A mother鈥檚 quest to uncover why her neighbours kept dying
Sof铆a Gatica was crushed when she lost her baby to a mysterious illness 鈥� she started to notice high rates of sickness in her community and began a dangerous quest for answers.
Sof铆a Gatica was crushed when she lost her baby to a mysterious illness 鈥� but she started to notice that she was not alone. Sof铆a went door to door in her neighbourhood of Ituzaing贸 Annex on the outskirts of C贸rdoba, Argentina, mapping out who was sick, and from what. She noticed a pattern and asked, was there a connection to the soybean fields next door? As Clayton Conn reports, Sof铆a formed a group called The Mothers of Ituzaing贸 who began a dangerous quest for answers, and took on the agro-chemical giant Monsanto.
Clips were from Radio Bemba / Because Music, La Voz and The Goldman Environmental Prize
Sof铆a's words were voiced by Sara Do帽ate Lopata.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Reporter: Clayton Conn
Producer: Louise Morris
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Sof铆a Gatica. Credit: Irene Barajas)
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