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May 20, 2013 | 09:04 PM
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Cuba Agriculture Reforms

  FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2012 file photo, a farmer prepares his field for planting tomatoes and chard, in Havana, Cuba. The government announced Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, it is modifying rules for the handover of fallow land to independent farmers, allowing them to lease up to 67 hectares, or 165 acres, and letting them build homes on the land, something that previously was prohibited. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2012 file photo, a farmer prepares his field for planting tomatoes and chard, in Havana, Cuba. The government announced Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, it is modifying rules for the handover of fallow land to independent farmers, allowing them to lease up to 67 hectares, or 165 acres, and letting them build homes on the land, something that previously was prohibited. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)