The world's agricultural system is changing from one in which land is owned by farmers or communities and cultivated by farmers to one where corporations have the sole say in what gets cultivated where and who will profit.
Farmers and activists are increasing pressure on the government to be more transparent about large-scale land deals with foreign firms and to make sure local communities benefit
El presente documento recoge en alguna medida la discusión que importantes organizaciones de la sociedad civil del orden global vienen desarrollando, así como los diferentes puntos de vista que hoy se discuten frente a si realmente es posible o no hacer un ‘acaparamiento de tierras sostenible’
Du 29 mars au 1er avril 2012, se tenait au nord de Dakar le troisième Congrès des Global Greens, ou Verts mondiaux.
Multinacionales, países petroleros y fondos de inversión están comprando millones de hectáreas. El equilibrio natural, el destino de los campesinos y el futuro del planeta están en juego.
L'Union internationale des syndicats des travailleurs de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, du commerce, de l'industrie textile (UIS), a dénoncé ce mardi à Dakar, l'accaparement des terres dans de nombreux pays du monde
Un nuevo negocio, también hambreador, ha salido al escenario. Comprar las mejores tierras fértiles para exigirles (hasta su agotamiento) la producción de biomasa.
The Philippines and Qatar signed 4 bilateral agreements and one private sector agreement seen to boost cooperation in investments, tourism, fisheries and the legal field.
According to the November 2011 Peace Brigades International Colombia Newsletter, today, 40% of Colombia's 280 million acres of land "has been licensed to, or is being solicited by, multinational corporations."
The craze in recent years for huge investments in bio energy and agribusiness in Tanzania has seen small poor farmers being dispossessed of their lands through tricky contracts and the false hope of making riches overnight.
En la última década, los países en desarrollo han dejado en manos extranjeras una superficie equivalente a media Unión Europea. África es un paraíso para estos inversores.
India, which doesn’t allow corporate farming domestically, has joined the growing list of countries going overseas to look for food security.
Myanmar diplomatically bypassed a Bangladesh proposal last year for taking agricultural land on lease for cultivation in that country.
Combined firm, RZ Agro Holding Ltd., will control 97,500 ha in the Rostov Region of Russia.
Saudi businessman Saleh Kamel announced last week that the Sudanese government agreed to give his country two million acres [809 371 hectares] of farmland for a project that will allow the Arab Gulf state to ensure a steady food supply.
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