The project is a model of local food supply to social safety nets. Photo: Ana Fernández de Lara

Havana, Dec 15 (RHC) The Chinese government announced that it will contribute close to 500,000 dollars for the Gibara Verde x Cent project, Local Food, Innovation and Resilience in Cuba.

Said financing is directed to this reference plan presented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program (WFP) and the government of the largest of the Antilles.

The initiative “Supporting local solutions towards a more resilient and sustainable food system in Cuba”, becomes the first intervention here between IFAD and WFP, present at the official act held at the Valentín Quinta Avenida hotel.

This takes place in the town of Gibara, a rural, coastal, and tourist territory with the risks and opportunities that this location represents for the food and nutritional security of its inhabitants.

The project is of interest to all parties, it is a model of local food supply to social protection networks, made up of schools, daycare centers (daycare centers), and Family Care Systems (popular kitchens).

Gibara Verde x Cento, Local Food, Innovation, and Resilience will support the management of peasant organizations and the design of business plans.

It contemplates analysis, reduction of vulnerabilities, risks of local food production in the face of drought, and the flow of communication within the early warning system.

The project contains sustainable models of small-scale livestock production and seeks to promote exchange with similar experiences in other countries in the region and China, using the WFP Centers of Excellence.

In the presentation of the plan was the economic and commercial adviser of the Chinese embassy, ​​Zhou Quan, Francisco Pichón, of the United Nations System, and representatives of IFAD and the WFP. (Source: PL)