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Artemisa Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Vietnam’s Envoy and Its Investment Projects in Cuba

Hanoi has seven companies in the Mariel free zone and proposes to get involved in agricultural development, fishing and energy 14ymedio, Havana, 7 March 2025 — It is not clear what Vietnam is looking for on the Island, but the failure of its largest agricultural project, due to Cuban mismanagement, has not slowed down its … Continue reading “Artemisa Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Vietnam’s Envoy and Its Investment Projects in Cuba”

The Cuban Government Contemplates, for the First Time, Granting Land in Usufruct to Foreigners

“We know of many cases of people living in the country who are interested in accessing this possibility,” said the Ministry of Agriculture. 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 4 March 2025 — The Cuban Government is considering granting land in usufruct to foreign companies and individuals with permanent residence on the Island, in a new measure to increase … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Contemplates, for the First Time, Granting Land in Usufruct to Foreigners”

Tired of Cuban Inefficiency, the Vietnamese Abandon Their Successful Rice Project

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 2 May 2023 — The residents of La Sierpe, in Sancti Spíritus, glued their eyes and ears to national television this weekend while the news of the official visit of senior Cuban officials to Vietnam was presented. The tone disseminated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was exalted. “For Vietnam … Continue reading “Tired of Cuban Inefficiency, the Vietnamese Abandon Their Successful Rice Project”

The First Shipment of a Chinese Donation of 30,000 Tonnes of Rice Arrives in Cuba.

Havana and Santiago de Cuba each received 2,400 tonnes, with a delivery ceremony held in the capital. 14ymedio, Madrid, 20 January 2026 — Up to 30,000 tonnes of rice will arrive in Cuba from China in the coming weeks, according to an announcement made by the official press on Monday, reporting the arrival of the … Continue reading “The First Shipment of a Chinese Donation of 30,000 Tonnes of Rice Arrives in Cuba.”

Without Fuel, Fertilizers, or Insecticides, They Intend To Plant 41,000 Hectares of Rice in Eastern Cuba

Yields have stalled between two and 2.5 tons per hectare, whereas in the past they reached up to five and the Vietnamese achieve up to seven in the rest of the Island 14ymedio, Madrid, December 12, 2025 –- “We’ve gone practically four years without having that technological package,” Odisnel Traba Ferrales, agricultural director of the … Continue reading “Without Fuel, Fertilizers, or Insecticides, They Intend To Plant 41,000 Hectares of Rice in Eastern Cuba”

As in Cuba’s Special Period, Authorities Hope the “Popular Rice” Will Reduce Imports

The Agricultural Group has set out to sow 200,000 hectares (494,212 acres), half of which are under the responsibility of “large enterprises and specialized centers” 14ymedio, Havana, October 15, 2025 — The lack of production in Cuba is not easy to solve, but it usually finds compensation in a corresponding show of ‘voluntarism’. This is … Continue reading “As in Cuba’s Special Period, Authorities Hope the “Popular Rice” Will Reduce Imports”

The Private Sector Has Become the Main Producer of Rice in Cuba

Despite the good performance of a Vietnamese company, only 10% of national consumption was covered in 2024 14ymedio, Madrid, October 8, 2025 — The participation of the private sector in rice production has grown so much that it has already exceeded the State’s contribution. Based on official information, the economist Pedro Monreal deduces that private … Continue reading “The Private Sector Has Become the Main Producer of Rice in Cuba”

Cuba Receives Rice from Colombia, Where There is Overproduction

Producers will sell 1,404 tons and the Colombian government will subsidize export. 14ymedio, Madrid, July 10, 2025 — This Wednesday, at the Youth Labor Army (EJT) market on 17th and K, a poster announced the sale of imported rice at 310 pesos a pound. A few hours ago, the May’s allocation arrived at Havana’s ration … Continue reading “Cuba Receives Rice from Colombia, Where There is Overproduction”

For the First Time Since 1959, Cuba Grants Land for Harvesting to a Foreign Company

Vietnam has already cooperated in rice production, but this time it will do so with a lease contract for a Vietnamese company EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 9 January 2025 — A Vietnamese company has become the first foreign entity to receive land in Cuba – initially 308 hectares (761 acres) – to plant rice on a farm … Continue reading “For the First Time Since 1959, Cuba Grants Land for Harvesting to a Foreign Company”

What Doesn’t Work in the Cuban Countryside

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, economist, 18 January 2024 — Communists continue to bet on the same policies as always that have shown, again and again, their failure. What is serious is that the State press does the unspeakable by trying to justify them. This is what happened with a joint exercise of control of the … Continue reading “What Doesn’t Work in the Cuban Countryside”

The Cuban Countryside Goes From Bad to Worse: Lack of Manpower and Low Productivity, the Communist Pairing

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 30 September 2023 — On a Cuban television program that usually deals with issues related to the economy, a surprising question was raised: Are we running out of workers in the field? Yes. You have heard correctly. Now it turns out that the Cuban countryside is having an employment problem, … Continue reading “The Cuban Countryside Goes From Bad to Worse: Lack of Manpower and Low Productivity, the Communist Pairing”

Cuban Rice Producers Threaten to Stop Growing if the State Limits Their Own Consumption

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, August 17, 2023 — With the lack of rain, the departure of Vietnamese technicians and, now, a new state regulation that will limit the amount assigned for producers’ consumption, the rice-growing region of La Sierpe, in Sancti Spíritus, is living through difficult times. This norm, which has not yet gone … Continue reading “Cuban Rice Producers Threaten to Stop Growing if the State Limits Their Own Consumption”

No. The Cuban Agricultural Sector is Not Doing Well

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 25 May 2022 — The worst thing that can be done to a person is to deceive him or take him for a fool, or both at the same time. This is what can be concluded from the Round Table program in which the Castroite Minister of Agriculture, Ydael Pérez, … Continue reading “No. The Cuban Agricultural Sector is Not Doing Well”

After Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

14ymedio, Miguel Henrique Otero, Madrid, 24 August 2019 — I agree with those analysts who argue that the end of the Maduro regime will have numerous consequences at the international level, which could be analyzed in several chapters. For Bolivia governed by Evo Morales; for Argentina on the verge of returning to the corruption networks … Continue reading “After Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua”

What Has and Has Not Changed in Cuba Since Raul Casto Came to Power

14ymedio, Mario J. Pentón/Reporting Team, Miami, 17 April 2018 — On the last day of July 2006 Cuba’s prime time news program broke with its usual monotony. Carlos Valenciaga, Fidel Castro’s chief of staff, announced to Cuba and the world that the hitherto invincible Commander-in-Chief had temporarily ceded power, after suffering intestinal bleeding. Raúl Castro, his younger brother, took … Continue reading “What Has and Has Not Changed in Cuba Since Raul Casto Came to Power”