Official media highlights the "high nutritional potential" of the black soldier fly.

In a context marked by the deep economic and food crisis that Cuba is experiencing, the official press deemed it appropriate to publish an article highlighting the "high nutritional potential" of the black soldier fly and its use as a source of protein in aquaculture.

A report published in Juventud Rebelde presented the black soldier fly as a promising solution for food production on the island, in a re-edition of informative surrealism capable of praising the virtues of "cockroach milk."

While most Cubans struggle daily to put a meal on the table, the regime's media speaks to us about the supposed nutritional benefits of this insect, praising its potential in aquaculture and other applications. "An insect that seduces" is what they put in the headline.

Without mentioning the shortage of basic food items, the lack of agricultural inputs, and the government's inability to implement effective policies that address the food crisis affecting millions of Cubans, the propaganda machinery of the totalitarian regime highlighted the experience of two Cuban entrepreneurs who intend to establish themselves as breeders of the black soldier fly.

The article enthusiastically reports that one gram of this fly's eggs can produce up to four kilograms of larvae, highlighting their protein content of 38 to 46 percent, ideal for animal feed, especially for fish.

It is alarming that the palace propagandists are trying to present the black soldier fly as a viable solution in a country where even government plans for aquaculture have not succeeded.

More than alarming, it is offensive to talk about breeding fly larvae in a country where technological and material resources are scarce, and where the lack of adequate infrastructure prevents projects like these from being developed on a large scale.

But more than offensive, it is painful that the state-run press tries to divert attention towards such questionable initiatives as breeding flies for animal consumption, instead of addressing the humanitarian crisis that has erupted due to the government's ineffectiveness, and criticizing it for its inability to ensure the population's access to basic food.

While the virtues of the black soldier fly are praised, the structural problems underlying the Cuban food crisis remain unaddressed effectively.

The lack of a realistic and sustainable plan to increase food production on the island is compounded by official propaganda that prefers to focus on exotic initiatives rather than on the real economic solutions that Cubans urgently need.