Large scale urban farming at work in Havana
- by Joss Blériot
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- 19 Aug 2011
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Forced to rethink its food supplies system after the collapse of the Soviet bloc and the implementation of the US embargo turning the oil tap off, Cuba has created an Urban Agriculture Department in 1994.
Today, reports show that 50% of fresh produce available in Havana is grown within the city’s boundaries, and many derelict areas (garbage dumps and other abandoned plots) have been turned into thriving vegetable patches. Using organic fertilisers – mostly domestic food waste – urban farmers have also developed seed banks and teaching programmes.
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