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Gustavo Petro criticized the Minister of Agriculture for talking about stopping rice cultivation and called the proposal miserable for the Colombian people. He argued that rice was nutritious and that the country should move towards food self-sufficiency. He warned that a fall in the peso, a mega-drought, and rising food prices would increase hunger. He also stated that the Ibagué plateau had rice yields similar to those of the United States. Petro said he had proposed a "rice route" that would include cooperative mills owned by producers, cheap credit, cooperation with Chinese universities to improve techniques and productivity, tariff protection, and the expansion of rice-growing areas. He also suggested building the road between Ayapel, San Marcos, and Magangué, deepening agrarian reform in Magangué and southern Bolívar, and allowing water to flow in La Mojana. He asserted that Colombia should produce more cereals and replace extensive livestock farming on 15 million hectares of fertile land with food agriculture in the hands of peasant farmers and small and medium producers. He added that cashew production was important, but not as a substitute for rice-growing areas: he proposed cultivating it in low-productivity livestock areas, as a voluntary alternative to coca leaf crops and in the Colombian altillanura. Petro linked the minister's announcement about rice production to land burning in Tolima due to human action and to what he described as the idea of Abelardo and Restrepo of substituting production and intensive labor for hydrocarbon extraction and activities with less employment. https://t.co/zB0X6wz13i #Arroz #AutosuficienciaAlimentaria #ProducciónAgrícola (translated)

Gustavo Petro criticized the minister of agriculture's stance on discontinuing rice cultivation, calling it harmful to the Colombian population. He argued that rice was nutritious and that Colombia should move towards food self-sufficiency. He added that a decline in the peso, a mega-drought, and rising food prices could exacerbate hunger. Petro stated that the productivity of rice in the Ibagué plateau was similar to that of the United States. He said he had proposed a "rice route" that would include cheap credit, protective tariffs, and the expansion of rice-growing areas. He also suggested that producers become cooperative owners of mills, as in Zulia, Norte de Santander; promote an agreement with Chinese universities to improve techniques and productivity; build the road between Ayapel, San Marcos, and Magangué; deepen agrarian reform in Magangué and southern Bolívar; and allow water flow in the Mojana. Petro defended increasing the production of cereal foods and proposed replacing extensive livestock farming on 15 million hectares of fertile land with food agriculture led by peasants and small and medium-sized producers. https://t.co/zB0X6wz13i #AgriculturaColombia #SoberaníaAlimentaria #ProducciónDeAlimentos (translated)

Gustavo Petro stated that his government had protected shoe manufacturing and reduced tariffs on leather and fabrics, considering that employment and higher added value were in manufacturing and not in raw materials. He also claimed that shoe sales had fallen due to layoffs, attacks on wages, and high financial costs, and asked how many entrepreneurs had voted for Abelardo. https://t.co/mYyvcOg4y1 #Calzado #Economía #Empleo (translated)

My stupid recipe, Doctor Restrepo, achieved the highest employment rate, the lowest rates of hunger and poverty of the 21st century, and some of the highest levels of per capita income in the last quarter of my government in the entire history of Colombia. You and Abelardo today, just as you did in Duque's government during the first month of his administration, shot up unemployment almost to the double-digit figures that you handed over to my government. That's called a step back! It's unfortunate that a part of the Colombian electorate believes that Colombia's destiny is to go backward. Again the IMF, again over-indebtedness that you promoted, Dr. Restrepo, by giving subsidies to the rich and imposing a gasoline subsidy paid with the budget. These days, that is called economic ignorance and anachronism. I propose my support from the opposition to make a great agreement for the equitable progress of Colombia. What allowed us to have the best social economic figures of the century was: 1. Leaving hydrocarbon extraction and moving to real production in industry, commerce, and tourism. Prioritizing production, that is, the transformation of materials to make other materials for a good life for people, automatically raises employment levels and overall productivity. 2. Raising the minimum wage every year to the level of the vital basket for a family. This was demanded by the social doctrine of the Catholic Church in the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" by Leo XIII, and you, as a fervent Catholic, should apply it. In that encyclical and in that of Francis I about the "common home," and in that of Leo XIV about "a dignified Humanity," you would find a comprehensive agreement with the progressivism I lead. 3. A leading role of the state in the economy in strategic matters such as tariffs for industrialization, abundant and cheap credit for small and medium-sized industries, cheap credit for industry, food production, exports, and zero-interest credit for any national industry that produces an increase in Colombia’s computational capacity, energy, and railroads. 4. Leading the decarbonization of the economy through a 100% clean electricity generation matrix, replacing the prohibitively expensive gas with extremely cheap and abundant solar energy in Colombia. Remember that in my government I managed to increase growth in the four years by 500% in the naval industry and 200% in the electric automotive industry. 5. Redistributing another million hectares among farmers and doubling food production in the country to lower the prices of the family basket and increase real wages. You and we can lower the interest rate set by the Board of the Bank of the Republic by configuring another majority in the board that is friendly to production and work. 5. And if you don’t want, Mr. Restrepo, to reach agreements given the mind-numbing sectarianism that predominates, then just remember my advice: work and nature are the sources of wealth, and in Colombia, the real wage as an expression of the value of work allows the expansion of the internal market, both formal and informal, and increases the number of companies and workforce. When the country decides to return to legitimate institutions, it might be too late for you, but these will be the economic bases already experienced with positive data for a national agreement. #EconomíaColombiana #Progreso #DesarrolloSostenible (translated)

Milei: Let's say, I mean, China is a satanic country, communism is shit. China: That's right 👍 LULA: Long live communism, BRICS, and Mao. China: 55% tariffs on Brazilian meat. https://t.co/j1OBzl53WB #China #Comunismo #BRICS (translated)

CHINA ANNOUNCES 55% TARIFF ON BRAZILIAN MEAT STARTING TODAY, ARGENTINA CELEBRATES: China began applying an additional 55% tariff on Brazilian beef today, October 1, for exceeding the annual quota. This benefits Argentina: Brazil loses competitiveness in China Argentina maintains space within its quota Chinese importers may seek more Argentine meat Potential increase in exports and income for the livestock sector Source: Reuters / USDA #ComercioInternacional #Carne #Exportaciones (translated)

ENTREVISTA PARA @infobae, O JORNAL EM ESPANHOL MAIS LIDO DO MUNDO Aquí mi pronóstico para las elecciones de Brasil de este domingo 4/OCT: 🇧🇷 @FlavioBolsonaro puede ganar ya en la primera vuelta; 🇻🇪 🇨🇺 🇳🇮 Posicionamiento sobre Venezuela, Cuba y Nicaragua; 🏴 El apoyo de Lula a Hamás y de Hamás a Lula; 🌎 BRICS: salir o permanecer en el bloque; 🛡️ Brasil en el Escudo de las Américas; ✅🤝🇦🇷 Flávio Bolsonaro y @JMilei : comercio, seguridad, Malvinas y cómo reconstruir la relación Brasil-Argentina, arruinada por Lula; 🇺🇸 Compromiso con @SecRubio : envío de una delegación para tratar el tema de los aranceles. https://t.co/2vS5l0Vh9Y #EleccionesBrasil #FlavioBolsonaro #RelacionesInternacionales

El histórico acuerdo entre Mercosur y la Unión Europea, que eliminó la mayoría de los aranceles a las exportaciones, ya está impactando en el sector cárnico, haciendo que la carne sea más barata para los consumidores europeos y beneficiando a la economía argentina. #Mercosur #UE #carne

si considero que se trata de un acto hostil, impondré aranceles muy severos o dejaré de comerciar con Europa en muchos aspectos. Así que, si hacen eso... si Europa lo hace con malas intenciones... si es con buenas intenciones, está bien; pero si es con malas intenciones, impondremos aranceles muy elevados a Europa

Los errores tácticos de EEUU están renovando la idea del declive norteamericano. Eso no va a pasar mañana (PIB, dólar, multinacionales, bases, armas, IA, aranceles) pero llena de fuerza a los pueblos que están resistiendo y marca un rumbo: no reírle las gracias al Hitler del https://t.co/KrlYECjd1J #DecliveNorteamericano #Resistencia #TácticasEEUU #US

1/2. "Si considero que [ese proyecto de la UE y Canadá] se trata de un acto hostil, impondré aranceles muy severos o llegaré a cortar el comercio con Europa en muchos ámbitos. Así que, si lo hacen —si Europa da ese paso con malas intenciones (si la #Comercio #Aranceles #UE #EU #CA

"provocando un aumento de los costos tan grande que incluso su títere en la Reserva Federal podría subir las tasas de interés. Si Trump pusiera fin a su guerra con Irán y revirtiera sus caóticos aranceles, la inflación no sería tan alta como hoy, y la Reserva Federal podría estar planteándose incluso bajar las tasas"