Venezuela: Becoming an Agricultural Power « Monsanto-like Agroisleña Expropriated in Venezuela for Bad PracticesThe Latest in PoliticsEcuador: What Really Happened » Land for the People Food sovereignty and reconstruction of Venezuela’s abandoned agricultural industry are key priorities of the Venezuelan government. This week, President Chavez and groups of local farmers reinforced that goal by advancing … Continue reading
Oct 14th 2010 , by Humberto Márquez -IPS, Arturo Rosales -Axis of Logic Editorial comment by Arturo Rosales As a continuation of the broad information in the article below, by Humberto Márquez, President Chávez continued today with the takeover of the Spanish agro company, Agroisleña. In his television program, Aló Presidente (Sunday, October 10), Chávez … Continue reading
14 de octubre de 2010.-El director regional del MPPAT, ing Ángel Pino informó que, según los reportes que se tienen a la fecha, se ha sobrepasado las cantidades de maíz blanco estimados a ser cosechados en el marco del “Plan Cosecha Segura” en el estado Yaracuy. Explicó que el proceso de cosecha, recepción, acondicionamiento y … Continue reading
Oct 13th 2010 , by James Suggett Mérida, October 12th 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Factory workers from the Venezuelan chemical and lubricant company Veneco held a demonstration Sunday night in Carabobo state to show their support for the company’s nationalization, which President Hugo Chavez announced last Sunday afternoon. “We are endorsing this takeover that will bring … Continue reading
Nacionalizar Polar y Cargill propone ministro Osorio 12/10/10.-El ministro del Poder Popular para la Alimentación, Carlos Osorio, afirmó en una entrevista al diario El Correo del Orinoco, la necesidad de que Empresas Polar y la transnacional Cargill, que a su juicio “no garantizan la seguridad alimentaria en el país”, pasen a manos del Estado venezolano. … Continue reading
Oct 12th 2010 , by James Suggett Mérida, October 11th 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the nationalization of the lubricant and chemical company Venoco and the fertilizer company Fertinitro on Sunday, after accusing the two firms of price speculation. The measures are the latest in a series of recent nationalizations that the … Continue reading
Oct 5th 2010 , by James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com Mérida, October 4th 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – On his Sunday talk show, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez drove tractors and inspected corn crops, constantly wiping sweat from his brow as he pledged to accelerate land reform and increase the government’s share of food production and distribution. The president … Continue reading
Wednesday, 15 September 2010 15:50 Magdalena Ocotlán, Oaxaca. México September 11-12, 2010 A delegation of Vía Campesina representatives from the United States, the Basque Country and different parts of Mexico arrived in the community of Magdalena Ocotlán, in the Central Valley region of Oaxaca in solidarity with the movement of People Affected by the Environment … Continue reading
Aug 23rd 2010 , by Alan Broughton – A massive transformation of agriculture is occurring in Venezuela, a transformation that has lessons for every other country in the world. The Law of the Land and Agrarian Development, the Law of Food Sovereignty and Security, and the Law of Integrated Agricultural Health set out the agenda … Continue reading
1-06-2010.- Realizar diagnósticos por estados, priorizando aquellas tareas que permitan solventar problemáticas reales de los productores, como enfoque central, son algunos objetivos de los acuerdos entre servidores públicos del Gobierno Revolucionario y representantes del Convenio Cuba-Venezuela adscritos al Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Agricultura y Tierras, en un primer Encuentro Nacional Fondas- Concuven 2010, … Continue reading