APOCOOP contributes to food security with benefits in production and for women

Bárbara Velázquez Núñez has always lived in Cerro de Caisimú, a rural community of Manatí; however, for some time now she has found more sense in living in that place, so far from the municipal capital and the city of Las Tunas.

Calixto Sarduy agricultural production cooperative

The productive results of the Calixto Sarduy agricultural production cooperative (CPA), from Becerra, in the municipality of Las Tunas, have been constant in recent years; despite that various circumstances point to the contrary, especially the lack of rains.

Protecting the province's forest heritage and the natural resources that exist in these ecosystems is a top priority

Protecting the province's forest heritage and the natural resources that exist in these ecosystems is a top priority of the Forestry, Flora, and Wildlife Department of the Ministry of Agriculture's Delegation in Las Tunas.

May Day Parade, Las Tunas, 2022.

It's 6:30 in the morning and you can already see movement in the streets; families in a hurried approach what should be a meeting point. It might seem casual that some wear blue, red, and white; but it's all about symbolism. Those are the colors of our national flag. It is like something that we have engraved inside, it is May Day and those are the representative colors of this Island.

Tourism is struggling to recover from the long suspension

The Tourism sector in Las Tunas is looking towards options in the field of nature, the rural, and towards its link with local economic actors to find ways of development after the relative control of COVID-19 allowed it to resume its activities.