Amid warnings that land deals are undermining food security, the head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has compared "land grabs" in Africa to the "wild west", saying a "sheriff" is needed to restore the rule of law.
Se estima que el 25% del territorio uruguayo y paraguayo y al menos el 10% del argentino están en manos de empresarios extranjeros, mientras que en otros países de la región los latifundios privados se multiplican como hongos.
A 2-yr consultation process to develop principles for responsible investment in agriculture was approved by the 39th Session of the Committee on World Security (CFS), which ended on Saturday at FAO headquarters.
Lors de sa conférence de presse qui s'est tenue à Rome le 15 octobre à l'occasion de la 39ième session du CSA, les représentant(e)s du mouvement paysan international La Via Campesina ont mis en évidence les risques qu'encourent l'agriculture paysanne si les investissements agricoles ouvrent la porte à de nouveaux accaparements des terres, de l'eau et des ressources naturelles.
- Via Campesina
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16 October 2012
Via Campesina highlights the risks that peasant agriculture will face if the issue of agricultural investment were to open the door to new land- water- and natural resources’ grabbing.
- Via Campesina
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15 October 2012
This article provides an overview of the elements of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security most relevant to investors.
- Responsible Investor
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25 September 2012
Des organisations sociales se disent offensées par un article du Wall Street Journal écrit par le Directeur Général de la FAO et le Président de la EBRD appelant les gouvernements à adopter le secteur privé comme moteur principal de la production alimentaire globale.
- La Via Campesina, GRAIN, FOE et al.
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14 September 2012
Las organizaciones sociales han expresado su sorpresa e indignación por un artículo firmado por el Director General de la FAO y el Presidente del EBRD, en el que llaman a los gobiernos y a la sociedad a abrazar al sector privado como el principal motor de la producción global de alimentos.
- La Via Campesina, GRAIN, FOE et al
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14 September 2012
Social organisations are shocked and offended by a Wall Street Journal article written by the FAO Director General and EBRD President that calls on governments to embrace corporations as the main engine for global food production.
- La Via Campesina, GRAIN, FOE et al
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14 September 2012
İçlerinde La Via Campesina’nın da yeraldığı bir grup örgüt, Birleşmiş Milletler Gıda ve Tarım Organizasyonu (FAO) genel direktörü Jose Graziano da Silva ve Avrupa Kalkınma ve Yatırım Bankası (EBRD)’nin politikalarını protesto için bir imza metn hazırladılar.
- Karasaban
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14 September 2012
The private sector needs to double investment in the land itself to help drive agricultural development in countries that need it most, say the heads of EBRD and FAO
El sector privado debe doblar su inversión en tierras para empujar el desarrollo agrícola en paises que más lo necesitan, segun los jefes de la FAO y del BERD
- Wall Street Journal
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06 September 2012