More than 1.2 million farmers in 66 developing countries produce goods such as sugar, coffee and cotton to promote social justice in poor regions. But not everyone benefits and there are even some negative effects. Benjamin Serra The impact of consumerism in the first world for people living […]
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Political decentralisation v. inequality in Peru
Economic growth in the face of increased ancestral problems. This is Peru’s reality. It is a country with a high level of inequality, with a very successful GDP. . Ramón Alabau . In a recent intervention the South American president Ollanta Humala declared that “Peru is a very unequal country”. […]
Indigenous Yukpa leader in danger
At only 20-years-old she has lived through situations that others will never have to experience. She has seen her father and grandfather brutally murdered, yet she continues to fight for her people regardless of the threats against her. Benjamin Serra Zenaida Romero has become the new Yukpa leader […]
Soybeans, harmful to people and the Amazon
Grain production has destroyed 70,000 km2 of Amazon rainforest and has left 160,000 families landless as they could not compete with the prices of large companies. . O. Briasco . In recent years, soy consumption has spread in the West thanks to the influence of Eastern culture, where along with […]
Whilst thousands are starving, others throw food away
Europeans waste 90 million tons of food every year. An insignificant amount when compared to the 2 billion tons thrown away by humans that could be used to feed the 870 million people that are starving in the world. Olga Briasco Next to some bins around a market […]