Land tenancy in Cuban agriculture has experienced three pronounced changes since the beginning of the revolution in January 1959. The first agrarian reform law was enacted in May of that year. It proscribed the latifundia (described as estates larger than 405 hectares), and initially distributed some land and encouraged the development of cooperatives on large […]
Cuba’s Non-Sugar Agriculture: Current Situations and Prospects
Notes[ref]Summary of a round table session organized and chaired by William A. Messina, Jr., with participation by José Alvarez, Thomas H. Spreen, Anne E. Moseley, and Charles M. Adams. Contributions by individual participants are identified in the paper.[/ref] OVERVIEW [ref]Remarks by William A. Messina, Jr.[/ref] The International Agricultural Trade and Development Center at the University […]