on January 9, 2016 in World News
‘Monsanto get out!’ Protests against agro-giant held in Argentina
Crowds have taken to the streets of Buenos Aires, to rally against Monsanto and its activities in the rural town of Malvinas Argentinas, where the agro-industrial corporation has been planning to build the world’s biggest maize seed treatment plant. Demonstrators in the Argentinian capital held banners reading “Monsanto get out”, chanted and beat on drums. They wore gas masks symbolizing the dangers of Monsanto’s activities. Protests were also held in other cities across Argentina. Protesters marched in support of an activists’ camp, which is blocking the Monsanto-owned property in Malvinas Argentinas in the Cordoba region. The camp recently received… View Article
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