2013 Special Broadcasts / 5ta. Fiesta de la Semilla Criolla - Uruguay
Del 12 al 14 de abril de 2013 en Valle Edén, departamento de Tacuarembó, norte de Uruguay, se desarrolla la 5ta. Fiesta Nacional de la Semilla Criolla y la Producción Familiar por la Soberanía Alimentaria. Con músicas, encuentro de productores de todo el Uruguay, intercambio de semillas y exposiciones sobre la importancia de esta herencia de vida y futuro, tendrá lugar esta fiesta que será transmitida por Radio Mundo Real. Mientras en los distintos territorios crece la agricultura transgénica y la forestación trasnacional, rescatamos y revalorizamos la semilla nativa y criolla para nuestra Soberanía Alimentaria. La Fiesta es organizada por la Red de Rescate y Revalorización de Semillas Criollas y Nativas del Uruguay, conformada por más de 20 grupos locales de productores familiares, Redes - Amigos de la Tierra Uruguay y la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de la República.
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3 May 2013 | Interviews | 5ta. Fiesta de la Semilla Criolla - Uruguay
“The Right to Food Is At Risk”
Redes – FoE Uruguay Coordinator at Native Seed Festival: “We need more public policies”
"It has been recognized at world level that peasant agriculture, family agriculture and family farmers have an extremely important role in solving the hunger crisis in the world. But many times, this is not translated into what we face everyday and there are no policies aiming to and strengthening this kind of production", said activist Karin Nansen at the opening ceremony of the 5th National Seed and Family Agriculture Festival in Uruguay. Read more
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19 April 2013 | Interviews | 5ta. Fiesta de la Semilla Criolla - Uruguay
Outstanding Debates
Peasant Assessment of Native Seed Festival On the International Day of Peasants’ Struggle
The open debate between family farmers and representatives of oficial institutions such as the National Institute of Seeds (INASE) and the National Institute of Colonization (INC) was a huge success at the 5th National Native Seed and Family Farming Festival, Building Food Soverignty held last weekend in Valle Eden, Uruguay. Read more
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16 April 2013 | Interviews | 5ta. Fiesta de la Semilla Criolla - Uruguay
Stop Corporate Power
Interview with MP Edgardo Rodriguez: The INIA-Monsanto Deal and the Native Seed Festival
The 5th National Native Seed Festival was held last weekend in Tacuarembo, Uruguay. Real World Radio had the chance to interview there Frente Amplio’s MP Edgardo Rodriguez. Read more
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11 April 2013 | Interviews | 5ta. Fiesta de la Semilla Criolla - Uruguay | Land grabbing
Sowing Food Sovereignty
In The Lead-up to Uruguay’s Native Seed Festival
The “5th National Native Seed and Family Farming Festival: Building Food Sovereignty” will be held from next Friday through Sunday in Valle Eden, Tacuarembó, Uruguay. Nearly 200 family farmers from different parts of the country are expected to participate, plus around 1,000 people. Read more
