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Les géants de l'agroalimentaire priés de lutter contre l’accaparement des terres
- EurActiv
- 03 October 2013
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Associated British Foods tolèrent des matières premières issues de l'accaparement de terres agricoles, selon Oxfam.
NGOs call for review of Mozambique farm project
- Jiji Press
- 03 October 2013
Five Japanese nongovernmental organizations have called for a review of a Japanese government-backed large-scale farm development project in Mozambique.
Prosavana continua a criar agitação entre Governo e sociedade civil
- Moz Maniacos
- 03 October 2013
Representada pela Plataforma Provincial da Sociedade Civil de Nampula emitiu nesta quarta-feira um comunicado de Imprensa onde veementemente volta a “atacar” o Governo e a manifestar-se contra a implementação do programa Prosavana.
Seeds of discontent
- FIAN
- 02 October 2013
Swedish, Norwegian and Dutch investors in Mozambique land grab: powerful new documentary gives a compelling visual portrait of how investment by private financial players can undermine food security and human rights in developing countries.
Afro-Arab agric ministerial meeting opens in Riyadh
- PANA
- 02 October 2013
The second Afro-Arab Ministerial Meeting on Agricultural Development and Food Security opened in Riyadh with participants agreeing to strengthen Afro-Arab cooperation towards promoting ''sustainable and sensible investment in agriculture and food security''.
Acusan a Coca-Cola y PepsiCo de "robar" tierras a los pobres
- Diario Uno
- 02 October 2013
Las empresas transnacionales se han apropiado de un área similar al territorio de Italia para cultivar sus cosechas. El problema consiste en que la tierra pertenecía a los indígenas que no pudieron defenderla por ser pobres.
La fiebre del azúcar
- Oxfam
- 02 October 2013
Los derechos sobre la tierra y las cadenas de suministro de las mayores empresas de alimentación y bebidas.
Food and drink firms urged to crack down on sugar 'land grabs'
- Guardian
- 02 October 2013
Demand for sugar is triggering land conflicts, says Oxfam, as it calls on Coca-Cola and other major firms to have zero tolerance
Hutan Adat Paska Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi No. 35
- Videohuma
- 02 October 2013
Tahun 2012 mengatakan bahwa Hutan Adat Bukan lagi bagian dari Hutan Negara. Film ini berisi penjelasan dan penegasan para tokoh instansi negara, pakar hukum dan masyarakat adat mengenai Putusan MK No. 35. (English subtitles)
UN Commission raises concerns about MIFEE with Indonesia
- Awas MIFEE
- 01 October 2013
Acting on a letter sent by 27 organisations, the UN Commission on the Elimination on Racial Discrimination wrote to Indonesia’s Ambassador, raising concerns about the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate.
KTG Agrar joins sports tycoon in Russia ag venture
- Agrimoney
- 01 October 2013
KTG Agrar says it has taken a 17.5% stake in Clemens Tönnies' Sojuz Group, another German-owned company farming in Russia on over 45,000 hectares.
Australian PM welcomes Indonesia joint ventures on cattle
- Jakarta Globe
- 01 October 2013
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott throws his support behind Jakarta’s plans to invest in Australian cattle farms to help end a trade dispute that has devastated his country’s cattle industry and boosted beef prices in Indonesia.
Sugar industry highlights conflicts over trade pacts and land
- New York Times
- 01 October 2013
Activists have called for the exclusion of Cambodian sugar from duty-free treatment in Europe, saying that it triggers corporate land grabs.
Accaparement de terres : En Colombie, Oxfam met en cause Cargill
- La France Agricole
- 30 September 2013
La multinationale américaine de produits agricoles Cargill aurait acquis illégalement plus de 50.000 hectares de terres destinées à de petits paysans en Colombie, a accusé vendredi l'ONG Oxfam à Bogota.
Activists doubt Cambodia pledge to stop land concessions
- Wall Street Journal
- 30 September 2013
Activists say the Cambodian government’s freewheeling issuance of land concessions has denuded large swaths of forests, robbed rural communities of their livelihoods and vitality, and could undercut the country’s fragile developmen