Cuba Encourages Private Farmers
BBC reports “Cuba lifts farmers’ supplies ban” as a small change by Raul Castro to improve agricultural productivity.
Small-scale farmers in some parts of the country will be allowed to buy such items as seeds, fertiliser and clothing equipment from state stores.
This seems to be further encouragement of family subsistence by the central government through permaculture and organic gardening instead of huge inefficient state farms.
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