Tobacco farmer with oxen, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
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Nick J.W. Pilet / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
G2CPAXFile size:
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5431 x 3564 px | 46 x 30.2 cm | 18.1 x 11.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
22 March 2016Location:
Pinar del Rio,CubaMore information:
Agriculture in Cuba has played an important part in the economy for several hundred years. Today, it contributes less than 10% to the gross domestic product (GDP), but it employs about 20% of the working population. About 30% of the country's land is used for crop cultivation.[1] The inefficient agricultural industry in Cuba has led to the need to import large amounts of beef and lard.[citation needed][2] Cuba now imports about 70–80% of all the food its people consume[3] and 80–84% of the food it provides via the rations to the public.[2] The rationing program accounts for about a third of the food energy the average Cuban consumes.[4]