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176 agroecology and the struggle for food sovereignty Cuban food market. Photographer: Jacob Silber. Cuba is a notable exception to the crisis brought on by “dumping” of foreign-subsidized grain imports in other Latin American countries’ agricultural markets. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Cuba has been largely without food aid. While this initially led to widespread food shortages, resilient smallholder farming has taken hold. Particularly impressive has been the expanded capacity for food production in the capital city, Havana. According to workshop participant Catherine Murphy, 75 percent of food consumed in Havana is produced in Havana. Here, a woman browses the diverse fruits and vegetables for sale at a market in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. yale school of forestry & environmental studies
This report originated in an international workshop held at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies in New Haven, CT, USA, April 15-17, 2004. The workshop, entitled Food Sovereignty, Conservation, and Social Movements for Sustainable Agriculture in the Americas, was developed under the direction of Dr. Kathleen McAfee. It brought together students, scholars and practitioners from the Americas “to exchange ideas about new research, on-the-ground practice, and the social movements that are working to build more self-reliant, sustainable, and socially just food systems.” The report is a full rendering of the presentations and discussions at the workshop. The report, in Spanish and in English, is being published jointly by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP) and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. For information on IIED and IUCN, see below. The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an international policy research institute and non-governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development. IIED acts as a catalyst, broker and facilitator and helps ulnerable groups find their voice and ensure their interests are heard in decision-making. Environmental sustainability is a core concern but not at the expense of people’s livelihoods. IIED works through a wide range of long-standing relationships with partners across the developing world - from smallholder farmers and big city slum-dwellers to national governments and regional NGOs, global institutions and international actors. This well established practice of working in partnership is what makes IIED fundamentally different from other research institutes. www.iied.org. The IUCN (World Conservation Union) Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP) is an inter-disciplinary network of professionals whose mission is to act as a source of advice on the environmental, economic, social and cultural factors that affect natural resources and biological diversity and to provide guidance and support towards effective policies and practices in environmental conservation and sustainable development. www.iucn.org/themes/ceesp. Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies publication series To capture exciting environmental projects at Yale of interest to a broad professional audience, the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Publication Series issues selected work by Yale faculty, students and colleagues each year in the form of books, bulletins, working papers and reports. All publications since 1995 are available for order as bound copies, or as free downloadable pdfs, at our online bookstore at www.yale.edu/ environment/publications. Publications are produced using a print-on-demand system and printed on recycled paper. For further information or inquiries, contact Jane Coppock, Editor of the F&ES Publication Series, at jane.coppock@yale.edu. © 2006 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
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