Agricultural co-operatives in Canada and Cuba: trends, prospects and ways forward

Greg Cameron (), Francisco Rogelio Pérez Rosado and Dayni Deysi Díaz Mederos
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Greg Cameron: Dalhousie University
Francisco Rogelio Pérez Rosado: University of Cienfuegos “Carlos Rafael Rodriguez”
Dayni Deysi Díaz Mederos: International Relations Office, University of Cienfuegos “Carlos Rafael Rodriguez”

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2020, vol. 22, issue 2, No 4, 643-660

Abstract: Abstract This concept paper builds on comparative work on sustainable agriculture in Canada and Cuba by exploring the role of agricultural co-operatives. Findings indicate that Canada and Cuba’s agricultural co-operatives face the challenges of membership renewal and economic presence in their national economies. The paper argues that components of each agricultural co-operative system at the farm and tertiary levels could be adapted to the other nation’s agricultural co-operatives in order to strengthen community control of local food systems. The paper further argues that a new approach to agricultural co-operatives must incorporate the state itself in any potential reform agenda in both countries. The paper calls for movement-to-movement contacts between the two countries, and the wider Americas.

Keywords: Agricultural co-operatives; Sustainable agriculture; Canada; Cuba (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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