The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, inaugurated the «General of the People Ezequiel Zamora» National School for Peasant Leadership in Aragua state.
This project, developed in coordination with the Ministry of People’s Power for Agriculture and Lands, serves as a meeting point for the country’s more than 15,500 peasant councils. Its primary objective is to foster an integral leadership that strengthens national production and the defense of the Homeland.
During the event, the Head of State, accompanied by the Minister of People’s Power for Defense, General-in-Chief Gustavo González López; the Minister of People’s Power for Productive Agriculture and Lands, General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López; and the state governor, Joana Sánchez, among other authorities, met with leaders and members of the «Ezequiel Zamora» National Peasant Union, touring the institution’s laboratories and training facilities.
Academic offer for peasant leadership:
The school’s academic proposal is highly comprehensive, combining political and critical education with cutting-edge technical tools. In terms of production, the curriculum covers regenerative agriculture, agroecology, seed management, vermiculture, and animal production, all within a framework that promotes food sovereignty.
Training for peasant leadership is structured into various stages, ranging from technical workshops and skills certification to specialized diploma programs and undergraduate degrees, such as Higher Technician in Sustainable Agricultural Production and Integral Defense and Popular Resistance, thus ensuring a continuous learning opportunities for the national producers.