In the absence of bread…cassava? The bread tragedy
Our bread depends on wheat imports. Until very recently, I thought it was impossible to produce wheat in Cuba, then...
Task of Reorganization in Cuba: beyond the survey
To expect to obtain massive and immediate positive impacts from the “Task of Reorganization” would be to ignore the reality...
Approved by omission
Cutting down on bureaucracy’s interference in the entire self-employment project approval process is essential. Not making it depend on the...
Closer to the horizon
Although it seemed that the list of activities not allowed as a modality of self-employment in Cuba looked faraway like...
Multiply or divide…
The devaluation of the official exchange rate of the Cuban peso against the dollar, the wage reform and the administration...
Aftershocks of the earthquake
If anyone ever doubted the telluric nature of the exchange rate and monetary unification, this week, the first after the...
Cuban economy in 2021: beyond the numbers
Four days ago, during the sixth regular session of the National Assembly of People’s Power, in its ninth legislature, Deputy...
The Island of Treasures
I came to the Isla de la Juventud for the first time on a plane, with my mother. We were...
Being able is not wanting, wanting is not being able
Anything that jeopardizes the aspiration to extend the Democratic presence in the White House for four years after Biden, I...
Strategy and development
Eleven principles, sixteen key areas and more than 370 measures is, without a doubt, an enormous effort in favor of...
Foreign Direct Investment and organization
The past week has been one of the most interesting in recent times, for everyone, but especially for economists. The...
The food we need
The production, distribution, marketing and sale of agricultural products monopolizes the attention of almost everyone in our country. Of course...
Our other war
A good friend sent me a few weeks ago a speech that has circulated mainly on social networks and is...
And then there’s cheese
For many years, when you left Havana and headed west or east, or when you came back from the west...
Of empty stands and trucks that don’t come in
The images of the agricultural market in my town, Santiago de las Vegas, this Sunday, August 23, 2020 have nothing...
Exports, once again
Help us keep OnCuba alive There is much good news despite COVID-19 and the return of the capital to the...
Should Cuba promote introduction of genetically modified organisms in agriculture?
Help us keep OnCuba alive A few days ago, the national press published the news of the approval in Cuba...
Distribute the cake differently
Help us keep OnCuba alive Agriculture is today one of the activities that attracts the attention of Cubans. In the...
Under the tip of the iceberg
Help us keep OnCuba alive The death throes of El trigal concentrating market were also the labor pains of the...
Combo vs. consumers
Help us keep OnCuba alive here For many years, Cubans who live on the island have almost forgotten that at...
My kingdom for a sweet potato
An old formula is known in Cuba: Goat milk and sweet potato! A humble recipe for food for the poor,...
“Respond with different actions.” It wasn’t for lack of ideas
This pandemic has caused us to look again at the documents that, for more than 10 years now, have been...
Looking for the national mammal. What about swine production in Cuba?
I remember a news item that caught my eye a few years ago. In the press there was talk of...
Cuba: Lessons from this “induced coma” in the economy
The forecasts for the world economy, whether they are the most moderate or cautious, or the most catastrophic, all make...
From the furrow to the table: removing obstacles and obstacle-makers in food production in Cuba
In recent years, Cuba has had to face a group of unforeseen events that could exceed anyone’s imagination. The unfortunate...
