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City of Farmers | Organic | Medicines | The Future
The Future
Still Uncertain
The achievements of the people of Havana have been recognized by international
awards, including the Right Livelihood Award, often called the “alternative
Nobel Prize.” The rapid increase in local food production has
also relieved pressure on the government by reducing hunger and malnutrition.
But the future of urban farming is not guaranteed. Advocates for
farming in Havana worry that many government officials consider
organic agriculture to be a stop-gap measure suitable only for a
period of economic crisis. When the American embargo on trade with
Cuba is finally lifted, large multinational agricultural companies
will encourage Cuba to go back to the old way of doing things. That
could mean a phasing out of city agriculture and a return to policies
that emphasize the need to produce food at the lowest possible cost
on huge mechanized farms in rural areas – with plenty of chemical
fertilizers and pesticides.
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