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.
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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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