ón icos . ▁ ▁The ▁rapid ▁expansion ▁of ▁urban ▁agricult ure ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁included ▁the ▁colon ization ▁of ▁vac ant ▁land ▁both ▁by ▁community ▁and ▁commercial ▁groups . ▁In ▁Hav ana , ▁organ op ón icos ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁vac ant ▁lots , ▁old ▁par king ▁lots , ▁abandoned ▁building ▁sites ▁and ▁even ▁spaces ▁between ▁roads . ▁ ▁Current ▁status ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁hect ares ▁( over ▁ 8 7 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ) ▁of ▁land ▁are ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁urban ▁agricult ure ▁in ▁Hav ana ▁alone . ▁ ▁Hav ana ▁produces ▁enough ▁food ▁for ▁each ▁resident ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁daily ▁serving ▁of ▁ 2 8 0 ▁gr ams ▁( 9 . 8 8 ▁ oun ces ) ▁of ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables . ▁ ▁The ▁urban ▁agricult ural ▁work force ▁in ▁Hav ana ▁has ▁grown ▁from ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 4 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁However , ▁Cuba ▁still ▁has ▁food ▁r ation ing ▁for ▁basic ▁st ap les . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 6 9 % ▁of ▁these ▁r ation ed ▁basic ▁st ap les ▁( w he at , ▁veget able ▁o ils , ▁rice , ▁etc .) ▁are ▁imported . ▁Over all , ▁however , ▁approximately ▁ 1