ABSTRACT
Cuban agriculture in the period prior to the revolution was essentially characterized by sugar plantations (latifundios) and large cattle farms on the one hand, and small farms (minifundios) on the other. 9.4 per cent of the owners controlled 73.3 per cent of the land, while 66.1 per cent of the farm units held only 7.4 per cent of the land. (Chonchol, 1963:72-3). After 1959, structural transformations were undertaken in order to redistribute land ownership and to integrate agricultural production into the overall centrally planned economy.
