Saying No to Soy: The Campesino Struggle for Sustainable Agriculture in Paraguay

Discusses the need for change in rural Paraguay in light of the end of the official rule of the Colorado Party & election of leftist Fernando Lugo to the presidency. At the center of Paraguay's troubled countryside is the expansion of the soy industry, which is seen as a dire threat to the...

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Published inMonthly review (New York. 1949) Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 37 - 46
Main Author Howard, April
Format Journal Article Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Monthly Review Foundation, Inc 01.06.2009
Monthly Review Press
Subjects
Agricultural Production
Agriculture
Colorado party (Paraguay)
Company business management
Company growth
Economic aspects
Elections
Environmental aspects
Farmers
Government regulation
Growth
Land reform
Laws, regulations and rules
Leadership
Left Wing Politics
Liberation theology
Management
Multinational corporations
Paraguay
Peasant culture
Peasantry
Political aspects
Political Change
Presidents
Radicalism
Rural Development
Rural schools
Social activism
Soybean industry
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Development
Paraguay
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Summary:Discusses the need for change in rural Paraguay in light of the end of the official rule of the Colorado Party & election of leftist Fernando Lugo to the presidency. At the center of Paraguay's troubled countryside is the expansion of the soy industry, which is seen as a dire threat to the way of life of Paraguayan farmers in terms of terrible environmental impacts & the violent oppression & criminalization at the hands of industrial proponents. The organization & radicalization of campesino communities against the soy corporations is addressed, highlighting its link to the election of Lugo. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0027-0520
0027-0520
DOI:10.14452/MR-061-02-2009-06_3