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Farmers' revolt hits tourist industry in Argentina

Argentina

Farmers' revolt hits tourist industry in Argentina

On March 11 Argentina's President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced a series of taxes on farm exports such as soya and wheat. Aimed at curbing inflation and improving Argentina's ever worsening fiscal balance, it was the second major agricultural tax hike in just four months.

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Farmers protest conversion of agricultural land for tourism

Filipino Farmers Group: Tourists Or Food

Farmers protest conversion of agricultural land for tourism

MANILA, Philippines -- Members of a leftist farmers’ group staged a picket at the Department of Tourism (DoT) in Manila on Tuesday to demand an end to the conversion of agricultural lands for tourism, specifically in Nasugbu, Batangas.

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