Why did Cuba make this conversion to organic agriculture? What are some of the ways that the Cuban system described in this video differs from the industrial agriculture system in the United States and other western countries? Do you think that the Cuban model could be transferable to the United States? Why or why not?
This short video from the U.S. Public Broadcasting System (PBS) discusses the recent development of organic agriculture in Cuba. (I’ll send the link)
Why did Cuba make this conversion to organic agriculture? What are some of the ways that the Cuban system described in this video differs from the industrial agriculture system in the United States and other western countries? Do you think that the Cuban model could be transferable to the United States? Why or why not?
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