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No land no food no life
- Films de l'Oeil
- 07 October 2013
The film "No Land No Food No Life" examines the challenges and struggles farmers face despite the exultation they experience in their fight to retain control of their land.
Mise en œuvre du code foncier au Bénin : Synergie paysanne menace de paralyser la production vivrière
- Adjinakou Bénin
- 07 October 2013
Ayant appris que des Certificats ruraux fonciers (Crf) se délivraient aux paysans, Synergie paysanne a alerté l'opinion publique sur le danger de la marchandisation des terres et de la distribution tout azimut des Crf.
Modelo de 'megafazendas' é controverso e ameaça países africanos, diz pesquisador
- Folha de S. Paulo
- 06 October 2013
"Os investidores prometem criar empregos locais e dizem que o uso de tecnologia vai melhorar a segurança alimentar. Mas poucos desses benefícios se materializam"
La question foncière : (accaparement des terres, montée de l'agro-business, etc.) et leur impact sur l'avenir des paysans et producteurs de notre pays
- Xibar
- 06 October 2013
Le nouveau régime semble donc s’inscrire dans le même sillage que Wade en ce qui concerne la réforme foncière et le type d’Agriculture à promouvoir
Cargill misses the point on land acquisitions in Colombia
- Oxfam
- 04 October 2013
Now the government of President Santos seems to be pressing for reforms to the law that would enable further concentration of land in Colombia, even though this would be incoherent with the government’s own commitments to date in the peace talks.
La Chine convoite le grenier à blé ukrainien
- Le Monde
- 03 October 2013
Pour l'heure, il n'est pas question de pouvoir vendre ou acheter des terres agricoles en Ukraine, une question politique explosive.
The Governance of Large-Scale Farmland Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Eburon Delft
- 03 October 2013
The primary aim of this book is to advance the understanding of the regulatory conditions under which large-scale farmland investments can contribute to sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa.
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