In terms of seed production, Venezuela has changed the equation and is now increasingly departing from its past dependence on importation of seeds. Imports used to represent 90% of total seeds, recalled President Nicolás Maduro this Wednesday, February 24, during a working meeting on the agriculture sector broadcast by Venezolana de Television (VTV). The Minister … Continue reading
By Nino Pagliccia Global Research Mainstream media references to Venezuela always focus on the devastating economic crisis, which they directly or indirectly attribute either to the Maduro government mismanagement or to a total failure of the Bolivarian Revolution envisioned by Hugo Chávez. US sanctions are mentioned (if they are at all) as if they were … Continue reading
lanco Narkys February 2 The Executive Vice President of the Republic announced on Tuesday that during 2020 the country increased the distribution of food for the country, in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, increased the distribution of gasoline to 11 million, and increased the system of missions 517 million bonds that benefited 14 million … Continue reading
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gFJfwt6CQkK36VlGEgF_Fw Jan 21, 2021 7:00 PM ET, 4:00 PM Pacific Time Bolivarian Venezuela’s Struggle for Food Sovereignty under the US Blockade William Camacaro will interview Hugo Alberto Nieves on the progress and challenges the movements in Venezuela have made to re-establish national food sovereignty. (Simultaneous English translation will be provided.) William Camacaro maintains the … Continue reading
The Feria Conuquera Agroecológica is a group of farmers and food processors from Caracas, Venezuela and its surroundings. The Feria started six years ago, gathering experience in organic food production, offering healthy items directly from the farmers/processors to the consumers in Caracas, generating space for knowledge exchanges about diversified agricultural practices, intergenerational dialogue, rescue of recipes and … Continue reading
by Friends of the Earth A visit to two agroecology projects supported by Sahabat Alam Malaysia/ Friends of the Earth Malaysia “We can’t afford to plant only one crop – we have to do what is of more benefit to us,” says Nure anak Samale (below). “And nobody can tell us what to do.” … Continue reading
Unilateral coercive measures are a foreign policy tool that are thousands of years old and used by states in response to foreign policy concerns. Their use has become more common throughout the 21st Century, and this raises concerns from a human rights perspective. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate that unilateral coercive measures … Continue reading
NDO/VNA – The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela held a webinar on August 11 to introduce the Southeast Asian country’s agricultural potential to Venezuelan partners. Addressing nearly 60 guests and representatives of the two countries’ businesses, Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen said the Vietnamese Government and people always attach importance to enhancing the two … Continue reading
By Comuna El Maizal – Jul 1, 2020 Just a few minutes before welcoming the month of July, which for us patriots has a very special meaning, with a 24 that saw the visionary Bolívar born and a 28 that gave birth to the story of our giant Chávez, a small group of officials from … Continue reading
The decision was taken in an effort to assist the hardest-hit nations In order to meet the needs of food and supplies for the region in the midst of the new coronavirus pandemic, Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) members will reactivate the ‘ALBA Alimentos’ (ALBA Food) program, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza announced … Continue reading