Sustainable urban agriculture in Cuba / Sinan Koont.

Author/creator Koont, Sinan, 1943-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoGainesville, FL : University Press of Florida,
Descriptionxvi, 236 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from UPCC Books 2011 Political Science and Policy Studies Collection Supplement
Subjects
Sustainable agriculture--Cuba.
Urban agriculture--Cuba.
Agriculture and state--Cuba.

SeriesContemporary Cuba
Contemporary Cuba. ^A446956
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.
Abstract 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 Library of Congress.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-214) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011028137
ISBN9780813037578 (alk. paper)
ISBN0813037573 (alk. paper)

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