Cuba said on Wednesday it had leased farmland to a Vietnamese company to grow rice, a first since the 1959 revolution which kicked all foreign landowners out.
In first, Cuba leases farmland to foreign firm
U.S. farmers ask Trump to stay the course on Cuba
Havana | Reuters — Dozens of U.S. farm and agribusiness groups on Thursday urged President-elect Donald Trump to build upon progress made by the Obama administration in relations with Cuba, […] Read more
Cuba backtracks on food reforms as conservatives resist change
Havana | Reuters –– Cuba decided at a secretive Communist Party congress last week to reverse market reforms in food distribution and pricing, according to reports in official media, reflecting […] Read more
Cuba experiments with wholesale market for farmers
Havana | Reuters — Cuba opened its first wholesale market for farmers in decades on Sunday, an experiment limited to agricultural supplies in one area and the latest market-oriented reform […] Read more
Cuban sugar harvest falters; foreign investment sought
Havana | Reuters — For the third consecutive year Cuba’s reorganized sugar industry is failing to perform up to expectations, increasing pressure on the government to open up the once-proud […] Read more
Cuba to postpone foreign investment law, diplomats say
Havana | Reuters –– Cuba has postponed plans to adopt a new foreign investment law from March to at least April, a Cuban government official told visiting diplomats this week, […] Read more
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