cuban agriculture

U.S. Agriculture Department Plans Cuba Office

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U.S. Agriculture Department Plans Cuba Office

At a conference of the American Coalition of Agriculture to Cuba on Thursday, U.S. Secretary for Agriculture Tom Vilsack indicated plans to open an office in Cuba to promote trade. “There are a number of preliminary matters that have to be addressed before trade can be re-opened and before the embargo is lifted,” according to … Read more

Cuba’s Organic Farmers Aim for Rich Soil

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At last week’s Cuba Summit conference in Washington, DC, Fernando Monzote, Cuban farmer-entrepreneur, said organic farming is having an impact and creating opportunity in Cuba. According to the United Nations, Cuba’s transition to organic agriculture has had a positive impact on people’s livelihoods by guaranteeing a steady income for a significant proportion of the population … Read more