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Improving relations between the United States and Cuba has the US farming industry actively exploring opportunities for increased trade. 95 representatives of the US Agricultural Coalition on Cuba visited the island nation this month looking to build ties and promote lifting of the 54 year old US trade embargo. CCTV’s Kate Fisher filed this report from Virginia.
US governor of Virginia wants to build agricultural ties with Cuba
Improving relations between the United States and Cuba has the US farming industry actively exploring opportunities for increased trade. 95 representatives of the US Agricultural Coalition on Cuba visited the island nation this month looking to build ties and promote lifting of the 54 year old US trade embargo. CCTV's Kate Fisher filed this report from Virginia.Highlight:
- Though the US has allowed agricultural exports to Cuba since 2000, they are limited and heavily regulated. The 54 year old embargo remains. Only Congress can lift it and that’s something the Governor of the state of Virginia wants to see happen as he told a farming conference for his state.
Policy shift boosts Havana’s small businesses
American farmers aren’t the only ones looking forward to better U.S.-Cuba relations. Almost half a million Cubans are now working in the private sector, but after decades of relying on the state, it’s not easy to run your own business. Now one U.S. based non-profit is providing free business training on the island. CCTV’s Michael Voss filed this report from Havana.
