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.

Agriculture in "Jesús Menéndez"

The municipality of Jesús Menéndez was one of the highlights in the provincial emulation for May 17 and, more than recognition, local peasants see it as a huge commitment given the current times, when increasing food production is required.