Peru is the first country in the Americas to ban genetically modified foods, putting its food policy closer to that of Europe, than the United States or many of its South American neighbors.
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The UN set up its Food and Agricultural Organisation some 67 years ago to tackle world hunger. But, decades later, malnutrition and starvation remain major global issues. In the Peruvian Andes, people are looking to ancient indigenous crops for a solution – such as the protein-rich Quinoa grain
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What used to be the US sphere of influence, the Middle and South America’s, is now increasingly going it’s own way. Both nations now have left leaning presidents.
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The attack came as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was visiting Peru, though there was no immediate indication it was related.
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The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency in the mountain region of Cajamarca where thousands have gathered in recent days to protest the expansion of a gold mine owned by the U.S.-based Newmont Mining that is already the largest in South America.
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Peru’s government declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, banning protests and freedom of assembly in the country, following public opposition to a planned restart of the nation’s largest gold mining project.
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Coffee brands’ project aims to stop slash and burn farming by linking local reforestation to the international carbon market
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The Peruvian government is finalizing a deal with US mining giant Newmont about a proposed .8 billion gold mine that has sparked violent protests
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n a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such as Monsanto, Bayer, and Dow, Peru has officially passed a law banning genetically modified ingredients anywhere within the country for a full decade before coming up for another review.
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It would run from Puerto Suarez, on Bolivia’s border with Brazil, to the Pacific port of Ilo in Peru, adding that such a railway link would greatly benefit Brazil and Peru as well. Chinese officials expressed interest in building the railway.
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