Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, spearheaded a significant land regularization initiative, allocating over 160,000 hectares to small and medium-scale producers nationwide.

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez led the distribution of agrarian instruments in Miranda state, ensuring the regularization of over 160,000 hectares for producing communities on February 20, a day that is commemorated the 167th anniversary of the Federal War’s commencement, which began in 1859.

RELATED: Venezuelan Assembly Installs Amnesty Law Commission

This historical uprising, spearheaded by General Ezequiel Zamora under the banner of “Land and Free Men”, sought a more equitable distribution of land, challenging the conservative elites of the era.

The current Government’s actions represent a profound vindication of this historical struggle, aiming to redress historical imbalances in land ownership.

Land Reform Advances

The contemporary effort is significantly bolstered by the robust organizational structure of the Ezequiel Zamora National Union of Farmers (UNEZ, in Spanish), which now boasts over 93,000 popular elected spokespersons across the national territory.

Notably, 34% of the benefits from these initiatives directly accrue to women, and nearly 1,000 young people are being integrated into the productive system.

Over the past 24 years, the Bolivarian Government has regularized more than 14 million hectares of land, achieving this milestone in approximately half the time it took for the 1960 agrarian reform to reach a similar scale.

While past policies often concentrated vast land holdings in the hands of a few elites, the current model ensures that 69% of the regularized surface area is managed by medium-sized producers, effectively democratizing the agricultural wealth of the nation.

Through this ongoing initiative, the Venezuelan State reaffirms that national sovereignty is intrinsically linked to empowering its peasantry, granting them historical ownership rights over the land they cultivate.

“We defend… the Federation that 167 years ago was leveled against the oligarchy that wanted to seize political power in order to also take possession of the lands. And there was the General of free peoples, of sovereign peoples, of free men and women, of free lands, Ezequiel Zamora”, claimed the Venezuelan Acting President. Photos: Venezuelan Presidential Press.

Amnesty for National Peace

During the same ceremony, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez stressed the fundamental importance of an Amnesty Law for achieving “national reconciliation” and putting an end to “political hatred” in Venezuela.

“We cannot remain stuck in confrontation; it is possible to advance from divergence”, Rodriguez asserted, in a call to all sectors of society to resolve their differences with respect and under the principles of Bolivarian Diplomacy of Peace, guaranteeing that the national project offers a space for all Venezuelans who defend national sovereignty.

Rodriguez highlighted the law’s significance, particularly in the aftermath of the U.S. imperialist attacks perpetrated against Venezuela on January 3, which concluded with the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the First Combatant Cilia Flores.

She affirmed that this legal instrument is crucial for overcoming the detrimental effects of extremism and political polarization, which have generated violence in Venezuela since 1999.

Rodriguez also acknowledged the unwavering commitment of victims in the ongoing construction of peace. Furthermore, she called for the “productive sectors to march together” to confront the “unjust, illegitimate, and criminal economic blockade against Venezuela.”

This unified front, she suggested, is essential for advancing the nation’s prosperity and upholding its sovereignty against external pressures, solidifying a path toward a stable and inclusive future.

IN THIS ARTICLE