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Sancti Spíritus agriculture immersed in actions to face energy contingency

Sancti Spíritus agriculture immersed in actions to face energy contingency

The increased use of animal traction and electric means for the production and marketing of goods, as well as the optimization of transportation for the movement of various products, are among the actions that the agriculture of Sancti Spíritus is developing to mitigate the effects of the fuel deficit as a result of the complex situation that the country is experiencing 10 / 02 / 2026
Cuba faces the challenge of food sovereignty

Cuba faces the challenge of food sovereignty

Food sovereignty is now one of the strategic pillars of Cuba's economic and social policy. In this context, the National Food Sovereignty and Nutritional Education Program (SAN) has become the cornerstone of institutional, community, and family efforts to guarantee stable access to healthy, nutritious, and culturally acceptable food 10 / 02 / 2026
Synchronized first of planned solar parks for isolated rural communities in Sancti Spíritus

Synchronized first of planned solar parks for isolated rural communities in Sancti Spíritus

The Renewable Energy Sources project, supporting local development in conjunction with the Sancti Spíritus Electric Company, recently synchronized the first of six planned photovoltaic parks for isolated rural communities with the commissioning of an autonomous solar system in Guaraná, in the municipality of Fomento 06 / 02 / 2026
Tobacco farmers in Sancti Spíritus are fulfilling the planting program for the current season

Tobacco farmers in Sancti Spíritus are fulfilling the planting program for the current season

Tobacco farmers in Sancti Spíritus have fulfilled their planting program for the 2025-2026 season. Isidro Hernández Toledo, agricultural director of the Collection and Processing Company, explained that the commitment was to plant 1,490 hectares of tobacco 31 / 01 / 2026
I love earth, I owe everything to it.

I love earth, I owe everything to it.

Roberto Betancourt Verdecia always knew, from what he saw, that the sweat of a man, when he works well, with love and purpose, greatly improves the land, "and Martí was right," he argues, as his hands caress the freshly harvested beans in the yard of his house in the community of Pozo Colorado, in Sancti Spíritus 29 / 01 / 2026
What prospects does the economy of Sancti Spíritus offer today?

What prospects does the economy of Sancti Spíritus offer today?

During 2025, the economy of Sancti Spíritus left its mark, a mix of successes and setbacks that statistics measure on one hand, management structures evaluate on the other, and ordinary citizens experience according to their own perspectives 26 / 01 / 2026
How much can agroecology contribute to food sovereignty?

How much can agroecology contribute to food sovereignty?

According to Decree No. 128 on Agroecology, the Ministry of Agriculture must facilitate access to appropriate technologies for agricultural production 26 / 01 / 2026
Seed Farm in Yaguajay municipality

Seed Farm in Yaguajay municipality

Located in the fertile lands of Batey Colorado, the Yanet Ojeda Seed Farm, part of the urban agriculture system of the Valle del Caonao Agroindustrial Company in the municipality of Yaguajay, serves as a nursery for the seeds that will nourish the land and produce food 21 / 01 / 2026
Tobacco in Sancti Spíritus

Tobacco in Sancti Spíritus

In the province of Sancti Spíritus, three companies are responsible for cultivating, processing, and marketing tobacco. However, the final result undoubtedly depends heavily on the collection and processing company, where the entire chain begins: from the nurseries and the plantation to the harvest and processing 19 / 01 / 2026
New generation of tobacco farmers on the Viñas farm

New generation of tobacco farmers on the Viñas farm

On the Viña family farm, nestled in the municipality of Taguasco in Sancti Spíritus province, the nearly century-old tobacco-growing tradition continues with the sun on the stick system 17 / 01 / 2026
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