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José Bové  

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  • José Bové is a farmer, activist, cofounder of the Confédération Paysanne farmers union, and spokesperson for the international peasant movement Via Campesina. His advocacy of an alternative form of globalization based on popular democratic participation reflects a primary concern for human and environmental welfare over corporate interest and is typified by support for traditional agriculture over genetic modification and industrialized food production. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Bové, José (1953–)]

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