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The dirty business of palm oil
- Der Spiegel
- 05 May 2014
Much of the palm oil we consume comes from Indonesia, where brutal methods are deployed against locals. One of the main suppliers says it is cleaning up its act, but has it really changed?
Moçambique: União Nacional de Camponeses diz que país vive “emergência nacional”
- SAPO Noticias
- 05 May 2014
A União Nacional de Camponeses de Moçambique (UNAC), a maior organização da classe no país, considerou hoje que se vive uma "emergência nacional" por alegadas violações sistemáticas dos direitos dos camponeses na exploração de recursos naturais.
Una campaña internacional exige al presidente de Paraguay que otorgue tierras del Estado a jóvenes y familias campesinas
- El Mercurio Digital
- 05 May 2014
Paraguay registra la distribución de tierra más desigual de América Latina. En los últimos 10 años, 900 mil personas han sido expulsadas del campo, 585 mil de ellas menores de 30 años
Declaração de Nampula
- UNAC
- 01 May 2014
Assembleia-Geral Ordinária da UNAC 2014, 29 de Abril à 01 de Maio de 2014
The expansion of industrial oil palm plantations in Africa: A call for greater solidarity and action
- WRM
- 01 May 2014
Over the last 10 years or so, African governments have granted land concessions totalling millions of hectares to big palm oil companies and investors from Europe, the United States, and also Indonesia, India, Singapore and Malaysia.
UNAC's Nampula Declaration
- UNAC
- 01 May 2014
During the Nampula Conference, peasant leaders from all over Mozambique reiterated their repudiation of PROSAVANA, establishing a road map and resistance agenda of national scope.
Senhuile : Le CA limoge le DG Binyamin Dummai
- Ndar Buzz
- 30 April 2014
Le projet agrobusiness Senhuile vient de se séparer de son DG en la personne de Binyamin DUMMAI. Pour le moment on ignore les raisons de cette révocation.
Farmers and agricultural workers in Myanmar denounce land grabs
- IUF
- 30 April 2014
The First Congress of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Federation of Myanmar denounced the serious threat to the livelihoods of small farmers and agricultural workers caused by land grabs.
Foreigners can buy as much B.C. farmland as they want — and they are
- The Province
- 30 April 2014
With the World Bank predicting “fights over water and food” within the next five to 10 years, and a recent study showing that a fifth of China’s soil is contaminated, some believe British Columbia’s food-producing land will become increasingly sought after.
Uruguay: Vázquez prohibirá la venta de tierras a los extranjeros
- El País
- 30 April 2014
El precandidato oficialista Tabaré Vázquez fustigó a los ruralistas que cuestionan a los gobiernos del FA, pero "disfrutan" de lo que se les ha dado. Dijo que en caso de ganar las elecciones prohibirá a gobiernos extranjeros la compra de tierras.
La réponse mondiale à l'investissement étranger dans le secteur agricole
- IISD
- 30 April 2014
La communauté internationale a répondu a l'accaparement des terres avec des dizaines d’initiatives mondiales et régionales pour amener les gouvernements, les investisseurs et les communautés à réagir.
Accaparement de terres - Le cas Senhuile-Senéthanol
- SOS Faim
- 30 April 2014
SOS Faim est parti au Sénégal pour aller à la rencontre de ceux qui aujourd’hui tentent de résister au projet, notamment au travers de l’action du CNCR, organisation paysanne partenaire de SOS Faim au Sénégal.