Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 3 PM Slow Food will present in Turin, Italy, the conference Land Grabbing and Ocean Grabbing: Hands Off Our Land and Sea! We will hear the speeches from Eric Holt-Giminez, Food First, United States, Ana Paula Tauacale, UNAC, Mozambique, María Luisa Albores González, Cooperativa Tosepan Titataniske, Mexico and Timothé Feodoroff, Transnational Institute, Netherlands. Moderating this meeting will be Stefano Liberti, journalist and author of “Land Grabbing: Journeys in the New Colonialism” (Verso, 2013). The conference will be open to all visitors to Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre. Simultaneous translation will be provided in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. For further information: [email protected]

Vendredi 24 octobre 2014, les représentants des communautés issues de 5 pays (Cameroun, Cambodge, Libéria, Côte d’Ivoire et Sierra Leone) touchées par les accaparements de terre ont rendez-vous à Paris avec le groupe Bolloré pour entamer les négociations.

Conférence de presse à 12h30 devant Le Méridien Etoile, 81 bd Gouvion Saint-Cyr, 75017 Paris (Mº Pte Maillot)

CONTACTS MEDIAS
Emmanuel Elong, représentant camerounais de l’Alliance : 06 27 01 05 36
Eloïse Maulet, coordinatrice du ReAct : 06 38 01 25 94, [email protected]

UNAC (União Nacional de Camponeses), Mozambican Peasants’ Nation Union is hereby inviting organisations and peasant movements around the world, as well as activists, scholars and individuals interested in the issues and challenges of the peasantry, to participate in the III International Peasant Conference on Land held in Maputo, Mozambique.

More info: http://is.gd/g6piBl
Registration form: http://is.gd/g6piBl

Major African music artists to perform pro bono for PLAD’s STOP Africa Land Grab concert at the Warner Theater

A panel discussion with Alfredo Bini, Greg Moyer, Iain Levine, Paolo D’Odorico, and Saulo Araujo

Forum brings together experts from civil society, politics, the private sector, and academia to discuss the dynamics and transparency of land acquisitions.

Private sector operators, government officials, development financial institutions will explore and discuss the way forward to significantly develop Africa’s agricultural sector.

Global AgInvesting 2014 is produced by global agribusiness consultancy, HighQuest Partners, and will provide attendees with a picture of the agriculture investing landscape and a clear idea of where the real money is moving in this space, including farmland. April 28-May 1, 2014 – Waldorf Astoria, New York City.

In the next two decades 400 million acres of U.S. farmland will change hands. Will that land be consolidated into larger holdings and treated as a commodity or investment asset? Or will it prove the foundation for a new business, a next-generation farmer, a passionate entrepreneur? Join us for a weekend program to tackle the historical context, long-range implications and economic impact, and stewardship potential of the transition ahead.

Bilingual conference (FR/EN) that convenes legal experts, CSOs and academics to discuss large-scale investments and the double role of law. With presentations by Olivier De Schutter (U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food) and Samuel Nguiffo (Director,Centre pour l'Environnement et le Développement du Cameroun). Venue: Amphithéâtre Caquot, 28 rue des Saints-Pères, Paris 7ème, 19h15-21h15. Contact and reservations: [email protected]