Cuba's sustainable agriculture at risk in US diplomatic thaw

The Ecologist
Apr 1, 2016, 9:46 am89 pts
Among Cuba's greatest achievements is its organic farming sector, writes Miguel Altieri. Developed in the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union, small agroecological farms now employ 300,000 campesinos and provide an abundance of healthy fruit and vegetables. But now US food and agribusiness…

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