▁on ion ▁and ▁ 4 3 % ▁in ▁to b acco . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁success es ▁of ▁organ op on ics , ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁Cub an ▁government ▁have ▁been ▁neg atively ▁evaluated ▁by ▁some ▁authors . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁Econom ist ▁stated : ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁article ▁claimed ▁that ▁, ▁there ▁were ▁plans ▁to ▁priv at ise ▁far ming ▁and ▁dis m ant le ▁organ op ón icos , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁bro ader ▁plans ▁to ▁improve ▁product ivity . ▁However , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁organ op ón icos ▁are ▁still ▁an ▁active ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁Cub an ▁agricult ural ▁system . ▁ ▁App lic ability ▁beyond ▁Cuba ▁In ▁Venezuela , ▁the ▁social ist ▁government ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁introduce ▁urban ▁agricult ure ▁to ▁the ▁popul ace . ▁In ▁Car ac as , ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁launched ▁Organ op on ico ▁Boliv ar ▁I , ▁a ▁pilot ▁program ▁to ▁bring ▁organ op ón icos ▁to ▁Venezuela . ▁Urban ▁agricult ure ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁emb rac ed ▁in ▁Car ac as . ▁Un like ▁Cuba , ▁where ▁organ op ón icos ▁arose ▁from ▁the ▁bottom - up ▁out ▁of ▁necessity , ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁organ op ón icos ▁are ▁a ▁top - down ▁initi ative ▁based ▁on ▁Cuba ' s ▁success . ▁Another ▁problem ▁for ▁urban ▁agricult ure ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁is ▁the ▁poll ution ▁in ▁major ▁urban ▁areas . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Organ op on ico ▁Boliv ar ▁I , ▁a