Rescuing Food Sovereignty in the Venezuelan Andes
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Ricardo Vaz looks at the rescuing of the native potato seed in Merida state as an expression of food sovereignty.
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Village of Gavidia in the Andean páramo (Ricardo Vaz)
By Ricardo Vaz - Venezuelanalysis.com
In the remote village of Gavidia, in the state of Mérida, a very interesting experience is taking place: the rescue of the native potato and other native foodstuffs; something that is fundamental in terms of food sovereignty. In this article we discuss this experience after visiting Gavidia and talking to one of the people involved, Cantalicia Torres.
Cantalicia Torres, commonly known as “Alicia”, is a member of the Vertientes de Agua Viva cooperative. It currently has 12 members, a number that has more or less kept constant, Alicia stre...