Strategy for the management of local development projects in Alquízar municipality, Cuba

Abstract

The research was carried out in the municipality of Alquízar in the Artemisa province, Cuba with the participation of municipal actors linked to the management of local development projects, members of the Municipal Commission of Sovereignty and Food Security, the management and advice of the University Center Municipal. The objective is to design a strategy that contributes, from the management of local development projects, to food sovereignty and food and nutritional security in the municipality of Alquízar. The theoretical and methodological references of the object were defined, as well as the current state of project management in the territory was diagnosed, revealing gaps related to the preparation of actors for the management of development in the area of ??food production that prevent efficient execution of the process, carrying out the empirical diagnosis of the research corroborated the problem defined through the triangulation of the results obtained from primary and secondary sources of information. The components of the strategy for the design of local development projects were defined as established in Decree 33/2021. The proposal is distinguished by its social focus and the conception of current Cuban economic and social development, it is structured in four stages and responds to the particularities of the territory. The strategy is pertinent, the user consultation method applied to validate the proposal yielded a Group Satisfaction Index of 0.9, expressing an index of maximum satisfaction of the actors responsible for the availability of food.