Farmers contribution to the economy and feeding of the people is essential

60 years after the establishment of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP), this May 17 it is evident that its contribution to the economy and feeding of the people in these difficult times has become more than strategic, essential.

 Peasant women have growing leadership in areas traditionally associated with men

More than 3,300 women are members of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) in Las Tunas, which is in tune with the gender strategy implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in the country and accounts for the recognition of the work of peasant women.

Reydenis González Céspedes, president of the Calixto Sarduy cooperative

The “Calixto Sarduy” was awarded the National Vanguard Condition and the Niceto Pérez Flag of Honor. Its results support such significant awards.

Farmer Guillermo Guevara Cabrera

This May 17, Guillermo Guevara Cabrera has many reasons to celebrate. However, it will be a day like others in the many years that he has lived because, with the same enthusiasm as always, he will get up around 2:00 in the morning.

Farmer Yordanis Montejo Vargas

Yordanis Montejo Vargas is one of those peasants who, just by speaking, reveals his passion for the land. For almost 13 years he has not known what rest is. When you talk about work with him, his words describe the job; while his mind, charged with energy, does not stop thinking about other projects.