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Tables of Contents for Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Note from the Editors
ix
Prologue The Principles and Strategies of Agroecology in Cuba
xi
Introduction Lessons of Cuban Resistance
xiv
PART I: HISTORY, CONTEXT, AND STRUCTURES OF CHANGE
The Organic Farming Movement in Cuba
1
26
Cuban Agriculture Before 1990
27
13
Cuban Agriculture and Food Security
40
17
Transforming the Cuban Countryside: Property, Markets, and Technological Change
57
15
Social Organization and Sustainability of Small Farm Agriculture in Cuba
72
18
Agroecological Education and Training
90
19
PART II: ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES FOR A NEW AGRICULTURE
Ecological Pest Management
109
35
Intercropping in Cuba
144
11
Mechanization, Animal Traction, and Sustainable Agriculture
155
9
Advances in Organic Soil Management
164
26
The Integration of Crops and Livestock
190
22
PART III: EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES
Green Medicine: An Option of Richness
212
8
The Growth of Urban Agriculture
220
17
``Cultivo Popular'': Small-Scale Rice Production
237
9
Sugarcane and Sustainability in Cuba
246
18
Case Studies: The Mixed Experiences of Two New Cooperatives
264
12
Epilogue The Unique Pathway of Cuban Development
276
5
List of Acronyms
281
4
About the Authors
285
3
Directory of Institutions and Authors
288
5
Index
293