Cuban tribute to Australian permaculturists
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Peter BoylePublished on Apr 5, 2008
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When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil, fertilizers and export trade market in the early 1990s, the country faced virtual overnight economic collapse and an immediate crisis - feeding the population. Cuban permaculturist Roberto Perez, who features in the film Power of Community attributes much of the success of Cuba's urban agriculture and food security to the introduction of permaculture by a group of Australian permaculture trainers during the early years of the Cuban crisis.
