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PARAGUAY: Economy Soaring – For the Few

Posted on 28 October 2010 by admin

Soybean fields in Paraguay.

By Natalia Ruiz Díaz

ASUNCION, Oct 28, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – Paraguay’s economy is currently growing at the fastest rate in Latin America, due to growing demand and high prices for agricultural products, especially soy, which is driving the expansion. But the question is whether the benefits of the boom will trickle down to the poor majority.
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Tags: activists, agriculture, Americas Social Forum, ASF, ASUNCION, cooperation, farmers, food, indigenous, Latin America, Paraguay, peasant, solidarity, sovereignty, WSF/FSM

Americas Social Forum Calls for Agriculture Based on Solidarity

Posted on 17 August 2010 by admin

Preparing for Fourth Americas Social Forum. Credit:Natalia Ruiz Díaz/IPS

By Natalia Ruiz Díaz

ASUNCION, Aug 13, 2010 (IPS) – Small-scale agriculture based on the principles of solidarity and cooperation is the only way to guarantee food sovereignty in Latin America, said peasant and indigenous activists meeting in the Paraguayan capital this week.
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Tags: Belém do Pará, Bolivia, Brasil, Claudia Diez de Medina, debt, Ecuador, Evo Morales, Fernando Lugo, Hugo Chávez, Lisbon, Lula, Mario de Queiroz, Paraguay, Portugal, Rafael Correa, United States, Venezuela, World Water Forum, WSF/FSM, WTO

WSF: Positive Reviews, On Balance

Posted on 28 January 2010 by admin

Credit: Claudia Diez de Medina/IPS

By Mario de Queiroz

LISBON, Jan 23, 2010 (IPS) – Nearly a decade after its inception, and in spite of some reverses, on balance the World Social Forum (WSF) has proved a resounding success as a platform for planet-wide debate, from the point of view of the people most affected by the world’s problems.
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