About twenty companies from countries such as Mexico, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Armenia, Nigeria, Denmark and Panama participate from this Monday until Sunday in the main fair agro-industrial from Cuba.
the twenty-fourth International Agroindustrial Food Fair of Cuba (Fiagrop), based in Rancho Boyeros, intends to serve as a forum to explore new opportunities to invest and market products and services, report means like the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
Along with the foreign companies, 54 Cuban companies participate, among which those belonging to the Ministries of Agriculture and the Food Industry and that of the state sugar business group Azcuba stand out.
For the first time some will be present micro, small and medium enterprises (mipymes) of Cuban private capital related to the agro-industrial and agri-food sectors. These types of companies were legalized in 2021, after decades of prohibition, he points out efe.
Within the framework of Fiagrop, business forums and conferences are also planned.
The promotion of the national agri-food sector is a priority of the Cuban Government. The country imports 80% of what it consumes, according to United Nations data.
The country is going through a serious economic crisis, evident among other aspects, in the shortage of basic products such as food, medicine and fuel; also in a strong inflation.
