Cuba Food Shortage

The first step that must be taken in order to mitigate the food shortage problem in Cuba is to raise awareness by training and educating the general population. Teaching them how to prepare for food shortages and learning how to cope when faced with one serves as a means to ensure that the country will be able to recover from any climate change event and the resulting socio-natural disasters. An awareness-raising campaign can be carried out by different means, including literature on hurricane-resistant crop varieties as well as hands-on training by experts with scientists and farmers. The campaign would also include a program that sets aside tracts of land specifically designated for training purposes. These tracts of land would be geographically diverse in order to ensure that …show more content…
Farmers and scientists must work together to improve seeds in order to develop varieties of crops which are resistant to the climate change threat that Cuba faces: hurricanes, with their high-force winds and flooding. Crop production would be specialized by region based on the climate conditions they may face. For example, breeding shorter plantain trees to withstand hurricane-force winds, planting short-cycle varieties of vegetable crops where the moisture is abundant, improving the adaptability of fruits and vegetables, and planting starchy fruits that are naturally resistant to drought. Soil testing is essential to avoid seed loss and to ensure that a certain threshold of soil moisture is met. Cuba must also develop agriculture and livestock adapted for higher elevation. Crops must be dispersed throughout the island in such way that ensures that if a hurricane destroys the crops in one region, there will still be certain production levels in other parts of the country. Variety, redistribution, and diversification are key to conquering Cuba's food