Europeans arrived in Argentina in 1502. Spain established a permanent colony on Buenos Aires in 1580. Later on Argentina will become independent, but it will not come until July 9, 1816. From 1880 to 1930s Argentina was one of the top 10 wealthiest nations based on their agriculture. It wasn’t until 1986 that Argentina became a democracy, before that it was under military regime. During 1998 and 2002 Argentina had a major economic downfall. This is known as the Argentinean great depression. There were a couple of reasons: During the military regime the country went into debt for not finishing projects. Also, after democracy came back the new president try to stabilize the economy by creating a new currency, thus the country needed loans for this to happen. The debt eventually rose and the country had lost the confidence of the lenders. Argentina covers 1,073,518 sq mi, its highest point is Mount Aconcagua at 22,831 ft above sea level. Argentina also has a good climate diversity which varies from tropical to subpolar. The terrain : the plain pampas in the north, plateau in the Patagonia south, and the Andes in the west. Manufactoring is responsible for 19%GPD in Argentina. Leading manufacturing sectors are food processing, auto parts, beverages, steel aluminum, electronics. Wine is also another important sector, Argentina has been in the top 5 wine producing countries. Other goods that they produced worth mentioning are glass, tires, textiles, tobacco. Argentina is widely known for their beef, both consumption and production. Argentina is the world second biggest consumer of meat, with each person eating around 55kg a year. Cows were first brought by the Spanish conquistadors and have become the largest commodity in the country. ... ... middle of paper ... ...to be resistant to the company's own Roundup herbicide This means that farmers are utterly dependent on Monsanto; a situation similar as with the United States. The biggest adversaries of GM soybeans are environmentalist. For example, floods are happening because of soya farming in the region of Santa Fe and Chaco where the Salado River begins. The deforestation and the low permeability of the soil used in soya farming contributed to more channeling more water into the river. On the other side, people claim that GM crops are required to fight hunger in poor and developing countries. Evidence shows otherwise. GM crops have increased the use of pesticides while increasing poverty. Over 170,000 famers have had to quit on their lands because they couldn’t compete with big GM farmers, thus leading to more poverty. Also, herbicides have introduced new health problems.
Part I: “Consensus in Argentine Society and the Rise of Perón”. Chapter one, “ The Crisis of the Liberal Consensus” begins explaining the low participation of the Argentinean population in the government due to electoral fraudulence and intimidation. Then, he goes on to detailed how the democratic liberalism governmental system was threatened by the elites of Argentina because they fear the possible loss of their power from the new sectors that were rising. After, the author expressed that the
Between the years of 1976 to 1983, the period known as the ‘Dirty War’ was in full force in Argentina. During this period, thousands of people mysteriously went missing, and are referred to now as the ‘Disappeared’. It is believed that many of the disappeared were taken by agents of the Argentine government, and perhaps tortured and killed before their bodies were disposed of in unmarked graves or rural areas. Whenever the female captives were pregnant, their children were stolen away right after giving birth, while they themselves remained detained. It is estimated that 500 young children and infants were given to families with close ties to the military to be raised. Within this essay I would like to touch on the brief history of the Dirty war and why the military felt it was necessary to take and kill thousands of Argentina’s, and also the devastating affects the disappeared, and stolen children are having on living relatives of those taken or killed. It is hard to imagine something like this happening in North America relatively recently. To wakeup and have members of your family missing, with no explanation, or to one day be told your parents are not biologically related is something Argentina’s had to deal with, and are continuing to face even today.
The first and most obvious supporters of GM products are the biotech companies who produce and patent GM products. The industry leader in the field is undoubtedly Monsanto, who has developed many of the major GM seeds, such as the entire line of "Roundup Ready" products and "Bollgard" Cotton. In dealing with GM foods, Monsanto and companies like it must aspire for two things, a healthy bottom line (i.e. profits) and a...
Uruguay is a tiny country compared to the rest of its South American counterparts. It is situated between Argentina, Brazil, and the Atlantic Ocean. Uruguay, like many countries, has seen its share of political and economic struggles through the years. During the last decade the government has made amazing progress in restoring freedom to their people, eliminating corruption, and fixing their struggling economy. While the economy is in much better shape than it was fifteen years ago there are still improvements that could be made.
By the fall of 1981, the Argentinean government under the leadership of General Galtieri and the military junta was experiencing a significant decrease of power. Economical...
Genetically modified crops (GM crops) climb to the top on the hotly debated issues list of society. In 1996, no GM crops were cultivated on a commercial scale in the United States. In 2002, 75% of soya, 71% of cotton, and 34% of all maize grown in America is GM ("Grim Reaper" 1). Many issues surround this controversial topic such as safety, ethics, and foreign relations. Many of these concerns are well stressed in mass media, but sometimes biased views are the only ones presented. Safety with human health and the effects on the environment appear to be the strongest and most discussed subject matter. While issues of concern accompany the usage of GM crops, argument can be made to justify their production.
There has been an ongoing debate about the use of GMOs in the food we eat since the late 1900’s. People try to decide what is best for the body, but never know what they are feeding themselves even after reading the nutritional labels. Whether eating at a local fast food joint or a high-end restaurant, people are unaware of where their food is actually coming from and the process it takes to their plate. Little do they know that in the beginning stages of what they eat, there is some modification to the crop. Monsanto is an agribusiness focused on the growth of crops involving GMOs. Produced by Monsanto, many genetically modified crops go into several foods that people eat. A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism that uses genes
Argentina is a country that was made poor by capitalism and globalization. The video “The Take (2004) Occupy, Resist & Produce” is a documentary by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein that exhibits the devastating effects that capitalism and globalization can have on a country. In viewing this documentary, Argentina and its workers suffered due to the governing power of Carlos Menem and the International Monetary Fund. Menem sold the country piece by piece through downsizes, corporate handouts, and by selling public property to privatized organizations. Menem wanted to close factories, have more state control, and an increase in privatization rights. The result of Menem’s goals was the rich getting richer and the poor becoming poorer. Under Menem’s government over half the population of Argentina fell below the poverty line. Before Menem’s government coming into power, the people and workers were able to spend money on the material things in life, such as going on vacations or going shopping for
According to Galyna Sidyelyeva, “research has provided insight into the issue of the nutritional value of GM crops. For example, the Venneria group tested genetically modified wheat, corn, and tomatoes. They found wheat and corn are similar to their non-GM counterparts and tomatoes differ only in their antioxidant content, having a lower amount than their unmodified relatives” (50). With this in mind there are many people in the world today that may find value from GM crops; for example, in countries where people are starving. While the crops may not be identical to its non-GM counterparts, these countries will still profit from them. In “A dubious success: The NGO campaign against GMOs,” Robert Paarlberg asserts, “Unfortunately, in the case of NGO [non-GMO] campaigns against GMO crops, they typically emerge from rich countries while imposing consequences on poor countries” (228). As one can see, these rich countries may have succeeded in not allowing some GMOs in but to date in America they still are not labeled; so, they are only hurting the poor countries by trying to make a controversy over labeling that is
The Argentine Republic is located in southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Uruguay and Chile. Due to its unique location, Argentina has a vast variety of natural, agricultural, energy and mineral resources, which help the capital, Buenos Aires, and the rest of the country, thrive. The Constitution was adopted in 1853 and still serves as the primary law source, stating the government’s powers, rights, guarantees, as well as discusses declarations and the form of government within the Republic. Within the government, the powers are divided by three branches- the executive, legislative, and judicial branch. Within the executive branch, the president is the highest official and serves as the head of state, chief executive
If crops were affected by droughts, disease and insects, having destroyed many acres across America’s Midwest region, the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) would not be beneficial in regenerating new crops. Genetically modifying foods (GMOs) “are plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding” (nongmoproject.org). Most research done has concluded no positive benefits in using GMOs. There are serious health risks associated with eating GM foods based on scientific research done around the world. The purpose of GMOs are to increase production of crop yield and reduce pesticide use but research says otherwise. If farmers wanted to continue using GMOs to produce crops, labeling should be mandatory to allow consumers to have a conscious choice whether or not to eat GM food. Through research it has been proven that the use of GMOs to increased production of crops during a time of drought or disease have no benefits, just risks.
The independence of Argentina like the Mexican quest for independence was led by the same need to lead themselves and not be led by a country so far away. Spain was going through a pretty rough time double that with the force removal by the Spanish king many colonized countries didn’t see Spain as a steady leader who could lead them furthermore the present leader in their eyes was not the true leader of Spain. Most countries wanted to enact rules that were agreeable by the people living in the country and not from a force so far away. Like the previous countries who were ruled by the Spanish they too kept the religion at large to remain Catholicism.
According to Global Meat news Brazil is the largest beef exporter in the world with over five billion worth of beef exports each year. Brazil has gone from the fourth largest producer to the largest in less than a decade. Argentina was once one of the largest beef exporters in the world but in recent years there beef exports have decreased due to measures introduced by the Argentinean government to discourage beef exports to feed their growing domestic need for beef consumption. These restrictions on beef exports have recently been lifted and Argentinean beef exports are set to rise once again in the coming years.
GMOs contain negative health risks for the human body that are undetected and unadvertised by most tests conducted by GM food production companies. Not only do GMOs have negative effects on the body, but they also harm the environment. The environment is defined by the surroundings or conditions where a person, plant, or animal lives and operates. Some claim that GM crops benefit the environment by reducing pesticide use and increasing the crop yields, but the past 20 years have shown the opposite. GMO crops have not improved yields and have increased the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in certain herbicides. According to USDA and EPA data, by 2011 there were three times as many herbicide-resistant weeds found in farmer’s fields than there were in 2001, one of the early years, farmers started using GMOs in their