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Fertile Cuba relies on food imports as farmers lack seeds, fuel
According to official figures, Cuban agricultural production fell 35 percent between 2019 and 2023.
A farmer rests sitting on a sack of sweet potatoes in a field in Alquizar, Artemisa Province, Cuba, on September 29, 2023./AFP
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Crop production has plummeted in fertile Cuba as aid for farmers from a government grappling with tough sanctions and the worst economic crisis in decades has dried up.
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