Cuban agriculture

A power struggle for the future

July 21, 2010

Der Spiegel on the political and economic realities facing the Castro regime in its fight for survival: But the release of the dissidents could also be a message to the Europeans, who have not been entirely sure what to make of the new president since he officially assumed office in February 2008. Raul is believed to [...]

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$1.5B spent on food imports

April 13, 2010

Cuban Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura during the sessions of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) of the provinces of Matanzas, Ciego de Avila and Sancti Spiritus on Sunday announced that the country invests more than $1.5 Billion dollars annually buying food, part of which can be substituted by national products if the areas [...]

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