Argentina: Disappearing Farmers, Disappearing Food Worldwide,
industrial mono-culture farming has displaced traditional food
production and farmers, wreaking havoc on food prices and food
sovereignty. This is particularly true for the global south,
where land has been concentrated for crops destined for
biodiesel and animal feed. In response, peasants and small
farmers organized actions in more than 53 countries on October
15 for International Food Day as an initiative of Via Campesina,
one of the largest independent social movement organizations,
representing nearly 150 million people globally. The National
Indigenous Campesino Movement of Argentina joined the protests
taking place on around the world by organizing a march in Buenos
Aires for International Food Day. Argentina has often been
described as South America’s bread basket because it once
produced grain and beef for much of the region. But with the
transgenetic soy boom the nation has shifted to a mono culture
production for export, displacing tradi