THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

Published purpose

The project aims to increase food security for women, men and children, especially of vulnerable groups in Cuba. Its goal is to strengthen the sustainable production of nutritious food, particularly beans and bio-fortified beans, which contributes to increased consumption of these products by vulnerable groups who are targeted in government-subsidized food programs. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance and sharing best practices with small-scale farmers on crop management and technologies in order to increase quality and quantity of yields; (2) training local bean producers, especially women producers, in improved, environmentally sustainable agricultural production and management techniques, gender equality, and cooperative governance and leadership; (3) procuring and providing modern agricultural tools, materials and equipment to strengthen the production capacity of local women and men farmers; and (4) purchasing beans to be supplied to the most vulnerable, including beneficiaries of health institutions, the elderly, pregnant women and children under 5 years of age.