Bolívar state to host largest conuco project in America

The Proyecto Patria Grande del Sur aims to establish the largest conuco in America in Bolívar state, Venezuela. Announced by Governor Ángel Marcano, the initiative is designed to strengthen communal circuits and large-scale food production through sustainable and traditional agricultural methods.

The project involves activating extensive territories to function under principles of family and collective agriculture. It seeks to combine ancestral techniques with modern technological and distribution capabilities to achieve food sovereignty and facilitate direct distribution to domestic markets and local committees.

Planned cultivation includes tubers, cereals, and legumes, alongside the raising of small livestock and artisanal food processing. The project utilizes land such as the La Vergareña estate, which covers over 180,000 hectares south of the Orinoco River.