The greening of the "barrios": Urban agriculture for food security in Cuba

被引：135

作者：

Altieri M.A. ^{[1
,6
]}

Companioni N. ^{[2
]}

Cañizares K. ^{[3
]}

Murphy C. ^{[4
]}

Rosset P. ^{[4
]}

Bourque M. ^{[4
]}

Nicholls C.I. ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, CA

[2] Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical (INIFAT), Havana

[3] Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA

[4] Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First), Oakland, CA

[5] Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, CA

[6] Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, 201 Wellman Hall #3112, University of California, Berkeley

来源：

Agriculture and Human Values | 1999年 / 16卷 / 2期

关键词：

Agroecology; Biological pest control; Cuba; Food security; Sustainable agriculture; Urban agriculture;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1007545304561

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摘要：

Urban agriculture in Cuba has rapidly become a significant source of fresh produce for the urban and suburban populations. A large number of urban gardens in Havana and other major cities have emerged as a grassroots movement in response to the crisis brought about by the loss of trade, with the collapse of the socialist bloc in 1989. These gardens are helping to stabilize the supply of fresh produce to Cuba's urban centers. During 1996, Havana's urban farms provided the city's urban population with 8,500 tons of agricultural produce, 4 million dozens of flowers, 7.5 million eggs, and 3,650 tons of meat. This system of urban agriculture, composed of about 8,000 gardens nationwide has been developed and managed along agroecological principles, which eliminate the use of synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilizers, emphasizing diversification, recycling, and the use of local resources. This article explores the systems utilized by Cuba's urban farmers, and the impact that this movement has had on Cuban food security. © 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

引用

页码：131 / 140

页数：9

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