IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR 2011, MORE THAN FIFTY PERUVIAN ORGANIZATIONS CAME TO GATHER TO DEFEND THE 3,250 VARIETIES OF THE POTATO. SUCH DIVERSITY, THE LEGACY OF 8,000 YEARS OF PEASANT AGRICULTURE, FACES A MORTAL THREAT FROM AN INVASION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEED THAT WOULD IMPOSE A FEW STANDARDIZED VARIETIES ON BEHALF OF POWERFUL CORPORATIONS.
WHAT A PARADOX TODAY'S WORLD IS. IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM WE ARE INVITED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE SAME AND THE SAME, BE IT ON THE TABLE OR ON THE TELEVISION.
Eduardo Galeano-Hunter of Stories
WHAT A PARADOX TODAY'S WORLD IS. IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM WE ARE INVITED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE SAME AND THE SAME, BE IT ON THE TABLE OR ON THE TELEVISION.
Eduardo Galeano-Hunter of Stories
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