Agrarian problem in Latin America: obstacles and perspectives
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There are several causes and effects that generate a serious problem of the agrarian activities in Latin America, despite a region with great biological biodiversity of the World, a ver important factor for the sustainability of agriculture. Where the neo-liberal underdevelopment model stands out, the externa) debt and structural factors imposed under the mono-cultivation model headed towards the agro-exportation (outwards development) and homogeneous markets. This has contributed to the expansion of transgenic and agrochemical products, and has weakened the alimentary sovereignty of our towns and our biodiversity, h, favor of multinational companies and small national elite groups. Hence, paradoxically, the greater the exportation, the poorer the population becomes. For this reason, the alimentary sovereignty implies to make sure that the population eats optimal food for biological, mental and spiritual health of the human being, in Chis sense; it is appropriate to produce a change in production, distribution and autonomous food consumption.
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