Sunday, May 4, 2008
Venezuela's plans to feed itself and become self-sufficient fall short on detail
Deep in Venezuela's sweltering heartland, a gleaming dairy plant sits idle, a testament to missteps that are slowing President Hugo Chavez' drive to make his oil-rich nation self-sufficient in food. Dozens of workers sluice water to keep pipes clean, ready to churn out milk and cheese, but the site has barely operated since a team of Iranian technicians built it 10 months ago.
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