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UBPC - Sector

A UBPC, 'Unidad Básica de Producción Cooperativa' or Basic Unit of Cooperative Production in English is where I will be volunteering in La Habana. Conducting research on this topic will help me understand the differences between this agricultural cooperative and CPA's, Cooperativa de Producción Agropecuaria, or Agricultural Production Cooperative. These are the two main agricultural cooperatives in Cuba.

Agricultural Cooperatives - Area

This research is also vital for me to conduct so that I understand the general underlying themes in not only socialist cooperatives but cooperatives throughout the world. I will look at different cultures and countries ways of addressing food security to compare and contrast with the research I find on UBPC.

Article Evaluations

UBPC

Questions regarding content, tone and sourcing:

There are two good sources at the bottom for University of Florida section about Cuba. Not developed enough to even have tone. Content is only a couple of paragraphs.

Currently a lot of history about the Soviet Union but not much about current UBPC or how Cuba innovated it and made this idea its own.

Much of the information is old, lacking modern, up to date information.

Much more can be improved, adding more detailed information about where this idea came from, from what principles, any mentor in particular, how long and how it was passed, its current lifespan, etc.

Pretty neutral. "The Cuban government hoped" that UBPC would be beneficial to the struggling economy could be considered biased? But no heavily based remarks toward Communism, just very frequent mentions/links to Communism practices.

The viewpoint of the Cuban people is missing here completely, and possibly how it went for the Russians, since they were very aligned (it seems this way via the frequent mentions to Russia and Communism).

The sources are reliable and neutral, stemming from a University of Florida website. Both websites have a long list of reliable books, some written in Spanish that were published in Cuba, others written and published in the United States.

It is a Stub article and there have been no talks about it. It is part of the WikiProject Cooperatives, and WikiProject Cuba. For the Cooperatives it has no rate/has not been rated yet, for the WikiProject Cuba it is rated "Mid". The way that Wiki talks about this article is different than how we have discussed it in class because it barely touches on the topic, there is no depth whereas in class we usually have depth.

Agricultural Cooperatives

Here, I will research not only about Cuban agriculture cooperatives, but others throughout the world and learn about the similarities and differences. There is no information written on this page, for which I can add information on. Also, there is a subcategory I can create for Ethiopia, as a lot of my scholarly sources are about Ethiopian agricultural cooperatives. Also, on the India section it does not talk about women's inclusion in agricultural cooperatives, and many of my sources talk about empowering women being a vital difference for the sustainable change.

Selecting Wikipedia articles

Sector - UBPC

I will add information regarding the history and different implications of UBPC program. I will provide context to what worked in general, and add specific information about UBPC of Alamar. This contributes what I need to know for my Practice Experience because UBPC of Alamar is exactly where I will be doing my experience, hence this lets me dive deeper into the culture and history of this agricultural space.

Area - Agricultural Cooperatives

I will add information regarding the cooperatives in Cuba, because there is a section that has no relevant information. It says to see "CPA" wikipedia page, and I will add information providing the pros and cons of CPAs, and how they are currently implemented in Cuba. I will also look at different countries and their agricultural cooperatives to gain a glimpse of how non UBPC cooperatives are run. This will allow me something to compare and contrast with what I am learning by doing the UBPC research.

Scholarly Sources

Area

1.

Gardner, Bruce L., and Zvi Lerman. “Agricultural Cooperative Enterprise In The Transition From Socialist Collective Farming.” Discussion Papers, 2006. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dedsrep%26AN%3dedsrep.p.ags.huaedp.7174%26site%3deds-live.

This scholarly source summarizes the different communist countries and how their environmental sector changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Although it never mentions Cuba, the same principles apply there as well, because it is a communist country to this day. The key concept is describing how state subsidized coops are not as productive or efficient because they are subsidized by the government. This directly relates to my PE org because I am able to understand more the mentality of the workers there, and how economics is playing out. This contributes to UBPC article because I am able to add more information about efficiency and production levels (that will than be helpful for me by comparing them to CPA article in my area).

2.

Cuban agriculture. Messina , William. Florida international law journal [0882-6420] yr:2002 vol:15 iss:1-2 pg:87

This source helped me see some actual factual data about UBPC, and the productions in the past. This is necessary to get some raw information, including number of pounds of sugarcane that were sold, and the relative profits. The key ideas in this article is that UBPC helped Cuba provide food for its people after the fall of the Soviet Union, but, even as the Cuban state agrees, UBPC are not that profitable. The current situation of food production in Cuba remains rather fragile. This is helpful for my Practice Experience because I will take in the full value of UBPC- how they have tremendously helped the Cuban people in providing food, while also not achieving their current efficient levels.

3.

Machado, Hilda, et al. “Revivification of UBPCs as Socialist Production Organization: Strategy of Agricultural Development in Matanzas, Cuba.” Pastos y Forrajes, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. 81–91.

This source helps get an insight into how much the UBPC actually provide as a means of income for the families, of the people who work there. This source’s key point is about the socioeconomic positions of the people who work at the cooperatives and their view. This is necessary because my above 2 sources focus more on the society and economy, not so much about the individuals working these UBPCs. This relates to my PE because I am able to gain even more information on the pro’s and con’s for them of working at the UBPC.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe487 and http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe562
https://ascecuba.org//c/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/v09-messina.pdf
“Cooperatives and Socialism: A View From Cuba CAMILA PIÑEIRO HARNECKER.” Foreign Affairs, no. 5, 2013, p. 169. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dedsjsr%26AN%3dedsjsr.23527552%26site%3deds-live.
Alex Zukas. “Environment, Space, Place.” Environment, Space, Place, vol. 6, no. 2, 2014, pp. 130–135. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/envispacplac.6.2.0130.
Cuban agriculture. Messina , William. Florida international law journal [0882-6420] yr:2002 vol:15 iss:1-2 pg:87
Machado, Hilda, et al. “Revivification of UBPCs as Socialist Production Organization: Strategy of Agricultural Development in Matanzas, Cuba.” Pastos y Forrajes, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. 81–91. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3da9h%26AN%3d44459550%26site%3deds-live.
Contino-Esquijerosa, Yuván, et al. “Adoption of New Agroecological Practices in Three Basic Units of Cooperative Production.” Pastos y Forrajes, vol. 41, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 52–58. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3da9h%26AN%3d129676594%26site%3deds-live.
Burchardt, Hans-Jurgen. “Cuba’s Agriculture after the New Reforms: Between Stagnation and Sustainable Development.” Socialism and Democracy, vol. 15, no. 1, Apr. 2001, pp. 141–154. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dapn%26AN%3dALTP286523%26site%3deds-live.
Leitgeb, Friedrich, et al. “Increasing Food Sovereignty with Urban Agriculture in Cuba.” Agriculture & Human Values, vol. 33, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 415–426. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s10460-015-9616-9.

Sector

Wedig, Karin, and Jörg Wiegratz. “Neoliberalism and the Revival of Agricultural Cooperatives: The Case of the Coffee Sector in Uganda.” Journal of Agrarian Change, vol. 18, no. 2, Apr. 2018, pp. 348–369. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/joac.12221.
Abate, Gashaw Tadesse. “Drivers of Agricultural Cooperative Formation and Farmers’ Membership and Patronage Decisions in Ethiopia.” Journal of Co-Operative Organization and Management, June 2018. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.jcom.2018.06.002.
Natacha Teresa Mesa Tejeda, and María Karla Hernández Atienza. “About the Legal Regulation of the Conflicts Resolution Regarding the Non-Agricultural Cooperatives in Cuba.” Boletín de La Asociación Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo, Vol 0, Iss 51, Pp 243-259 (2017), no. 51, 2017, p. 243. EBSCOhost, doi:10.18543/baidc-51-2017pp243-259.
HILLIOVA, Marketa, et al. “Reaching the Rural Poor through Agricultural Cooperatives in Mongolia.” Annals of Public & Cooperative Economics, vol. 88, no. 3, Sept. 2017, pp. 449–466. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/apce.12162.
Yulier Campos Pérez, and Liuva León García. “Critical Analysis to the Obligations Contracted in the Period of Formation of the Non Agricultural Cooperatives in Cuba.” Boletín de La Asociación Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo, Vol 0, Iss 51, Pp 261-285 (2017), no. 51, 2017, p. 261. EBSCOhost, doi:10.18543/baidc-51-2017pp261-285.
Alnoor Ebrahim. “Agricultural Cooperatives in Gujarat, India: Agents of Equity or Differentiation? (Les Coopératives Agricoles Du Gujarat, En Inde: Agents d’équité Ou de Différenciation? / Cooperativas Agrícolas Em Gujarat, Índia: Agentes Da Igualdade Ou Da Diferenciação? / Cooperativas Agrarias En Gujarat, India: ¿Agentes de Equidad o Diferenciación?).” Development in Practice, no. 2, 2000, p. 178. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dedsjsr%26AN%3dedsjsr.4029374%26site%3deds-live.
Thorner, Daniel. Agricultural Cooperatives in India; a Field Report. London, Asia Pub. House [1964?], 1964. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dcat04202a%26AN%3ducb.b16965185%26site%3deds-live.
Alex, Jiju P. “Powering the Women in Agriculture: Lessons on Women Led Farm Mechanisation in South India.” Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, vol. 19, no. 5, Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 1 Jan. 2013, p. 487. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3deric%26AN%3dEJ1021378%26site%3deds-live.
Ahmed, Musa, and Hiwot Mesfin. “The Impact of Agricultural Cooperatives Membership on the Wellbeing of Smallholder Farmers: Empirical Evidence from Eastern Ethiopia.” Agricultural & Food Economics, vol. 5, no. 1, Apr. 2017, p. 1. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dedb%26AN%3d122298007%26site%3deds-live.
Chaddad, Fabio, and Constantine Iliopoulos. “Control Rights, Governance, and the Costs of Ownership in Agricultural Cooperatives.” Agribusiness, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter 2013, pp. 3–22. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1002/agr.21328.
Maribel Almaguer Rondón, et al. “Gender Relationships in Agricultural Cooperatives in Camagüey.” Agrisost, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 21-31 (2016), no. 2, 2016, p. 21. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dedsdoj%26AN%3dedsdoj.b10e3fc7cb0d4103b5bc70ea458d532d%26site%3deds-live.
Gardner, Bruce L., and Zvi Lerman. “Agricultural Cooperative Enterprise In The Transition From Socialist Collective Farming.” Discussion Papers, 2006. EBSCOhost, libproxy.berkeley.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dedsrep%26AN%3dedsrep.p.ags.huaedp.7174%26site%3deds-live.