World Food and Agriculture Day

Havana, October 16 (RHC)-- President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated today through his account on X, Cuba's commitment to food sovereignty, and thanked the support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

On the social network X, the president highlighted the celebration this Wednesday of World Food Day, and praised his nation's efforts in that field, in the midst of the cruelest blockade of the United States, supported by science and innovation and with the contribution of all economic actors.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced today on X that Washington's blockade causes serious damage to the food of the Cuban population, in its persistent interest in depriving the people of that right.   He further commented that such a policy applied continuously for more than six decades -- only between the years 2023 and 2024 -- caused damages of more than 441 million dollars to the Cuban agri-food sector.

Every October 16, the founding of the FAO is remembered, in 1945, when representatives of 42 countries met in Quebec, Canada, with the aim of freeing humanity from malnutrition and hunger.

Currently, nearly 733 million citizens do not even have access to basic foods.   (Source: Prensa Latina)