Mega industrial pig farms in Argentina: economic opportunity or socio-environmental catastrophe?

In a yet-to-be-signed memorandum of understanding, Argentina and China have laid out plans to set up 25 macro pig farms in the South American country, which would multiply by 14 the number of pigs there. The province of Chaco is already moving ahead with the signature of an agreement with a Chinese (...)Read the full article

By Nazaret Castro

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