Venezuela: Sugar cane producers demonstrate, demand fuel access

Published 2023년 2월 24일

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Over 50 campesinos in Venezuelan Portuguesa state protested outside the Agriculture Ministry, demanding solutions to issues hindering rural production. They presented a document outlining demands, including recognition in the digital Homeland system for access to subsidized diesel and loans. The farmers also called for a reduction in sugar imports, as they hinder national production, and the reactivation of mills. The protest is part of a larger movement of agricultural demonstrations, with concerns over increased agribusiness importation of produce during harvest season and the impact of privatization and sanctions on small and mid-size producers.

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(MENAFN- Venezuelanalysis) Caracas, February 24, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com ) – Venezuelan campesinos staged a protest on Thursday in Portuguesa state. Over 50 sugar cane growers rallied outside the local headquarters of the Agriculture Ministry in the town of Acarigua. They demanded the Venezuelan government address a number of issues currently hurting production in the countryside. “We find ourselves in a state of emergency right now,” spokeswoman Blondy Sangronis told Venezuelanalysis. Sangronis currently serves as the national coordinator of the Confederation of Bolivarian Sugar Cane Producers (CONCABOVEN). The campesinos presented a document proposing a number of solutions which was received by Agriculture Ministry director Gustavo Rojas. They expressed their desire to“collaborate” with authorities but did not rule out further demonstrations, including in Caracas, should there be no response. The main concern brought up was access to subsidized diesel. The Portuguesa sugar ...

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