Millions of smallholder farmers worldwide have been left homeless and hungry because of private investment promoted by policies such as tax breaks and cheap loans, says report
Ahead of the G7 Summit in Brussels, FIAN raises human rights concerns about the G8 New Alliance initiative.
The pilot farm, which will serve as a prelude to a bigger 4,000 hectares cassava farm by Flour Mills of Nigeria and other investors, is supported by the USAID.
- Business Day
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09 April 2014
World Development Movement Report says G8's New Alliance will lead to increased land-grabbing, higher costs for small-scale farmers, and the prioritisation of crops for export.
- Economic Voice
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01 April 2014
Critics of the initiative, however, fear the commercialisation of agriculture will not benefit small-scale farmers
- Guardian
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18 February 2014
Critics of New Alliance say private investment and improvements in rural infrastructure will not liberate people from poverty
- Guardian
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18 February 2014
Pledges by African governments will make it easier for companies to do business through the easing of export controls and tax laws, and through governments ringfencing huge chunks of land for investment.
- Guardian
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18 February 2014
President Armando Emilio Guebuza and PM Shinzo Abe must respect the legitimate and sovereign demands of the people of Mozambique, Brazil and Japan and suspend ProSavana and the G8 New Alliance.
As investment deals between big business and the government are made across Tanzania, those working on behalf of small-scale farmers argue that more needs to be done to ensure their needs are not overlooked.
Governments of Ethiopia, UK, US and Germany sign land country partnership to work together to improve rural land governance for economic growth and to protect the land rights of local citizens in Ethiopia.
Dans un grand nombre de cas, il n’y a aucune divulgation publique des informations sur les termes et les conditions d’acquisition des terrains. Bien souvent, les rapports des médias sont la seule source d’information disponible.
- Affaires stratégiques
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22 October 2013
La Nouvelle alliance pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition (NASAN) contribuera au développement agricole et à l'émergence économique du Sénégal, a estimé mardi à Dakar Papa Abdoulaye Seck, le ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Equipement rural.