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Interested in food, sustainability, community, agriculture or economics??? Consider in May 2006…

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Interested in food, sustainability, community, agriculture or economics???

Consider in May 2006…

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embarking on a Voyage to Cuba;

a country like no other!!!

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The Nature

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The people

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The Farmers

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The Culture

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The passion

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The Revolution

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CUBA… a country like no other!

The Community

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Field Studies in Sustainable AgricultureTour of Cuba

• Dates: May 1 – 22

• Instructor: Wendy R. Holm, professional agrologist, columnist, resource economist, writer and CIDA project advisor

• Guide: Cuba Natura, personal tour guide and translator

• 3 credits: Obtained through UBC AgSci 302

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Why Cuba? Its Unique History

• During the revolutionary period, Cuba was characterized by large monocultures

• Unsustainable intensive factory systems

• Prior to 90’s: extremely dependent on foreign trade for agricultural inputs

• 85% of Cuba’s trade was with socialist countries in Europe

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1989 Collapse of the Soviet Union• The availability for Cuba of fertilizers and pesticides dropped by 70%

• Cuban agriculture was faced with an additional drop of 50% in the availability of petroleum

• The U.S tightened the trade embargo

• Castro declared Cuba’s economic crisis as the country entering a ‘Special Period’

So how did a small country adjust to such drastic changes???

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It reinvented itself!!!

It looked to its roots!!!

It sought alternatives to high input Agriculture!!!

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A World Leader in Sustainable Agriculture• Cuba’s agricultural sector is a role model for all of Latin America, Canada and the rest of the world!

• So… what supported this amazing transition?

• How does Cuba have Global resonance?

•That is exactly what you will be researching!!!

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What is included in this course??

Curriculum components

1) Meet with professors and students from various universities and agricultural circles

I.e.: Lecture given by Dr. Ernel Gonzalez, professor of rural sociology

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Palacio de Pioneros

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Agricultural University of Ciego de Avila

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Curriculum components

2) Meet with representatives from, Cuba’s main professional organizations and ministry of Agriculture

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Cuban Ministry of Agriculture Sanidad Vegetal

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Curriculum Components

3) Visits to various forms of farmers cooperatives

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CPA El Moncada

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CPA Trinidad

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Curriculum Components

4) Visits to botanical gardens and exposure to Cuba’s Green medicine movement

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Botanical Garden in Vinales

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Curriculum Components

5) Exposure to Cuba’s social and cultural institutions

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Markets

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Curriculum Components

6) Come face to face with Urban Agriculture

Organoponico

El Rabinito

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Curriculum Components

7) Exploration of Cuba’s Ecological Areas

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Vinales Valley, The Mogotes Mountains

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What more is Included in this course??

Many Amazing Learning Outcomes

• An understanding of Cuba’s agricultural sector, past and present

• The 5 factors that supported the transition and allowed Cuba to transform ideas into practices of sustainable agriculture

•Organic fertilization and soil conservation

•Ecological pest management

•Crop and livestock management

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What else is included in this course???

Many fun times!!!

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Price: 2,250 USD plus air farePrice: 2,250 USD plus air fare

For a detailed itinerary and course outline

www.theholmteam.ca/student.tour.html

Only 25 spots available!!!