By the BBC's Greg Morsbach from Cuba
Cuba - one of the world's last socialist regimes - has surprised many economists by surviving a US trade embargo lasting more than 40 years.
The small Caribbean island nation has continued to defy expectations that it's about to collapse under the strain of a run-down state economy.
One reason is the radical changes to Cuba's agriculture. A recent report by the American agency for sustainable farming, Food First, said annual production of fruit and vegetables is growing at 250% a year.
And the produce is grown without any help from chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides.
Farmers question the need for ‘Bt. brinjal’ International experts feel it is an unsafe option
"Save cow, save village" is the slogan
(Varnasrama Research Team members at the inauguration of Varnasrama Media Productions. His Grace Rasananda Prabhu graced the occasion and enlightened everyone with short lecture)
