These arrived at the time of the year allowed to produce very large potatoes. The technicians convinced the local people to plant these. At times of heavy frosts the hybrid did not withstand the cold, but the native species began to be lost. If the local people had continued doing agriculture in their traditional way this would not have happened. These three examples show how modernization, technology and corporations quest for power, have failed to provide a better life style for local people from developing nations.
Sustainable development is an alternative solution for their problems.
In the case of Mozambique, in 1981 a small group of farmers met to discuss the obstacles they faced. They decided that the best way to deal with their problems was to pool their resources and start a cooperative farming project. Soon, others wanted to join. Today there are 183 cooperatives with more than 11,000 members. The Union of Cooperatives has helped different families to get the title to their land on their own.