Re: [Marxism] Cuba Distributes more than 45,000 land parcels

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

Eli Stephens wrote:

<If I remember correctly from the excellent documentary "How Cuba  
Survived Peak Oil" (http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php),  
the term the Cubans use (and others too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
Usufruct) is "usufruct". And such arrangements were a big part of the  
organic farming revolution described in that film.>

It just so happens the latest edition of Monthly Review has an  
excellent article on urban organic agriculture in Cuba. I've just had  
a chance to skim it, but apparently the idea originated within the  
Cuban military under the auspices of Raul.  it's a definite mixed  
economic approach, adjusted more to the pragmatic reality of any  
given situation. But it is all based on long term leases. Of course,  
private household gardens are also considered to be part of the project.

In terms of techne, they use a raised bed approach where the organic  
fertilizer is mixed directly into the soil. It's a permaculture  
approach to provide yields year round.

One can easily see how the latest land distribution is a natural  
growth of this approach.

Greg McDonald

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