Ivry-Sur-Seine

Les accaparements de terres : une menace pour l'humanité

Frères des Hommes membre du « Collectif citoyen en France contre les accaparements de terres » vous invite à une après-midi militante sur l’accaparement des terres le samedi 15 juin de 14h à 18h aux portes de Paris, dans les locaux de France Volontaires à Ivry-Sur-Seine.

Jakarta

Séminaire et atelier international sur la Réforme agraire au XXIème siècle : Enjeux et Avenir

La Via Campesina et la Campagne mondiale pour la Réforme agraire - Jakarta, Indonésie, 9-16 juillet 2012

La Via Campesina et la Campagne mondiale pour la Réforme agraire - en appliquant la méthodologie d'un atelier- séminaire international sur la Mise en oeuvre d'une Réforme agraire au XXIème siècle - souhaiterait analyser le contexte mondial actuel, la dynamique et les demandes locales à propos de la crise de l'agriculture afin de pouvoir arriver à une vue d'ensemble claire et commune ainsi qu'à un agenda dans le but de mettre en oeuvre une réforme agraire qui devra inclure la souveraineté alimentaire, l'agro-écologie, la biodiversité et les intérêts des femmes et des jeunes. Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI) accueillera l'atelier et le séminaire avec la participation des membres de LVC ainsi que d'autres mouvements sociaux, de chercheurs progressistes et de nos alliés.

#NoLandNoLife regional confab on land reform

Asian Peasant Coalition (APC), in cooperation with PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and other organizations, will hold a two-day conference on land reform from 18-19 April in Jakarta,Indonesia. The conference is being held in the context of massive landlessness, land-grabbing, land-use conversions and plunders of natural resources.

Johannesburg

Africa Conference on Land Grabs

The conference will explore the phenomenon of land grab. Speakers, panelists and papers will look at country case studies, challenges, advantages and disadvantages of the sale and lease of large swathes of arable land to powerful foreign individuals, multinationals and governments.

Pan African Land Hearing

The Pan African Land hearing looks to recognise and profile the struggles of ordinary people. It will give those affected by land grabs the opportunity to share their experiences and to explore with a high level panel what can be done to defend their rights and receive justice where they have been violated.

Panelists:
• Professor Olokushi Adebayo: Director of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)
• Kumi Naidoo: Greenpeace International Executive Director
• Hon. Sisa Njikelana: Committee of Agriculture of the Pan African Parliament
• Eric Wainaina: Musician from Kenya and,
• Maya Wegerif: Young Activist from South Africa.

Kassel

ICDD Annual Thematic Conference

The International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) Annual Thematic Conference at the University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany, 4-6 July 2012, is on “The Food Crisis: Implications for Decent Work in Rural and Urban Areas”. There will be several panels on land grabbing and the financialisation of food and agriculture.

Kiel, Germany

Global Economic Symposium

The Global Economic Symposium, to be held 4-6 October in Kiel, Germany, will have a special session on land grabbing called "Dealing with the Race for Agricultural Land"

Kiev

VII Large Farm Management Conference

The main purpose of the event is to facilitate the exchange of ideas among leading European experts regarding the potential of global agriculture development, supply chain optimization strategies and public policy improvements.

Kyoto

Legal and development implications of international land acquisitions

The purpose of this conference is to look at large-scale international land acquisitions from a ‘law and development’ perspective and determine the various legal frameworks at international, national and local level that enable or constrain such processes.

Live webinar

Foreign investment in African farmland: Opportunities and risks

Senior analyst at Deutsche Bank Research Dr. Claire Schaffnit-Chatterjee looks at the opportunities and risks related to African farmland acquisitions in this August 28 webinar at 11:00 am San Francisco time.

There is no charge to register for this one-hour webinar, but space is limited. To reserve your seat, please visit, www.i2live.net.