00:00And in Guatemala, thousands of farmers marched on Wednesday in the country's capital to mark International Earth Day
00:06and demand that the government of President Bernardo Arrevalo fulfill his agricultural commitments
00:10amid reports of evictions, land concentration and growing food insecurity.
00:15Demonstrators criticized the government's focus on port concessions to transnational companies,
00:20arguing that structural agrarian issues remain unaddressed.
00:24Although President Arrevalo signed a formal agreement on February 7, 2024 to facilitate land access,
00:30farmers' organizations state that the implementation of these measures has seen non-measurable progress.
00:35In this regard, protesters highlighted a significant disparity in land distribution
00:40as 8% of landowners hold 75% of agricultural land, while 45% of the farmers own only 3%.
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