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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Towards Sustainable Agriculture in Cuba\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Mille Renée Larsen, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Henrik Rungs Gade 8 St Th, 2200~København N, Denmark, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{tgq536@alumni.ku.dk}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Mille Renée Larsen$^{1}$, Mario Reinoso-Pérez$^{2}$, Lise Byskov Herslund$^{3}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Denmark}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Cuba}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{3}$University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, }}}
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\index[author]{Larsen, Mille Renée}
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Cuban agriculture has been claimed to represent a global leading role in the transition to sustainable agriculture constituting an exceptional case of ecological agriculture due to the national transition into agroecology. The transition process has mainly been driven by the Cuban state, research institutes and non"=governmental organisations which have institutionalized agroecology in political terms and in practice. Though this strategy has been highly effective and supportive state policy has been important for the success of the agroecological transition the deep"=rooted ideological commitment within the state can be questioned as a return to conventional agriculture in the state sector has occurred in recent years. This could indicate that agroecology and sustainable agriculture in Cuba are supported under economic scarcity but are at risk of being undermined once the economic situation improves. This study assesses the potential of sustainable development in Cuban agroecological agriculture applying a systems thinking approach corresponding to the newer definition of agroecology as a food system approach thus including only the production sector in the analysis will constrain the understanding of how to achieve sustainable agriculture and eventually sustainable development. The data collection for the study includes interviews and exercises with stakeholders from Cuban ministries, research institutes and stations, banks, the national insurance company, non"=governmental organisations, farmers' associations, farmers and international organisations. The study concludes that untapped potential occurs in a number of areas including regenerating resources into the production cycle (which could also contribute to general public awareness through recycling campaigns), building resilience in agriculture by securing favourable loan and insurance conditions for farmers practicing agroecology (which also corresponds to the state policy of achieving food sovereignty as agroecological practices have resulted in yield increase), and connecting producers with consumers by promoting a diversified diet for Cubans and thus stimulate demand for a diversified agricultural production.  }

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Agroecology, food system analysis, sustainable development , systems thinking
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