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Food Crisis Leads to Opportunity in CubaPosted on May 5, 2008
Raul Castro would like to see his island produce more food. Currently, Cuba imports the vast majority of its basic food products, at increasing expense, despite plenty of arable land. Private farmers and collective growers are hoping new reforms make it easier to produce food more efficiently, and that’s not just good news for Cuba. With rice rationing at Costco, that’s good news for the world.
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By John M Morgan, May 5 at 1:57 pm # Guardian is biased & unreliable source on CubaI don’t consider the Guardian a reliable source of information on Cuba. John M. Morgan
By Justin Williams, May 5 at 8:48 am # Grow More FoodViva Cuba but what about Hawaii? Isolated here on the Big Island, the most rural of the Hawaiian Islands, we are watching food prices go through the roof. Of the arable land, most is owned by the rich. Most of our food comes from the Mainland at inflated prices. With the threat of gas prices virtually stopping regular ship deliveries, we must worry how this island can sustain itself in an economic crisis. With better health care in Cuba, a Hawaiian has to ask why Americans should be so concerned about an island nation that is probably better off than Hawaii. Add Your Comment |
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