morgue, presuntamente para venderlos como comida o como artículos religiosos; ya el objetivo final no importa ante las especulaciones de un horror cotidiano que se normaliza. En este año que finalizó más de cuatro bebés han sido abandonados en diferentes provincias del país, algunos corriendo suertes lamentables. Pero esos son solo los casos que trascienden en las redes. Como sea, la sociedad cubana parece vivir en un estado de alarma perpetuo, naturalizando precariedades y alegrándose por mínimos derechos que reciben como milagros. Ni siquiera los chistes resultan subversivos cuando el contexto cotidiano supera la ficción. La Habana no se ha vuelto repentinamente tranquila; si en un año se han ido más de 300 000 cubanos solo por Estados Unidos, según la demografía habanera al menos una persona de cada diez ya no está, esto puede variar según los grupos etarios. La gente joven se va, los mayores se atrincheran, muchas familias contemplan eventualmente un viaje que depare un futuro menos desgastante. A los que no pueden aspirar a ese cambio les espera envejecer a un ritmo cotidiano donde prima el hastío y la incertidumbre. 1/2 Read all of German Quintero's columns on the Food Monitor Program HERE

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

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