food sovereignty

Bolivia Has the Lowest Inflation in Latin America

December 5, 2021 scorinoco Bolivia, Economy, EMAPA, food sovereignty, IBCE, IMF, inflation, Latin America, Luis Arce, socialist economy

Bolivia’s accumulated inflation for 2021 is just 0.54%, says a new report by the Bolivian Institute for Foreign Trade (IBCE),

Central America and the Caribbean (+Mexico) Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Ten Things for US to Understand About Latin America

October 27, 2021 Editor2 2021 Nicaragua Elections, Climate Crisis, constitution, COVID-19, Daniel Ortega, electoral reform, food sovereignty, healthcare, Latin America, Nicaragua, resilience, Sandinistas, US Imperialism, US Sanctions

By Laura Wells – Oct 21, 2021 The United States — the land and people — will be a lot

Ideology-Commune-Labor Opinion

Land Workers of the World Unite! Food Sovereignty for Climate Justice Now! (La Vía Campesina Statement)

October 27, 2021 scorinoco agribusiness, Agroecology, Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism, Climate Crisis, climate justice, climate smart agriculture vs climate just agriculture, conflicts of interest, COP26, corporatization of agriculture, defund the war machine, food sovereignty, Fossil fuels, GMO, greenhouse gases (GHGs), hijacking of UN by corporates, La Via Campesina, nature based solutions, net zero vs real zero, sustainable agriculture, UN Food Systems Summit

By La Vía Campesina – Oct 25, 2021 The following is La Vía Campesina Declaration towards UN Climate Conference COP

Economy News

FAO Representative: Food Availability in Venezuela Has Improved

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 orinocotribune Alexis Bonte, CLAP, Economic Recovery Signs, FAO, food production, food sovereignty, UN, Venezuela

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in Venezuela, Alexis Bonte, has assured that food availability in Venezuela

Ideology-Commune-Labor Opinion

The UN Food Systems Summit is Hogwash, It is a Threat to People’s Food Sovereignty – La Vía Campesina Statement

October 6, 2021 scorinoco agribusiness, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism, conflicts of interest, corporatization of agriculture, food sovereignty, Food Systems for People, hijacking of UN by corporates, La Via Campesina, Rockefeller Foundation, sustainable agriculture, UN Food Systems Summit, UNFSS2021, World Economic Forum

By La Vía Campesina – Sep 22, 2021 The following is the press statement by La Vía Campesina, international platform

Ideology-Commune-Labor Opinion

Without Farming and Art, There is no Revolution (A Reflection on the 2021 Agri-Cultural Brigade to Nicaragua)

September 26, 2021 scorinoco Agri-Cultural Brigade, agricultural collectives, ATC, community farming, food sovereignty, Friends of the ATC, Gloria Quintanilla RL Collective, grassroots democracy in Nicaragua, La Montañita, Nicaragua, Sandino Vive!, Solidarity

By MB Grimes – Sep 23, 2021 Editor’s note: In collaboration with the ATC (Nicaraguan Rural Workers Association), Friends of

Rice field in Portuguesa state. Photo courtesy of Prensa Presidencial.

Economy News

Venezuela Produces 95% of the Rice it Consumes

September 9, 2021 orinocotribune Agropecuaria RR, Aragua, Elvis Padilla, food production, food sovereignty, Gran Cacique Yare, Inproa Santoni, Kassen Castillo, President Maduro, Rice

During an inspection of the planting of grains, and specifically of rice, for the 2021 winter cycle, the Venezuelan President,

Central America and the Caribbean (+Mexico) Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Nicaragua Launches Plan to Fight Poverty and Promote Human Development

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Teri Mattson Daniel Ortega, food sovereignty, Human Development, Ivan Acosta, National Plan, Neoliberalism, Nicaragua, Nicaragua Elections 2021, Nicaragua Sandinista, Socialist

By Teri Mattson and John Perry – Sep 2, 2021 Ivan Acosta is Nicaragua’s minister of housing and public credit,

Central America and the Caribbean (+Mexico) Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Nicaragua at a Revolutionary Crossroads and in Imperialist Crosshairs

August 28, 2021 scorinoco Autonomous Regions, Autonomy Statute, Axis of Latin American Decolonization, contras, Daniel Ortega, Fascism, food sovereignty, Foreign Agents Law, FSLN, Gender Equality, IFAD, Indigenous and Black communities of Nicaragua, neoliberalism vs socialism, NGOs for regime change, Nicaragua, Nicaragua coup attempt 2018, Nicaragua Elections 2021, NICAVIDA, poverty reduction, RENACER Act, US Sanctions

By Netfa Freeman – Aug 25, 2021 US attack on Nicaragua targets its Black community. There is a page in

News Solidarity and Social Movements

Food Sovereignty Delegation to Venezuela Scheduled for November 17 (Regional Elections)

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 orinocotribune Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle, Delegation, food sovereignty, solidarity delegation, US and European blockade, US Sanctions, Venezuela, Williams Camacaro

What’s going on right now in Venezuela? Come see for yourself how Venezuelans are coping with US economic sanctions designed

Central America and the Caribbean (+Mexico) Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

How did Nicaragua Reduce Hunger and Malnutrition? (Video)

August 2, 2021 Editor2 Agroecological production, Agroecology, Erika Takeo, Food apartheid, food insecurity, food sovereignty, hunger, Nicaragua's Association of Rural Workers (ATC), Rohan Rice, Sandinista government, Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), US Sanctions

Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. How has this been

Central America and the Caribbean (+Mexico) Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Hunger and Food Production in Nicaragua: How do we Feed the People?

July 3, 2021 Editor2 Agroecological production, Agroecology, Food apartheid, food insecurity, food sovereignty, hunger, Nicaragua, Nicaragua's Association of Rural Workers (ATC), Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)

By Rohan Rice – Jun 27, 2021 As hunger and food insecurity increases globally, the Sandinista government in Nicaragua has

Economy News

82% of Venezuelans’ Food is Produced Domestically

June 11, 2021 slorinoco agriculture, Delcy Rodríguez, food production, food sovereignty, Juan Laya, loans, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela

The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, disclosed this Wednesday that 82% of the food consumed in the country is

Featured image: In the image, President Nicolás Maduro during the productive Wednesday day in Caracas. Photo: Presidential Press.

Economy News

President Maduro Requests Boost of Venezuela’s Diesel Distribution

April 22, 2021 orinocotribune agro-industry, diesel, food sovereignty, Oil, President Maduro, refineries, US and European blockade, Venezuela

This Wednesday, April 21, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, requested the normalization of the country’s diesel supply. He suggested

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Bolivia’s Fight for Food Sovereignty

April 20, 2021 Editor2 agriculture, Bolivia, campesinos, food sovereignty, Jhonny Marcos Huanca, rural communities

Food security and food sovereignty are perhaps the most important issues facing Latin America and its campesino farmers. Being able

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Bolivia Has the Lowest Inflation in Latin America

Ten Things for US to Understand About Latin America

Land Workers of the World Unite! Food Sovereignty for Climate Justice Now! (La Vía Campesina Statement)

FAO Representative: Food Availability in Venezuela Has Improved

The UN Food Systems Summit is Hogwash, It is a Threat to People’s Food Sovereignty – La Vía Campesina Statement

Without Farming and Art, There is no Revolution (A Reflection on the 2021 Agri-Cultural Brigade to Nicaragua)

Venezuela Produces 95% of the Rice it Consumes

Nicaragua Launches Plan to Fight Poverty and Promote Human Development

Nicaragua at a Revolutionary Crossroads and in Imperialist Crosshairs

How did Nicaragua Reduce Hunger and Malnutrition? (Video)

Hunger and Food Production in Nicaragua: How do we Feed the People?

82% of Venezuelans’ Food is Produced Domestically

President Maduro Requests Boost of Venezuela’s Diesel Distribution

Bolivia’s Fight for Food Sovereignty

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