Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that more land will be taken over by the state as the country presses ahead its agricultural revolution.
Speaking in his weekly broadcast Alo Presidente in the town of Romulo Gallegos, in the southern state of Apure, Chavez said that more than 1 million acres of land had been recovered by the state in Apure alone.
So far, around 2 million hectares have been nationalized across the country, but large landowners remain in control of another six million hectares, Chavez said, adding this is one of the factors that has contributed to food shortages in the country.
Chavez was visiting Apure in the company of Agricultural Minister Elias Jaua and Governor of Apure Jesus Aguilarte.
Source: Xinhua
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