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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan officials and troops have seized more than 48,000 acres (19,000 hectares) of farmland, accusing owners of not holding proper titles or not putting the land to adequate use.
The Venezuelan Government recovered 1,752 hectares in the states of Merida, Zulia, Tachira and Trujillo, as informed the Minister of People"s Power for Agriculture and Lands Elias Jaua. (23/11/2009 - 02:28 pm)
From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela, El Niño has compounded drought damage across Latin America this year. "El Nino prolonged the period of drought, which provoked a reduction... in...
CARACAS, Nov 4 (IPS) - One Friday at around midnight, on Villaflor Street, a favourite spot for gays and lesbians in the Venezuelan capital, Yonatan Matheus and Omar Marques noticed two Caracas police patrol vans carrying about...
Mark Henderson, Science Editor Several endangered species of monkey are likely to be pushed further towards extinction by the effects of climate change, research has suggested. At least four primates from South America that...
The Venezuelan Government, through Mision Milagro, guarantees free and quality opthalmologic care to Venezuelans, emphasized this Friday the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez Frias. (23/10/2009 - 03:01 pm)
Thousands of peasant rights’ activists marched in Guarico, Venezuela on Thursday to demand an end to impunity for the killings of 220 farmer organizers since the 2001 Land Reform Law was passed. The march was sparked by two...
Thousands of farmer rights advocates marched in Guarico, Venezuela on Thursday to demand an end to impunity for the killings of 220 farmer organizers since the 2001 Land Reform Law was passed. By James Suggett -...
When critics attempt to account for the genesis of Gabriel García Márquez’ One Hundred Years of Solitude (a sort of Genesis text in its own right), there are two ready-to-hand narratives they can employ: first, the young...
Source: Reuters * Dozens of peasants killed in tension over land reform * Government-backed militias aimed to protect farmers CARACAS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Venezuela will train peasant militias that work with ...
