{"id":213375,"date":"2020-02-07T14:43:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=213375"},"modified":"2020-02-07T14:43:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:43:05","slug":"from-michigan-to-cuba-in-search-of-new-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/from-michigan-to-cuba-in-search-of-new-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"From Michigan to Cuba: in search of new opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even when <\/span>relations between Cuba and the United States<\/span><\/a> are experiencing a marked setback since the arrival of Donald Trump to the White House, the interest in maintaining and even fostering relations with the island remains on the agenda of various sectors of U.S. society.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most persevering, even against the policy of the Trump administration, is the agricultural sector, which sees business opportunities go to waste just 90 miles from U.S. territory due to embargo regulations, and has bid for <\/span>approval of laws<\/span><\/a> that benefit export and trade with Cuba.<\/span><\/p>\n

And although at the country level the links are very limited and there are still barriers such as the impossibility of selling to the island agricultural products on credit, there are several U.S. states that insist on maintaining contacts with the Cuban authorities and producers, both to find niches in the current state of bilateral relations as well as for a possible future scenario of normalization of relations.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the case of Michigan. A delegation of politicians and agricultural businessmen has arrived in Cuba from that U.S. state\u2015the latter led by Chuck Lippstreu, current president of the Michigan Agri-Business Association (MABA)\u2015to strengthen years of ties, even during times of ups and downs, and dialogue with their Cuban counterparts about future opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

For this they have met with officials, farmers and leaders of agricultural cooperatives, \u201cnot only to talk about what we can contribute, but also to learn from agriculture and other associated sectors in Cuba,\u201d said Gary McDowell, director of the state\u2019s Department of Agriculture, for whom the visit has been \u201ca tremendous learning experience\u201d and who thanked his Cuban counterparts for the fruitfulness of the meetings and the hospitality received.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legisladores y empresarios agr\u00edcolas de M\u00edchigan en viaje de negocios a Cuba<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n