Venezuela

Venezuela: Rural killers enjoy impunity

Sunday, May 22, 2011 By Federico Fuentes Having arrived back in Caracas after more than two weeks visiting various rural communities, leaders from the National Campesino Front Ezequiel Zamora (FNCEZ) told us that the bodies of two of their comrades, missing since April 12, had been found. Jose Joel Torres Leves and Agustin Gamboa Duran were leading … Continue reading →

Venezuelan village claims best cacao

  Wow in Chuao: Venezuelan village claims best cacao As the sun beats down to dry cherished criollo beans in the main square in Chuao, residents of the village in mountainous northern Venezuela simply say: behold the world’s best cocoa. Of course, people in other countries, with chocolate on their happy faces, may beg to … Continue reading →

Venezuela’s Rural Social Movements Condemn Murder of Two Peasant Activists

Coro, April 18th 2011 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Earlier this week, an affiliation of rural social movements took to the streets of La Pedrera, Barinas state, to protest the kidnapping, torture and murder of two peasant political activists last week. The numerous organisations which included; the Revolutionary Current of Bolivar and Zamora, the Ezequial Zamora National Peasant’s … Continue reading →

Fabrica Chocolatera El Cimarron en Barlovento

Fishing production in Venezuela has strengthened after two years of trawling ban

By News Bulletin MINCI. Ven Global News Friday, Mar 18, 2011 After two years of banning industrial trawling, small-scale fishermen from different coastal states have reported a significant increase of production and also confirmed the appearance of endangered species in the area. Several species are now easily found near the coasts of the states of … Continue reading →

Over 4 Million Hectares of Land Nationalised by Venezuelan Government in 12 Years

Apr 4th 2011, by Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com Chavez in the interview with Uruguayan journalist Federico Fasano (agencies) Mérida, April 4th 2011 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – In the next few days the Venezuelan government will begin a process of recovering 300,000 hectares of land that were in the hands of an English company, Chavez announced last week … Continue reading →

Venezuelan Government Plans to Manage 50% of Food Supply by 2012

Mar 22nd 2011 , by Juan Reardon – Venezuelanalysis.com Mérida, March 21st, 2011 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Over the weekend Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced his government’s plans to manage a 50% stake in the national food distribution system by the end of this year. As part of the plan, the country’s Ministry of Food and Nutrition … Continue reading →

Venezuela: Focus on Farmers and Agriculture

Mar 21st 2011 , by Correo del Orinoco International Strengthening the nation’s agricultural production and improving working conditions for small farmers in the country was the main focus of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s weekly television program, Alo Presidente, last Sunday, March 13th. Transmitting from a recovered farming estate in the western state of Zulia, south … Continue reading →

Venezuela Expands Range of Food Items Considered of “Essential Necessity”

Mar 11th 2011 , by Juan Reardon – Venezuelanalysis.com Mérida, March 11th 2011 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – On Thursday, the Venezuelan government officially classified a range of vegetables, meats and milk products as “goods of essential necessity” or “goods of mass consumption,” exonerating them from import tariffs. According to Venezuelan government newspaper Correo del Orinoco, the Venezuelan … Continue reading →

Mission AgroVenezuela to Strengthen Food Security For the Next Two Years

Mission AgroVenezuela to Strengthen Food Security For the Next Two Years Mission AgroVenezuela was created to add wills of individuals, families, farmers and producers to produce more food so as to strengthen the food security of the country in the next two years, said Monday the Minister of People’s Power for Agriculture and Lands John … Continue reading →