Cuba will receive funding of $680,000 from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to address the damages caused by Hurricane Oscar in Guantánamo.
The donation should benefit more than 140,000 residents of the municipalities of San Antonio del Sur, Imías, Maisí, and Baracoa.
The initiative, which includes support from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), aims to rehabilitate short-cycle crop production, restore livestock, enhance fisheries production, and improve the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen.
Seeds, irrigation systems, pumps with solar panels, materials for crop houses, and agricultural tools will be sent to the affected areas.
Facilities related to the raising of small livestock (sheep and goats) will also be rehabilitated, benefiting 1,629 people across 24 productive units, with the goal of enhancing local production of animal protein.
Support measures will be implemented for coffee, cocoa, and coconut growers, and actions for agroforestry reforestation will be carried out.
Additionally, 6,850 farmers will be trained in the efficient management of soils, water, and energy, particularly in emergency situations.
Regarding the fishing sector, the FAO announced that it will contribute to the recovery of the livelihoods of workers by rehabilitating the processing capacities for seafood products at the Baramar Base Business Unit (UEB) and at the fishing bases associated with the Pescaguan company in Baracoa.
The Cuban government has received several donations from organizations and countries to help mitigate the effects of Hurricane Oscar, which struck the eastern region of Cuba in October, resulting in eight dead, two missing, and millions of pesos in material losses, particularly in housing and agriculture.
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