Evan Abramson

Reportage: A Hunger for Land

Naranjal, Alto Paraná--October 30, 2008--Armed private security guards patrol the 30,000 acre property of the multinational soybean producer Agropeco 24 hours a day. A landless farmers' settlement is seen in the distance, right outside the property's edge. Landless farmers claim that Agropeco occupies more property than their land title states. A public corporation comprised of American, Italian and Paraguayan owners, Agropeco formed 25 years ago, during former dictator Alfredo Stroessner’s 35-year reign as president. They sell almost all of their production to transnationals Cargill and ADM for exportation.
Naranjal, Alto Paraná--October 30, 2008--Armed private security guards patrol the 30,000 acre property of the multinational soybean producer Agropeco 24 hours a day. A landless farmers' settlement is seen in the distance, right outside the property's edge. Landless farmers claim that Agropeco occupies more property than their land title states. A public corporation comprised of American, Italian and Paraguayan owners, Agropeco formed 25 years ago, during former dictator Alfredo Stroessner’s 35-year reign as president. They sell almost all of their production to transnationals Cargill and ADM for exportation.