Cuba currently imports about 80% of food products for domestic consumption due to low agricultural productivity. Over 80% of the land has been transferred to small and medium-sized producers organized into more than 5,500 cooperatives, which so far have failed to maximize their potential because they rely on services and products supplied by inoperative state-owned enterprises. Changes in the local context create the opportunity to develop higher forms of cooperation and integration between and among cooperatives in a position to provide services with the quality required.

Increase food security for more than 160,000 women and men in 4 Cuban municipalities.

• Direct beneficiaries: 43,230 cooperative members and relatives (33.9% women) belonging to 41 cooperatives in the 4 participating municipalities.
• Indirect beneficiaries: 160,000 inhabitants in the 4 municipalities involved. Producers and inhabitants in another 4 municipalities, who will benefit from project experience replication.

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

• Identification of major bottlenecks in the 4 municipalities, jointly with the cooperatives selected.
• Training for cooperative members and awareness-raising actions for relevant institutions.
• Establishment of Inter-Cooperation Committees in the 4 municipalities.

Fase 1 01.10.2012 - 31.08.2019   (Completed)