Raising Resistance

May 03, 2012 | IMDB 0

85 min Watch Now

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Paraguay's lush soy farms are battlegrounds between huge agri-business and small farmers. The GMO beans fatten up cattle in rich countries so steaks remain cheap. But the pesticides used are destroying the crops of the campesinos and harming their kids.

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Geronimo Arevalos, Nelson Arevalos

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