Science and innovation as pillar of the government management: a way towards local food systems

• Main Authors: Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Jorge Núñez Jover, Carlos Cesar Torres Paez
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca" 2020-12-01
• Series: Cooperativismo y Desarrollo
• Subjects: ciencia; innovación; gobierno; gestión; soberanía alimentaria y educación nutricional; sistemas alimentarios locales
• Online Access: http://coodes.upr.edu.cu/index.php/coodes/article/view/372

The objective of this contribution is to argue the importance of effective government management to connect science and innovation with the solution of development problems and, in particular, those related to food sovereignty and nutrition education. The methods used are document review, participant observation, and action research. In the document it is argued why the government has assumed science and innovation as the pillar of its management and the approaches from which it articulates innovation and government management. It is showed how this management has been oriented in recent months to the issue of food sovereignty and nutrition education and, in particular, examines what is related to local food systems and their practical implementation in the province of Pinar del Río.