Provincial food Company distributes food packages to vulnerable citizens in Bayamo
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The Provincial Food Company in Bayamo, Cuba, began distributing food packages to individuals identified as vulnerable.
These packages contain 10 pounds of rice, two pounds of peas, and two pounds of sugar. The portions are intended to sustain recipients for two months. Xiomara Lorenzo Ramírez, the director of UEB 660 Parallel Market, oversaw the start of the distributions in the San Juan El Cristo area and the El Horno neighborhood.
Commerce units use lists from the Office of Control for the Distribution of Supplies to prepare and deliver the items. Local authorities plan to expand this initiative to other municipalities and popular councils in Granma. The distribution follows a social protection model approved by the National Assembly in June. This model replaces universal subsidies with targeted assistance for specific people.
While Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz previously stated that 883,000 people would receive monthly food allocations until January 2027, the Bayamo packages offer double the monthly quantities because they cover a two-month period. The program faces challenges regarding its reach and selection criteria. The government has designated 1,913 stores to distribute the modules, which represents about 16% of the state's commercial network.
Some residents in Santiago de Cuba reported that people were excluded from aid lists because they have relatives living abroad. Economist Pedro Monreal noted that expanding the program to all recognized vulnerable people would cost the government 24,300 million pesos, a sum the state cannot afford.
