SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May 12 (ACN) With the aim of contributing to Cuba’s food self-sufficiency and reducing food imports, the Sugarcane Research Station (Etica Centro) in the province of Villa Clara promotes the development of protein plants as animal feed.

The online International Colloquium The United States in José Martí's pupil starts today in honor of the National Hero and Apostle of Cuba's independence on the 126th anniversary of his fall in combat.

Deputies to the National Assembly's Health and Sports Commission will verify the implementation of the income policy for athletes, trainers and other sports specialists, according to a videoconference held today at Havana’s Capitol Building, the institutional headquarters of the legislative body.

Yahima Esquivel, permanent representative of the Republic of Cuba to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), highlighted the recognition of that international organization to the Caribbean nation's progress on issues of gender equality and inclusion.

Cuban embassies and consulates abroad have facilitated, in the complex scenario imposed by the COVID-19, the return to the country of nearly 6,000 Cubans stranded in other nations.

Cuban ambassador to Spain Gustavo Machin symbolically received on Monday a contribution by local institutions and citizens who are supporting the Cuban COVID-19 vaccination program.

With good results so far, the Fernando Echenique Agroindustrial Grain Enterprise, the largest producer of the cereal in Cuba, recovers the sowing of rice for seed in the cooperative and farmer sector in the eastern province of Granma.

The National Seismological Service of Cuba (SSNC by its Spanish acronym) is focusing on technological renovation in order to upgrade the country's early warning systems for earthquakes and tsunamis.

 A report by the World Food Program reveals that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the U.S. government is responsible for affecting the food security of the country.

 The Base Enterprise Unit (UEB) Lácteos Matanzas 29 de abril (Matanzas Dairy Products April 29) is signing new contracts with local livestock producers after the enactment of new regulations for the peasants that herald greater milk production in order to fulfill its plans.

The benefits of Task Life is felt in the province of Ciego de Avila through actions designed to make up for the negative effects of climate change, considered one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today.

The swaying in the cab of his truck strikes fear into me. Since 1981 he has been riding back and forth along this causeway, built by men with “hoes and shovels”. Noticing that I was tense, he tells me, “The road is fine today because it hasn't rained so much".

 The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, evoked on Sunday in his official Twitter account the legacy of Celia Sánchez, heroine of the liberation struggles of the Caribbean nation and the revolutionary process led by Fidel Castro.

The Center for the Study of Arid Agroecosystems (CEAAR) of the University of Holguin is developing a projects to increase product yield per hectare and find animal nutrition variants, given the impact of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade, made even stronger in the midst of the pandemic.

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Foreign Minister, congratulated the people and government of Russia on the 76th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War against fascism.