The Director-General of Foreign Trade in Cuba, Vivian Herrera, recently stated that the agricultural sector represents around 40% of the total exports. As a result of the decline of trade with socialist countries, export trade experienced an important structur... More »
The European Union (EU) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) made a donation to the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) for the purchase of protective equipment for farmers to combat COVID-19 infection risk. The donation was used to pur... More »
Cuba and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a climate resilience project agreement valued at USD 119 million with financing from the Green Climate Fund. The signing of this agreement will benefit 240,0000 persons livi... More »
~ The provision repeals part of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba ~ President Trump signed the 2018 farm bill (Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018) into law with a provision that will allow U.S. agricultural producers to use federal market promotion dollars for ... More »
It’s increasingly becoming the norm for cooperative farms rather than the exception. Since the founding of the small farmer’s association known as the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) (Asociación Nacional de Agricultores Pequeños) in 1961, the coun... More »
Cuba and IFAD signed livestock agreement, a historic accord that can further boost the Latin American nation’s commitment to sustainable agriculture. The deal will also bolster the burgeoning cooperative movement in the country. Cooperatives are responsible fo... More »
In the news – In its early days and very exciting is the news of a Cuban based joint venture to rebuild the country’s citrus/ agriculture industry. The deal aims to assist in rebuilding and improving an already producing farm by tripling agriculture productio... More »
Engage Cuba, a leading bipartisan advocacy organization in Washington DC announced via a press release today, the launching of the Engage Cuba Alabama State Council to rally support for an end to the travel ban and trade embargo against Cuba. Engage Cuba has a... More »
Minister Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero, from the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI), is currently on an official visit to the United States, attended a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. He is also to meet with Michael Scuse, Acting Deputy Secre... More »
“Necessity is the mother of all invention,” so goes the wise old proverb and, out of necessity, something innovative usually evolves. Will Cuba begin exporting it’s organic produce to the United States? Perhaps that is not the question to ask. More specifica... More »
Engage Cuba and the U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC) released their latest analysis this week on the benefits of increasing agricultural trade with Cuba. The report on “Future Prospects for US Agribusiness in Cuba” is their second report, the earli... More »
For over fifty-six years, the United States trade embargo against Cuba has resulted in a debilitating financial situation in the country. Today, the nation continues to engage in international trade, albeit under stringent regulatory constraints that the Unite... More »
