Between 26 November and 10 December 2014 I was Visiting Professor at the National Agrarian University of Habana (UNAH), Centre for Agrarian and Rural Studies (CEDAR), as guest of Prof. Rafael Ojeda, the Director of CEDAR. During this visit, I gave an intensive series of lectures to a group of more than 30 lecturers and researchers of the University and organized, together with CEDAR, knowledge exchange seminars on topics such as food security, land grab, agrofuels, inequality, water policy and land reform. Furthermore, I gave lectures to the Masters Programme (around 40 students) in Sustainable Agrarian and Rural Development, and held discussions with the authorities of the University about possible cooperation with ISS, in particular in the field of education and research on Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies /AFES), which will hopefully result into joint research and publications, research stays in Cuba for ISS doctoral students, and CEDAR staff studying at ISS. Finally, there were visits to innovative small farmers and a workshop with members of one of the Municipal University Centres (CUM), in the town of Madruga, which are supported with training and education by CEDAR/UNAH.
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