Guantanamo.- The five food production companies in the municipality of Niceto Pérez, in Guantanamo Province, reaffirm their commitment to increasing the volume of root vegetables, greens, and grains such as rice for social consumption and supply to institutions in the territory.
The more than twenty Credit and Service Cooperatives, the three Agricultural Production Cooperatives, and other agricultural entities are make the effort to guarantee products for different age groups in order to improve their quality of life.
Today, given the current situation imposed on Cub, by the United States government with the intensification of the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade and all the threats from Donald Trump to prevent the entry of fuel and food to the Island, the efforts of the men and women belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture are committed to produce and fulfill the planting and harvesting plans.
Given the oil shortage that limits the use of agricultural machinery in land preparation and transport of supplies, the use of animal traction with buffalo, mules, and donkeys is being increased both in the Llanos region and in the Turquino Plan.
The municipality of Niceto Pérez, located on the southern coast of Guantánamo, currently has a significant volume of water in La Yaya Dam, the largest reservoir in the easternmost Cuban province, as well as in lagoons, ponds, dams, and natural and hand-dug wells, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.This constitutes the greatest strength for the residents of Niceto Pérez for food production, a central axis of national security and defense of the homeland.
