Este documental analiza la tenencia de la tierra en manos extranjeras en el Paraguay y su impacto en las poblaciones campesinas e indígenas ubicadas en dichas áreas, quienes son testigos y víctimas de la profunda desigualdad y explotación que genera la expansión global del sistema capitalista.
«Les Africains peuvent se nourrir eux-mêmes, répète Hans Rudolf Herren. A condition que leurs terres ne soient pas livrées aux marchés mondiaux, mais restent entre leurs mains».
GRAIN afirma que el muy esperado informe del Banco Mundial sobre acaparamiento de tierras a nivel mundial es un fracaso y un desencanto.
El Presidente de la República, José Mujica, está preocupado por la posibilidad de que otros Estados compren grandes extensiones de tierra en Uruguay.
DuPont, which is taking control of Africa's largest seed company, says land investments alone would not be enough to enhance food exports from Africa.
The International Financial Corporation has actually increased the ability of foreign investors to acquire land in developing country markets by promoting profitable deals, creating “investment promotion agencies” and rewriting national laws., says Anuradha Mittal
GRAIN says the World Bank's much anticipated report on the global farmland grab is both a disappointment and a failure.
There is too much at stake when governments give up land, water, and livestock to large-scale foreign investment. NGOs and funders have to listen and respond to the needs and accomplishments on the ground, and keep local food systems truly local.
O Brasil tem quase 15% das terras no mundo ainda não exploradas para a agricultura e deve ser um dos alvos de investidores internacionais nos próximos anos. A avaliação é do Banco Mundial.
“The EU is effectively subsidizing land grabbing in Cambodia by giving preferential treatment to companies that have produced goods on stolen land,” says David Pred, BABC executive director
Peut-on moraliser ce marché ? « C'est une réalité, il faut trouver des solutions juridiques », observe le juriste François Collart Dutilleul du programme Lascaux à l'université de Nantes
Pour Oxfam France, il faut surtout agir sur les questions commerciales, laissées en plan par le rapport de la Banque mondiale.
