[NYTr] Cuba Holds Intl Panel on Urban Agriculture Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:55:33 -0600 (CST) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Prensa Latina, Havana http://www.plenglish.com Cuba Holds Intl Panel on Urban Agriculture Havana, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Representatives from 30 countries are taking part in an international panel on urban agriculture and municipalities, convened by the Government of Havana Province and the Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forest Technicians. The panel is part of the 15th meeting of the City Council Cooperation and Solidarity with Havana, begun Tuesday with a tour of urban agriculture areas in the Cuban capital. Main objectives of the meeting include exchanging experiences about processes of promotion and adoption of urban agriculture as part of local and national policies, and extending this practice as a strategy for sustainable development of municipalities. The event, attended by about 400 authorities from local governments, including mayors, aldermen, governors, agronomists, urban planners, international agencies of collaboration and Non Governmental Organizations from various continents, will discuss sustainable agricultural development in harmony with environment and society. ef ccs rma rs PL-27 * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================