Cuba has plenty of fertile farmland, but is far from feeding itself
Cuba imports about 70-80 percent of its food, spending roughly $2 billion annually, but it has enormous potential to produce far more on its own and even export high-value crops to the U.S., due to its incredibly rich soils, says Pedro Sanchez, a renowned tropical soils specialist at the University of Florida. Winner of the World Food… » Read More
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