Sustainable urban agriculture in Cuba / Sinan Koont.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koont, Sinan, 1943-

Series:

Contemporary Cuba.

Contemporary Cuba

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable agriculture--Cuba.

Sustainable agriculture.

Urban agriculture--Cuba.

Urban agriculture.

Agriculture and state--Cuba.

Agriculture and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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-- Source other than Libray of Congress.

Contents:

Cuban agriculture: historical background and key concepts

The nature and organization of Cuban urban agriculture

Foundations in education, research, and development

Restructuring worker training, preparatory education, and material inputs for urban agriculture

Creating material and moral incentives to motivate workers

Technological innovation in urban agriculture: examples from protected and semiprotected cultivation

Case studies of urban agriculture

Evaluating the success of Cuban urban agriculture

Looking to the future of urban and sustainable agriculture: Cuba and worldwide.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-4211-9

0-8130-4043-4

OCLC:

757825484