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When a traditional past collides with an irrigated future
- Think Africa Press
- 21 August 2013
Are the government's large-scale developments in southern Ethiopia forcing local populations to move with the times or just move out the way?
Rising Temperature, Rising Food Prices
- 21 August 2013
Since 1970, the earth’s average temperature has risen more than 1 degree Fahrenheit. If we continue with business as usual, burning ever more oil, coal, and natural gas, it is projected to rise some 11 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius) by the end of this century.
We don't have life without land: Holding ground in Honduras
- Toward Freedom
- 20 August 2013
Bajo Aguán, a fertile agricultural region in the north of Honduras, might at first glance look like paradise. But in fact, it is part of a historic land struggle and the site of a an undeclared and largely invisible war, where only one side has arms.
Miles de colombianos salen a la calle en protesta masiva
- Prensa Latina
- 20 August 2013
La políticas del Gobierno "promueven la extranjerización de la tierra y acaba con la producción nacional a través de los Tratados de Libre Comercio"
Africa has spoken! First ever Pan African Land Grab Hearing
- Oxfam
- 20 August 2013
Hearing gives voice to the stories of communities affected by land grabs in Africa and brings the land grab issue to policy makers and influential people and groups.
Myanmar farmers call for amendments to land law
- RFA
- 20 August 2013
Farmers in Burma have drawn up a list of 17 demands they plan to submit to legislators in a bid to amend the country’s land laws and provide greater protection against forced evictions.
Accaparement des terres africaines : une interview éclairante...
- LibreAfrique
- 20 August 2013
Quelle est l'importance du phénomène ? LibreAfrique a interviewé un spécialiste de la question, Raphaël Alomar.
¡Fanaye no se vende!
- El País
- 20 August 2013
¿Agrocolonialismo que provocará una irreparable pérdida de identidad de la población o una cara nueva del imparable desarrollo? El proyecto de Senethanol tiene partidarios y detractores, enfervorecidos opositores y contumaces defensores.
Cote d'Ivoire: nouveaux massacres en perspective
- Mediapart
- 20 August 2013
Parler du foncier rural en Côte d'Ivoire revient à décider si les non-ivoiriens peuvent ou pas devenir propriétaires et partant bénéficier de la rente viagère agricole.
Qatar: la sécurité alimentaire comme instrument de puissance?
- L'Express
- 20 August 2013
Le Qatar compte bien faire de sa faiblesse sur le plan agricole, un atout d'influence sur la scène mondiale.
2013 SADC Peoples Summit: Peasants and rural women propose solutions and demand immediate action!
- sadcpeoplessummit.org
- 18 August 2013
Land grabbing of perceived “idle” and “underutilized” land must be stopped and investments, which are pro-poor, environmentally and ecologically should be promoted.
Don't sell our farms: Greens
- Farm Weekly
- 17 August 2013
The Australian Greens Greens say the government should be cracking down on foreign investors buying up Australian farms to protect not only the economy but also long-term food security.