Nutrition in Cuba

"And let it come, even if it's hard, crumbled, or stale": the plea for bread from a Cuban poet

Guantánamo offers thousands of hectares of agricultural land but acknowledges that only a small portion has access to irrigation facilities

A state-run dining hall in Havana has only served chicken once in 2026, according to its manager

Japan donates one million dollars in food to Cuba, and the government blames the U.S. for the delay

"When will there be more food in Cuba? The Deputy Minister of Agriculture states that it would be 'irresponsible' to provide an exact timeline."

The AHS award is presented to Frei Betto, who advised Cubans to fry potato peels

Four tablespoons of rice and a bit of peas: that’s what pregnant women eat at the Materno Sur in Santiago de Cuba

"The blockade bears your name and the surname Castro": Cubans respond to Díaz-Canel after blaming the U.S. for the lack of food

Families of political prisoners spend up to 60,000 pesos per delivery of food and medicines, according to a report

In the midst of a lengthy hospitalization, a family from Havana finds unexpected help in a private café

Art critic complains about the "unreachable prices" in the "Neighborhood Markets."

Artemisa turns to a private company to save a state-owned pig farm on the brink of collapse

A new state store sells beef byproducts in Sancti Spíritus, but limits purchases to two units per product

Neighborhood market in Ciego de Ávila starts with criticism over restrictions on electronic payments and high prices

Authorities in Santiago de Cuba acknowledge that more than 10% of the population is in a vulnerable situation and announce food aid programs

Cuban: "Where will the life that is consumed in accounts that never add up go?"

The Poultry Company of Pinar del Río wants to regain its leadership with most of its hens in private hands

Leader defends neighborhood markets in Guantánamo, but Cubans report unaffordable prices

"This breaks the heart": Cuban shows how much a piece of meat costs and compares it to the pension of an elderly woman in Cuba

Cuba selects 1,913 warehouses to serve vulnerable people: what will happen to the others?

Cuba is promoting a resolution on child nutrition at the UN while its children suffer from a severe food crisis

Marrero promises five pounds of rice, one pound of sugar, and one pound of grains per month to 883,000 Cubans with the highest vulnerability

A small onion at 610 CUP: the price that left a Havana resident thinking of the tooth fairy

They are turning private homes into food homes for people in vulnerable situations in Isla de la Juventud

Having a family member living abroad would be enough to be excluded from the oil that is sold to individuals considered vulnerable at the supermarket in Camagüey

Resellers take the bread, while mothers and the elderly wait in the sun outside a bakery in Las Tunas

Santiago de Cuba redefines who is vulnerable, while the State distributes "the little" that is available

From the best pizzas to boiled spaghetti: Decline of the Las Pirámides pizzeria in Santiago de Cuba reported

"Food in Cuba is no longer within everyone's reach": the harsh reality revealed by a Cuban woman

Laritza Camacho on the crisis in Cuba: "No one would miss the taste of bread if they weren't eating stone."

South African medical students report deplorable conditions in Cuba: a bathroom for 13 people, days without water, and food that makes them sick

The Cuban regime creates a fast food network across the country

The MFP allows for accelerated depreciation for machinery and food technology

Where is the abundance? Cuban barely finds five products in a neighborhood market in Havana

Where did Cuba's fish go? Official figures show a collapse in catches

“Check the bread carefully”: an unpleasant guest is found inside one in Morón, Ciego de Ávila

Cuban retiree: "After having worked for more than 65 years... I receive a pittance of 3,800 pesos."

What can be bought with a teacher's salary in Cuba?

Young person reveals the harsh reality of surviving in Cuba: "It's waking up every day in a horror movie."

Cuban scientist makes an "urgent call" regarding the critical food situation in Cuba

National Zoo rations food to keep nearly 1,000 animals alive

Cookies are being sold for 500 and 1,000 pesos in Matanzas. Will they reach everyone?

Garlic water with leeks and cilantro: complaints about the food for the elderly at the social dining hall in Santiago de Cuba

Medical discharge granted to Cubans with food poisoning in Matanzas

"What are we, pigs perhaps?": Cuban questions the quality of the bread on the ration booklet

"We spend our lives thinking about what we are going to eat": The disheartening reflection of a Cuban

Elderly without family receive food thanks to the help of Cubans at the hospital in Puerto Padre

Alarm in Matanzas: Food poisoning outbreak affects 29 people, including 22 children

Díaz-Canel calls for production on idle lands in Boyeros during National Defense Day

They announce in Granma the sale of a new brand of Cuban coffee

Cuban returns sick from Cuba to the U.S. and shares her experience: "It was a catastrophe."

Long lines to buy oil for 2,200 pesos at a small business in Cuba

Long lines in Holguín to buy powdered drink: "It's the only place that has it."

"I never thought it would be like this": Cuban elders talk about their old age

Cuban writer: "Igniting the coal," "a new discipline of survival" on the island

A neighborhood complaint raises suspicions about the fate of milk for pregnant women and storages in Manicaragua, Villa Clara

"In everyone's face": hoarding of bread by resellers reported in Cojímar, Havana

A Mincin official justifies the rice shortage in Cuba: it is being produced, but people do not perceive it

Productive neighborhoods, solar energy providers, and private sponsors: the official response in Santa Clara to "make life more bearable."

The regime seeks for Cubans to produce the food that they have not been able to