Special Period

Urban Farm DB summary

This Wikipedia article covers Cuba's 'Special Period' economic crisis following the Soviet Union's collapse. Oil imports fell to about 10% of pre-1990 levels, GDP shrank 35%, and imports and exports both fell over 80%. Agricultural production fell 47%, construction fell 75%, and manufacturing capacity fell 90%, driving the need for agricultural transformation.

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• 10 %↓ Decrease

  oil import level(oil imports)

  EconomicsControl: pre-1990 amount = 100%

  region

  Cuba

• 35 %↓ Decrease

  gdp change(gdp)

  Economics

  region

  Cuba

• 47 %↓ Decrease

  production change(agriculture)

  Economics

  region

  Cuba

• 90 %↓ Decrease

  capacity change(manufacturing)

  Economics

  region

  Cuba

Direction of conclusions

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• Food securitySupportsWith caveats