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After 50 years, some justice for Víctor Jara

Agroecology and biodiversity are the “only viable solutions” to climate change, environmental degradation and attempts to “break away from imperialistic and extractive production systems”.

Puerto Rico imports 85% of its food. It was once a thriving agricultural hub thanks to its tropical climate, rich biodiversity, and sustainable farming traditions. These farms are part of the agroecology movement that seeks food sovereignty.

In Africa, there’s a particularly prominent initiative driving corporate agriculture’s agenda — Bill Gates’s Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). AGRA’s results are devastating for small-scale farmers.