Best practices for small farmers in Cuba and Costa Rica in the Global Era (1990-2008)

Urban Farm DB summary

This article examines cooperatives in Costa Rica and urban agriculture in Cuba from 1990 to 2008 as two cases of best practices that let small-scale farmers expand production and secure long-term survival amid globalization. It concludes these pathways might offer similar opportunities to smallholders in other developing economies operating under different agricultural policies.