*The Décima is a popular form of improvised poetic expression, which has been used historically by peasant communities across Latin America as a means to express and spread ideological struggles. 

We then heard from several influential actors in the Cuban agricultural sector, including Idael Pérez Brito (Minister of Agriculture), Adilén Roque Jaime (researcher and member of ANAP) and Armando Hernandez Romero (member of ANAP’s Directive Board). These actors highlighted the key roles of ANAP and of the farmer-to-farmer movement in building a just food system in Cuba based on the dignity of all people – farmers and consumers alike. This movement is working to promote food sovereignty despite the challenges of an unfavorable and unstable political context.