Articles by Franz Chávez
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Bolivia: New Food Policy to Boost Small-Scale Farms
Franz Chávez – Inter-Press Service IPS,
25 Jul 2011
In the midst of heated debate with agribusiness, the Bolivian government has launched an agricultural production model aimed at boosting food sovereignty by supporting small farmers, in order to generate surpluses to cushion the swings in international food prices.
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Franz Chávez - IPS,
26 Apr 2010
The philosophy of “Living Well” enshrined in Bolivia’s new constitution is being put forward by the government as the basis for a global movement against consumerism, depredation of natural resources for profit, and current models of development.
→ read full articleCLIMATE CHANGE: FROM COPENHAGEN TO COCHABAMBA
Franz Chávez – TerraViva Europe,
5 Apr 2010
A different way of fighting global warming will be tried out in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba when government representatives and thousands of activists gather for the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.The social organisations sponsoring the Apr. 19-22 conference have announced an alternative platform to the efforts […]
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