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After having held a meeting with President Hugo Chávez to review the results of the working day that this Monday accomplished the Venezuelan and Brazilian delegations, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nicolás Maduro stated that the great strategic axes of this new stage in the bilateral relations are the strengthening of the agrucultural production and the … Continue reading
The Venezuelan farmers and small producers expressed their satisfaction for the debt relief measure adopted by the Government to the whole people that lost their crops as a consequence of the intense rains that swept the national territory at the end of the past year. Juan Rafael Piñango, spokesman of the Farmers and Indigenous United … Continue reading
Feb 7th 2011 , by Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com Mérida, February 7th 2011 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – In a nationally televised address on Friday to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the famous failed coup attempt led by himself, President Hugo Chavez expressed his support for the current workers’ conflict in a Venezuelan Coca-Cola plant. “If Coca-Cola doesn’t … Continue reading
Feb 4th 2011 , by Edward Ellis – Correo del Orinoco International A new program directed at developing national agricultural production has successfully registered over 150,000 farmers interested in participating. The program combines both private and public funding to support domestic farming and distribution of food products. Venezuela’s new farming initiative, Mission Agro Venezuela, got … Continue reading
In Spanish Agricultura urbana y periurbana produjo más de 200 toneladas de alimentos en el 2010 05-02-2011.- En un área productiva de 186.821 metros cuadrados, las unidades de producción atendidas por el Proyecto de Desarrollo y Consolidación de la Agricultura Urbana y Periurbana, ejecutado por la Fundación de Capacitación e Innovación para Apoyar la Revolución … Continue reading
For a taste of food sovereignty and participatory democracy in action, check out this great video showing how farmers and agronomy students from the Central University of Venezuela have united to defend the right of farming communities in the state of Portuguesa to access agricultural land held by the university. Together, they are putting the … Continue reading
Dec 17th 2010 , by Edward Ellis – Correo del Orinoco International After the devastating rains that affected large areas of Venezuela’s farmlands, the Chavez administration is implementing a reconstruction plan to provide impulse to the nation’s farmers and agricultural production. More than 1,500 small farmers from the area south of Lake Maracaibo in the … Continue reading
Nov 5th 2010 , by Edward Ellis – Correo del Orinoco International Celebrating the high quality of Venezuelan cacao and its great potential as an export crop for the country, President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a new chocolate factory in the state of Miranda last Sunday during his weekly television broadcast, “Alo, Presidente”. Chavez referred to … Continue reading
Oct 27th 2010 , by Juan Reardon Mérida, October 27th, 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Monday the nationalization of U.S.-based glassmaker Owens-Illinois affiliates, placing 60% of Venezuela’s glass bottle industry under government ownership. Owens Illinois Inc. is the world’s largest glass container manufacturer, employing 22,000 people worldwide and operating facilities in … Continue reading
Oct 19th 2010 , by Juan Reardon – Venezuelanalysis.com On Sunday, October 3rd, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez made public another remarkable opportunity for agroecology and food sovereignty advocates worldwide as he announced the effective nationalization of AgroIsleña, the transnational agribusiness firm that was – before Chavez signed Decree Number 7.700 – Venezuela’s main distributor of … Continue reading
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