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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780302103321

Autore

Cruz María Caridad

Titolo

Agriculture in the city [[electronic resource] ] : a key to sustainability in Havana, Cuba / / María Caridad Cruz, Roberto Sánchez Medina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kingston, Jamaica, : Ian Randle Publishers

Ottawa, ON, Canada, : International Development Research Centre, c2003

ISBN

1-280-71754-8

9786610717545

1-55250-104-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Sánchez MedinaRoberto

Disciplina

338.1/09729/123

Soggetti

Urban agriculture - Cuba - Havana

Sustainable agriculture - Cuba - Havana

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Outcome of the research project: evaluation of urban agriculture as a component of the local economy in two areas of Havana, Cuba."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Chapter I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter II: METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE RESEARCH; Chapter III: EVOLUTION OF URBAN AGRICULTURE IN THE CITY OF HAVANA; Chapter IV: WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES, THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK, AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN URBAN AGRICULTURE IN HAVANA; Chapter V: TRADING OF URBAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN HAVANA; Chapter VI: PARQUE METROPOLITANO DE LA HABANA PROJECT; Chapter VII: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDY IN THE CAMILO CIENFUEGOS PEOPLE'S COUNCIL ZONE; Chapter VIII: INSERTING URBAN AGRICULTURE INTO THE LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Chapter IX: MAIN RESULTS AND IMPACT OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT Chapter X: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; WORKS CONSULTED; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

During the 1990's, several national economies saw their urban food markets collapse. Like Zambia, Mozambique, and Armenia, Cuba responded to this crisis with a food program that included support to urban agriculture: farming in the city. As a result, food prices are increasing, free markets have been reinstated, production cooperatives



have been linked with markets, land has been redistributed, and areas under export crops have been converted to domestic food crops. The Cuban government is now calling upon its cities to become more self-reliant for food – a focus that is dramatically modifying