14ymedio, Havana, 20 October 2022 — Cubans’ concerns over the island’s food shortage have grown over the last year according to a recent report from the Madrid-based Cuban Human Rights Observatory (OCDH). The organization’s 2021 report found 60% of Cuban citizens believed food insecurity was a major problem. That figure has grown to 64% this year.
The OCDH began polling 1,227 people from 59 municipalities in 14 provinces in July. Its most troubling finding was that 72% of Cubans are living below the poverty line, which the World Bank defines as a daily income of less than $1.90. This is striking for a country that fought a revolution to abolish class distinctions but which has an enormous disparity between those who receive remittances from abroad and those who do not. Of those who said they do not have enough money to buy things essential for survival, 27% receive remittances and 65% do not.
After the food crisis, currency unification was cited as the second most pressing problem (36% in 2022 versus 29% last year), followed by inflation (with concern among Cubans almost doubling from 17% to 31%). The political situation remained in a fairly stable third place, though the number of those who considered it a serious problem rose six points. As a major issue, the government came in fourth, rising eight points, while concern over civil unre
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