French newspaper Le Monde highlights MST agroecological production

Published 2021년 1월 11일

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The Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) in Brazil is referred to as 'Organic Rice Champions' by French newspaper Le Monde. The movement began promoting agroecology in the 1990s and is now the largest organic rice producer in Latin America, with a record production of 15 thousand tons in 2020. The MST is responsible for the production of several pesticide-free products in Brazil, including rice, vegetables, coffee, cocoa, honey, and manioc. The movement saw significant growth during the two governments of President Lula, but has faced attacks from President Jair Bolsonaro, who supports agribusiness and the use of transgenic food, monoculture, and agrochemical practices.

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"Organic Rice Champions". That is how the French newspaper Le Monde defined the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) in an article published online on January 2 and in print format on the 3rd. The report highlights that the movement "took on agroecology before everyone else" , still in the 1990s. Remembered as the largest organic rice producer in Latin America, the MST was highlighted by the media for its record production in 2020, when the movement produced 15 thousand tons of rice without pesticides only in Rio Grande do South. :: The largest production of organic rice in Latin America belongs to the MST :: "The MST occupies an essential place, growing dozens of pesticide-free products throughout Brazil, from rice to vegetables, including coffee, cocoa, honey and even manioc ", says an excerpt of the article signed by reporter Bruno Meyerfeld, special envoy to the municipality of Nova Santa Rita, in Rio Grande do Sul. The city was remembered as the location of one of the ...

Source: Brasildefato