I. Introduction It seems safe to say after Fidel Castro’s speech of last July 26th in Santiago de Cuba that the island in 1993 is facing the most severe economic crisis since the advent of his regime some 34 years ago. [ref]Since the publication of the Anuario Estadístico 1989, the government of Cuba has not […]
Thoughts on the Cuban Sugar Industry
I. Introduction Remember the classic Cuba axiom “Sin azúcar no hay país”? The question should now be asked: is this principle still valid in the last decade of the Twentieth Century, after approximately 200 years of dominating all aspects of the island’s psychological and economic existence? This question has to be raised regardless of whether […]
The Cuban Sugar Industry in a Changing World
A. Brief description of the sugar Overview, organization and management The sugar industry consist of two distinct sectors, agricultural and industrial, which compliment each other in the production of sugar and its derivatives. From the time when the sugar mills were confiscated, and until 1980, all sugar operations were controlled by two ministries, Ministry of […]