Earth Institute sustainable development seminar of October 26, 2015 on food situation in Cuba as result of 56 year international US trade blockade, particularly opportunity for American participation in Cuba's recovery. Moderator: Jose W. Fernandez, partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Co-Chair, Gibson Dunn’s Latin America Practice Group; former Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs; Speakers: Pedro Sanchez, Director, Agriculture and Food Security Center, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, and Cheryl Palm, Senior Research Scientist, Agriculture and Food Security Center.

With the recent change in relations between Cuba and the United States, there are major opportunities to advance sustainable agricultural intensification on the island. Cuba presents a distinct situation from other countries that are also grappling with food security. The majority of Cuban soils are fertile, and the large amount of idle lands represent a major opportunity to achieve food security.

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