With the aim of evaluating the evolution of Los Mangos Farm and the development of its owners' skills regarding sustainability, a study was carried out in the municipality of San Jos & eacute; de Las Lajas, Mayabeque province, Cuba. The study period covered the years 2017-2024. The information was collected through semi-structured interviews and visual diagnosis of the farm areas. The data were stored and processed in Excel format. Six evaluation areas were used to measure the evolution of the farm and the development of its owners' skills, as well as their main results: plant species; animal species; forest species; technologies; institutional integration; participation in projects and training-events. The farm experienced growth and development in diversification, and its owners increased their level of knowledge and skills in the management of animal species and their integration with the other components of the agricultural-livestock system. The owners achieved good results in their technical preparation by participating in scientific events, three agricultural fairs, and more than 10 training sessions. The research demonstrated that the evolution of Los Mangos Farm and the professional development of its owners were two events that developed in parallel, for which it was necessary to establish a work system based on institutionality and systematics in work across different evaluative areas, principles that laid the foundations for achieving the sustainability of the entity.
Globally, family farming produces approximately 80% of the food consumed worldwide. Through the United Nations Decade of Family Farming, a global call has been issued for its strengthening. Family farmers are indispensable to the sustainability of local development goals in Cuba, particularly in municipalities where agricultureconstitutes the fundamental economic activity. While universities manage science, technology, and innovation -simultaneously assisting the Government in planning and implementing sustainable development actions-there remain gaps in the informational and scientific support regarding the social reproduction of this economic subject. Despite explicit government demands, gaps persist, including overlooked themes and significant absences in development planning. This paper aims to propose a family farming approach for sustainable local development planning by designing indicators and university-led support measures. These tools are intended to facilitate the integration of the Decade of Family Farming into government strategies. The methodology employed techniques such as documentary analysis and structured interviews. The results yielded indicators that demonstrate both applicability across a diverse range of family producers and the importance of an' expeditious, visible, and efficient incorporation of the family farming approach into Cuba's local development strategies, plans, and programs. Finally, specific actions were formulated to enable university accompaniment in achieving this objective.
This article examines how the principles of circular design transform research, development, and innovation processes by prioritizing material reuse, extending product lifecycles, and reducing waste, which is its ultimate goal. It proposes a systemic integration across the value chain that fosters collaboration among industrial, academic, and local stakeholders to close production loops andstrengthen community resilience. Product redesign from the outset is highlighted as a key strategy to facilitate disassembly, recycling, and repurposing, while waste management is addressed as an essential component of the circular model, aimed at transforming waste into resources through clean technologies and regenerative economic approaches. The research was based on content analysis, scientific observation, theoretical methods (systemic-structural functional and historical-logical), empirical methods (observation and document analysis), and methodological triangulation, ensuring rigor and relevance in defining criteria.
Information management stands as a strategic resource for competitiveness and efficiency in the modern industrial sector. Companies and organizations that invest in adequate information management are better positioned to face future challenges and seize emerging opportunities. This research aims to design an action plan to optimize information management in a agri-food industry company. A case study was developed through the application of surveys, direct observation of processes, and analysis of internal documentation, allowing for a comprehensive diagnosis of the state of information flows. The diagnosis identified a lack of standardization in data handling and failures in internal communication as critical deficiencies, which hinder interdepartmental collaboration. As a main contribution, a structured action plan was proposed, including the establishment of policies, the implementation of technological tools, and a training program. It is concluded that the application of the plan establishes the foundation for improving decision-making and the organization's operational efficiency, positioning it better to face environmental challenges.
Public policies are an instrument of governments to solve social problems and represent the way to exploit local endogenous resources. The Cuban policies are aimed at diversifying the tourist offer, with special emphasis on forms such as health tourism. The present study aimed to propose a model of public policies for the management of health tourism at local level. A mixed methodology was used. The study was defined as exploratory, descriptive and explanatory; the methods of analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction, literature review, document analysis, survey and the Delphi method were used. The analysis of methodological background led to the elaboration of a new proposal adapted to the characteristics of the Cuban local context. The objective, principles and premises underpinning the tool were established, as well as the fundamentals of the components and their nterrelationships, which contributed to its graphical modelling, and the tool was validated by the evaluation of a team of experts. It was found to be necessary and relevant based on the gaps identified in the scientific literature regarding the design of public policies for health tourism at the local level
