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The Soy Mirage: The limits of corporate social responsibility - the case of the company Desarrollo Agricola del Paraguay
Guerena, Arantxa
Guerena, Arantxa
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2013-08-29
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<p>Soybean production in Paraguay now takes up 80 per cent of cultivated land, displacing agricultural production by family farmers and indigenous populations and deepening inequality in access to land.</p>
<p>Among the agribusiness companies involved in soy monoculture in Paraguay, the company Desarrollo Agrícola del Paraguay sought to distinguish its activity in the sector by adopting a policy of social and environmental responsibility and investing in community-based initiatives. The results are analyzed in this report. It finds that the company’s efforts have not compensated for the negative impacts of a model of production that increases the concentration of land and wealth; contaminates the environment; harms people’s health; competes for limited resources and puts at risk the traditional livelihoods of small-scale farmers and indigenous communities. </p>
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978-1-78077-398-8