Citrus production in Cuba has declined in recent years, partly due to the lack of the necessary technology. Arrangements are on the way to import certain machinery in order to improve these yields.

The year 2020 was the year of best economic results in the history of Muebles Ludema, from Las Tunas, as it had revenues for more than 23.7 million pesos, mainly through production of furniture for the tourism industry.

A ranching company under the Cuban Agriculture Ministry made his first export of charcoal to Portugal, a product highly demanded in European countries.

Cuban minister of labor and social security, Marta Elena Feito Cabrera, said today on Twitter that employment is the main protection to a citizen, regarding the incorporation into the labor activities of more than 36, 000 people since last January 1.

Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero, Cuban minister of Agriculture, called to immediately begin the second stage of the implementation of the Food Sovereignty and Nutritional Education Plan, due to the importance of its application and the results it would produce for the country's current food situation.

The manufacture of new batches of electric tricycles in Cuba is one of the local transport sector’s projects for this year.

The complex of laws that make up the US blockade imposes serious limitations on the promotion of all fields of development in Cuba and the acquisition of a wide variety of inputs, medicines and equipment.

A total of 863 export and import contracts have been signed between Cuban non-state management forms (FGNE) and specialized entities, of which 42 have been for the commercialization of national products in the international market.

Agriculture in Cuba is one of the sectors that has been most affected by the blockade imposed by the United States, a hostile policy that even at present constitutes the main hindrance to the development of the sector.

All the agricultural exports of Ciego de Avila (central Cuba) have been produced in certified areas, including those belonging to the cooperative and farming sector, which gives an added value to these productions, which are distinguished by their quality.

On January 28, version 1.0 of the mobile application Job Offers, developed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS), will be launched in Cuba.

To ensure the fulfillment of the strategy of economic and social recovery in the agricultural sector in Cuba, in 2021-2030 it is required to make productive investments at a rate of 900 million pesos per year, an expert in the field said.

Meisi Bolaños Weiss, Minister of Finance and Prices, announced the decision to regulate the maximum price of the workers' canteen up to 18 pesos per day on average, some 432 pesos in the month.

SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba, Jan 13 (ACN) The central region of Cuba obtained the indicator of covered tobacco layer for export above 81 % in the recently completed campaign 2019-2020, possible due to the introduction of more efficient varieties, according to authorities of this economic sector.