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The Soybean Conflict Paraguay Paraguay Pop: 6,568.3 (1000) HDI: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Soybean Conflict Paraguay Paraguay Pop: 6,568.3 (1000) HDI: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Soybean Conflict Paraguay Paraguay Pop: 6,568.3 (1000) HDI: 107 / 187 GDP: GDP: 15 15.3 (-3.8) 50% 50% growt wth h agricul ultur ural Land of the Soybeans 2 600 000 ha (85 %) 95% seeds from Transnational Co. (GM) Low land
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Land of the Soybeans
2 600 000 ha (85 %) 95% seeds from Transnational Co. (GM) Low land prices Lax legislation Scarce environmental controls
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Soybean plantations
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Soybean Oilseed Exports Soybean Oilseed Exports
Projected growth of 60 % by 2025: animal feed, vegetable oil, and biodiesel
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Soybean Meal Soybean Meal Exports Exports
Ac Account unts for 65 % of the he world’s protein n feed majority for ani nimal feed
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Soybean Meal Seed Imports Soybean Meal Seed Imports
Argentina + EU Germamy, Italy and the Netherlands
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Soybean Oil Imports Soybean Oil Imports
EU uses very little soybean oil for human consumption because of mandatory GM labeling and public stigma surrounding genetic engineering.
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Brasiguayos
Since 60´s Strossner Dictatorship + 500 000
Mayority of campesinos
5 000 + 100 000 IDP
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130 130 0 000 ha ha per year
Deforestation Deforestation
Climate Cha hang nge? Extreme temperatur ures Downp npour urs -
- Droug
ught hts Eros Erosion
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Les Less fi firew rewood
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South American soybean expansion of mono-crop plantations Cost: 22 million ha of forest and savanna in the next 20 years.
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Trends in Trends in Forest
- rest Cover
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Hunger
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Hunger Index Hunger Index
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Food & Hunger? Food & Hunger?
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Fumigation: Fumigation: Glyphostate
lyphostate
“Highly toxic” Carcinogenic Mutagenic actions Food contamination Persistence in soils Destruction of crops Birth defects in small animals Death of small stock
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Health Hazards Health Hazards
Miscarriages DNA Damages Intoxication Headaches Respiratory problems Cancer
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Community Water Community Water
Loss of running water Contamination of water Drying out of waterways Deep wells 10m 20m
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Right to a home Right to a home
85% belongs to 2.5% 41 % have 1-5 ha
“Paying off Paraguayan authorities is cheaper than buying a piece of gum”
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No No “home
- me” land
land
Indiscriminate fumigation No running water Money promises Use of force General intimidation
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The case of the Yiyipé neighborhood
Pedro Pedro Pabl Pablo
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Silva va
Former Former president of the resident of the Yvyp Yvypé é Fourth Line
- urth Line
Neighborhood Committee Neighborhood Committee
Shot Shot 5 5 times es
25 April 2008 25 April 2008
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Campesinos claim their rights
Health (Art. 7) Land Home (Art. 11) Food (Rec. 12) Water Jobs Environmental Law Demonstrations Roadblocks Occupation
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Government Response
Promises Agreements (2009) Antidisturbance Police Arrests
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Justice with their own hands? EPP 1. August 2008
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Dealing with conflict
2010
- 24. April 2010 - 24. May
Military Intervention 2011
- 10. October - 10. December
1 500 Police Officers in Concepción & San Pedro
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Sources
- http://www.indexmundi.com/
- CIA World Factbook
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/economia/2010/09/100917_
brasil_elecciones_paraguay_agricultores_soja_jrg.shtml
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/america_latina/2010/04/100
422_2218_paraguay_lugo_guerrilla_gm.shtml
- http://www.presidencia.gov.py/v1/
- IMF Country Report No. 11/239
- Emanuelli, Maria Silvia (HIC-AL) et. all (2009): Red sugar,
green deserts, Published by FIAN International, FIAN Sweden, HIC-AL, and SAL.
- Conflictbarometer 2010
- Human Development Report 2011
- 2011 Global Hunger Index
- http://www.cedema.org