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Cuba's no democratic paradise, but the country could certainly teach the west a thing or two about sustainable, secure food production, as this new film demonstrates
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Drumbeat: November 7, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... any the problems of the future – climate change, dwindling resources, mounting water and food deficits, the escalating global conflict potential, the exploitation of our children's future. If you look at it this way, it's the realpoliticians who seem who have a fondness for crises. Crises also provide an excellent opportunity to score points for tireless crisis management. This is good for distracting from the fact that there is nothing on the political agenda.
Organoponico! Cuba's response to food security
Although born out of necessity, ...
Organoponico! Cuba's response to food security
Peak Oil News —
... of a model for how to survive peak oil. Because of this, other countries have attempted to replicate it, although results have been variable. The film ends with some startling facts about the state of the food industry here in the UK. Currently we import 95 per cent of our fruit and 50 per cent of our vegetables. Since consensus is forming around the possibility of an oil supply crunch within the next decade, perhaps the time to start reclaiming the UK's urban landscape is now. The Ecologist
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