News and information about Cuba is often polarized, filled with misinformation or just difficult to access, especially that which is produced inside of Cuba. In an effort to help raise awareness and access to diverse sources of information about food, agriculture and environment issues in Cuba we collate, summarize, translate and share news briefs that highlights news and events happening in Cuba. See our archives here.
We also populate this knowledge hub with peer reviewed, grey literature and government reports on food, agriculture and environment issues in Cuba and relating to Cuba-US relations.
Elementa Science of the Anthropocene Special Feature: Cuba's Agrifood Systems in Transition, featuring 8 articles examining different aspects of Cuba's agriculture and food system. Link to articles.
Cuba Country Brief (Issue brief). (2017). World Food Programme. Link to brief
Fernandez, M. (2017). Urban Agriculture in Cuba: 30 years of policy and practice. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 33, 41-44. Link to article
Rosset, P. & Altieri, M. (2017). Agroecology: Science and Politics. Rugby, Warwickshire: Practical Action Publishing. Link to book summary and to purchase
Sabourin, E., [et al] (organizers) (2017). Políticas públicas a favor de la agroecología en América Latina y el Caribe (Rep.). Porto Alegre, Brasil: Red PP-AL: FAO. Link to document
Caridad Cruz, M. (2016). Agricultura urbana en América Latina y el Caribe: Casos concretos desde la mirada del buen vivir. Nueva Sociedad: Democracía y política en América Latina. Link to article
Cuba: su nueva revolución campesina. (2016). Biodiversidad: Sustento y Culturas. Link to special issue
Graddy-Lovelace, G. (2016). United States-Cuba Agricultural Relations and Agrarian Questions. Journal of Agrarian Change. Link to article
Prospects for U.S. Agribusiness in Cuba (Rep.). (2016). Washington, DC: Engage Cuba. Link to report
Memorias: Agroenergía para el desarrollo agrario sostenible. (2016). In IV Convención Internacional, Agrodesarrollo 2016. Matanzas, Cuba: Estación Experimental de Pastos y Forrajes Indio Hatuey. Link to publication -- (takes a long time to load)
Vásquez, L. (2016). Resiliencia a la sequía sobre bases agroecológicas: Sistematización de un proceso de coninnovación participativa. (Rep.). Guantánamo, Cuba. Link to report
2015
Cuba, Ministerio de la Agricultura (MINAG). (2015). Estrategía de género del sistema de la agricultura de Cuba 2015-2020. La Habana, Cuba. Link to document
United States, Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. (2015). U.S. Agricultural Exports to Cuba Have Substantial Room for Growth (International Agricultural Trade Report). Link to report
2014
García Álvarez, M. E., Tejeda González, G., & Hernández Morales, C. A. (2014). Estudio de los factores críticos que inciden en el ciclo de la sostenibilidad alimentaria en Cuba (Tech.). La Habana, Cuba: Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical (IIFT). Link to Report
The State of Food and Agriculture: Innovation in family farming (Rep.). (2014). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Link to Report
2013
Gamboa Costa, A., González Sousa, R., & Herrera Sorzano, A. (2013). Soberanía y seguridad alimentaria en Cuba: políticas públicas necesarias para reducir la dependencia alimentaria. Revista Agrisost, 19(3). Link to article
Garth, H. (2013). Resistance and Household Food Consumption in Santiago de Cuba. Food Activism: Agency, Democracy and Economy, 47-60. Link to article
Machin Sosa, B., Roque Jaime, A. M., Avila Lozano, D. R., & Rosset, P. (2013). Agroecological Revolution: The Farmer-to-Farmer Movement of the ANAP in Cuba. La Habana, Cuba: Asociación Nacional de Agricultores Pequeños (ANAP). Link to PDF of book (English version)
Mulet Concepción, Y. (2013). Non-agricultural cooperatives in Cuba: A new way to unleash the forces of production? From the Island, (22). Link to article
2012
Altieri, M., & Funes-Monzote, F. (2012). The Paradox of Cuban Agriculture. Monthly Review, 63(8). Link to article
Cabello, J. J. [et al]. (2012). An approach to sustainable development: the case of Cuba. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 14(4), 573-591. Link to article
Schultz, R. (2012). Food Sovereignty and Cooperatives in Cuba's Socialism. Socialism and Democracy, 26(3), 117-138. Link to article
Wright, J. (2012). The little-studied success story of post-crisis food security in Cuba: Does lack of international interest signify a lack of political will? International Journal of Cuban Studies, 4(2), 130-153. Link to article
2011
Koont, S. (2011). Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. Link to book review
McCune, N. M. [et al]. (2011). Global Questions, Local Answers: Soil Management and Sustainable Intensification in Diverse Socioeconomic Contexts of Cuba. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 35(6), 650-670. Link to article
Rosset, P., Machín Sosa, B., Roque Jaime, A. M., & Ávila Lozano, D. R. (2011). The Campesino-to-Campesino agroecology movement of ANAP in Cuba: social process methodology in the construction of sustainable peasant agriculture and food sovereignty. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 38(1), 161-191. Link to article
Suárez, J. [et al]. (2011). Experiencias del proyecto BIOMAS-CUBA. Alternativas energéticas a partir de la biomasa en el medio rural cubano. Pastos y Forrajes, 34(4). Link to article
2010
Kilcher, L. (2010). Organic Agriculture in Cuba: Managing with Limited Resources (Rep.). Bonn, Germany: International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). Link to report
Simón Reardón, J. A., & Alemán Perez, R. (2010). Agroecology and the Development of Indicators of Food Sovereignty in Cuban Food Systems. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 34(8), 907-922. Link to article
2009
Buchmann, C. (2009). Cuban Home Gardens and Their Role in Social–Ecological Resilience. Human Ecology, 37(705). Link to article
Funes Monzote, F. R., & Freyre Roach, E. F. (Eds.). (2009). Transgénicos ¿que se gana? ¿que se pierde?. textos para un debate en Cuba. La Habana: Publicaciones Acuario, Centro Félix Varela. Link to article
Funes Aguilar, F., & Funes Monzote, F. (2009). La Agroecología en Cuba: su Desarrollo y Situación Actual. Revista Brasileña de Agroecología, 4(2). Link to article
Garth, H. (2009). Things Became Scarce: Food availability and accessibility in Santiago de Cuba then and now. NAPA Bulletin, 32: 178–192. Link to article
Koont, S. (2009). The Urban Agriculture of Havana. Monthly Review, 60(8). Link to article
Nelson, E., Scott, S., Cukier, J., & Leyva Galan, A. (2009). Institutionalizing agroecology: successes and challenges in Cuba. Agriculture and Human Values, 26(3), 233-243. Link to article
Wright, J. (2009). Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Oil Scarcity: Lessons from Cuba. Earthscan. Link to purchase
2007
Koont, S. (2007). Urban Agriculture in Cuba: Of, by and for the barrio. Nature, Society and Thought, 20(3-4), 311-326. Link to article
Messina, W., Bonnett, E., & Taylor, T. (2007). Cuba: A view of revealed export advantage. Link to article
2006
Holt-Giménez, E. (2006). Campesino a Campesino: Voices from Latin America’s Farmer to Farmer Movement for Sustainable Agriculture. Food First Books. Link to book summary and to purchase
Jiménez Guethón, R. (2006). Educación para la participación social en las Unidades Básicas de Producción Cooperativa (UBPC) (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Universidad de la Habana, Cuba. Link temporarily unavailable
2004
Kost, W. E. (2004). Cuban Agriculture: To be or not to be organic? Cuba in Transition, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 14, 274-281. Link to article
Ross, J. E. (2004). Cuba: U.S. Agribusiness Export Prospects Under Three Scenarios. Cuba in Transition, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 14, 369-380. Link to article
Royce, F. S. (2004). Agricultural Production Cooperatives: The Future of Cuban Agriculture? Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, 14(19), 19-53. Link to article
Royce, F. S. (2004). Agricultural Production Cooperatives in Cuba: Toward Sustainability. Cuba in Transition, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 14, 254-273. Link to article
2003
Fertilizer use by crop in Cuba (Rep.). (2003). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Link to report
1999
Messina, W. A. (1999). Agricultural Reform in Cuba: Implications for agricultural production, markets and trade. Cuba in Transition, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 9, 433-442. Link to article
1996
Messina, W. A., Jr., & Alvarez, J. (1996). Cuba's New Agricultural Cooperatives and Markets: Antecedents, Organization, Early Performance and Prospects. Cuba in Transition, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 6(28), 175-195. Link to article
Messina, W. A., Jr., Spreen, T. H., Moseley, A. E., & Adams, C. M. (1996). Cuba's Non-sugar agriculture: Current situation and prospects. Cuba in Transition, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 6(8), 16-22. Link to article
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Jiménez Guethón, R. M. (year unknown). Desarrollo local y cooperativas agrícolas en Cuba: logros y desafíos. Revista Africa América Latina, 46. Link to article