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Database research record2023·Cuba

Community agroecology. Basis for food resilience in the face of extreme events

Luis L. Vázquez

Journal of Applied Biotechnology & Bioengineering

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This study analyzed Cuba's transition towards decentralized and diversified agriculture, driven by peasant family farming and urban agriculture movements in response to the economic crisis since the 1990s. It found that agroecology has become popular in human settlements, facilitating population participation in small-area production systems such as intensive and organoponic gardens. These systems enable communities to obtain over 40 fresh products for local consumption.