Agriculture in the city : a key to sustainability in Havana, Cuba / Maria Caridad Cruz, Roberto Sanchez Medina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cruz, María Caridad.

Contributor:

Sánchez Medina, Roberto.

Standardized Title:

Agricultura y ciudad. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban agriculture--Cuba--Havana.

Urban agriculture.

Sustainable agriculture--Cuba--Havana.

Sustainable agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Jamaica : Ian Randle Publishers ; Ottawa, ON, Canada : International Development Research Centre, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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;

Notes:

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

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

ISBN:

1-280-71754-8

9786610717545

1-55250-104-3

OCLC:

475991244