Sustainable urban agriculture in Cuba
By: Sinan Koont
Series: Contemporary Cuba; Contemporary Cuba
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Gainesville, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780813037578
Subjects: Urban agriculture; Sustainable agriculture; Agriculture and state
Description: Sinan Koont has spent the last several years researching urban agriculture in Cuba, including field work at many sustainable farms on the island. He tells the story of why and how Cuba was able to turn to urban food production on a large scale with minimal use of chemicals, petroleum, and machinery, and of the successes it achieved--along with the continuing difficulties it still faces in reducing its need for food imports--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cuban agriculture: historical background and key concepts; title: The nature and organization of Cuban urban agriculture; title: Foundations in education, research, and development; title: Restructuring worker training, preparatory education, and material inputs for urban agriculture; title: Creating material and moral incentives to motivate workers; title: Technological innovation in urban agriculture: examples from protected and semiprotected cultivation; title: Case studies of urban agriculture; title: Evaluating the success of Cuban urban agriculture; title: Looking to the future of urban and sustainable agriculture: Cuba and worldwide.