STUDY TOUR TO VENEZUELA: Food Sovereignty, Social Movements and Social Change July 10 to 22, 2011 … Please register asap! You are invited to participate in a study tour to study food sovereignty, social movements and social change in Venezuela, July 10 to 22. The tour will examine issues of land reform, urbanization issues, rural … Continue reading
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
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
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
