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The idea that Africa could benefit from a so-called “Green Revolution” of the kind that failed to deliver on its promises in the 1960s has made unfortunate headway since 2004 when Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, declared himself in favour of a “uniquely African green (...)

El biocombustible es la única fuente de energía alternativa que promueve el desarrollo local, al generar empleo, conocimiento y tecnología, pero también puede causar daños sociales. Es el temor ante la explotación a escala industrial del babasú, una palmera abundante en el centro y norte de Brasil. (...)

In the Tana Delta’s unique wetlands, villagers fight for their plots of land as the government forces them out — to make way for water-thirsty sugar-cane and jatropha plantations.
Gamba Manyatta village is empty now, weeds already roping around the few skeletal hut frames still standing. The (...)

Un balazo en el hombro lo obligó a internarse siete días en un hospital. En otro atentado le dispararon tres veces, pero por milagro salió ileso. "Nunca más me pongo cerca de una ventana", dice el brasileño Walter Moura.
Es una pequeña parte de lo que costó la lucha campesina en el norte de Mato (...)

Corporate America & obesity: why Americans can’t Live on food stamps
America is gaining weight and the most vulnerable populations are those with low levels of education and income, as well as those with black or Hispanic heritage. The most obese state in the country, Mississippi, also (...)

« Je ne savais pas que je verrais des peuls stocker du fourrage pour leurs animaux avant de mourir ! »
Aujourd’hui, l’Union Nationale des Mini-laiterie et des producteurs de lait local regroupe 26 mini-laiterie. Toutes sont confrontées à une difficulté majeure : à la saison sèche, surtout à partir du (...)

Sous le feu de critiques vis-à-vis de sa politique de développement des agrocarburants, la Commission Européenne tente de calmer le jeu en approuvant sept mécanismes de certification volontaire. Sans pour autant régler la question des impacts indirects de ces carburants.
Nouveau rebond dans la (...)

What can a humble loaf of bread tell us about the world?
The answer is: far more than you might imagine. For one thing, that loaf can be “read” as if it were a core sample extracted from the heart of a grim global economy. Looked at another way, it reveals some of the crucial fault lines of (...)

Carta de repúdio do povo Xavante contra o governo do Estado do Mato Grosso e os deputados da Lei 9.564
O Povo Xavante da Terra Indígena Marãiwatsédé repudia a decisão do Governo do Mato Grosso que, junto com os deputados estaduais, promoveu uma verdadeira obra antiindígena, ilegal, contrariando a (...)

Increasing oil prices, rising energy demands, climate change and Kyoto Protocol commitments are the causes of an emerging worldwide renewable energy boom. These renewables include agrofuels, such as agrodiesel made from rapeseed, palm oil, soybean oil or other types of vegetable oil, as well as (...)

Insights from the ProCana case, Mozambique
The Procana Bioethanol project in Mozambique is a clear example of how agrofuel investments contribute rather than mitigate climate change, and are often accompanied by dispossession and impoverishment caused by landgrabbing.
This paper examines the (...)

International Joint Statement Organized by Taiwan Rural Front (TRF)
Taipei, Taiwan—July 6th, 2011
Taiwan Rural Front (TRF) holds an international press conference today, requesting the authority to stop land grabbing in Taiwan. It also announces its “return” to the Ketagalan Boulevard on July (...)

Arián García Faure y Andrea Gago Menor, coords. (Paz con Dignidad, junio de 2011)
Porque son muchos los argumentos a favor de la defensa de la Soberanía Alimentaria: que el hambre se haga imposible, que el futuro se haga posible; que el campo hierva de vida, que la Tierra se enfríe; que el león (...)

La production de soja « responsable » arrive sur le marché européen. Responsable ? Parce que certifié par la Table Ronde sur le Soja Responsable, lancée par le WWF. Une certification qui fournit aux entreprises une belle façade verte. Ou comment Monsanto, Glencore, Nestlé ou Carrefour, grâce à ce (...)

Falta de informações, truculência, indenizações insuficientes e impedimento à participação popular. O "Relatório de Violações de Direitos e Reivindicações”, um dossiê de 46 páginas produzido recentemente pelo Fórum Comunitário do Porto, relata os problemas enfrentados pelas comunidades da zona portuária da (...)

Na reunião em que foi eleito diretor-geral da Organização para a Alimentação e a Agricultura (FAO), da ONU, há poucos dias, o ex-ministro brasileiro José Graziano da Silva assegurou - com sua experiência de gestor do programa de combate à fome entre nós - que esta será a sua prioridade: enfrentar esse (...)

Histoire de la lutte victorieuse de l’Union des Associations et des Coordinations d’Associations pour le Développement et la Défense des Droits des Démunis au Mali pour récupérer les terres de cultures ayant fait l’objet de bornage unilatéral par l’entreprise chinoise COVEC sans qu’ils en soient (...)

ANCYL President Julius Malema’s recent comments on land nationalisation have caused quite a stir. The owners of wealth thought this topic had been put to rest with the passing of the 1996 Constitution, which secures private property rights. It is no wonder, then, that newspapers and magazines (...)

Land is a valuable asset that should be used to better humanity through farming and ecology.
Land is life. It is the basis of livelihoods for peasants and indigenous people across the Third World and is also becoming the most vital asset in the global economy. As the resource demands of (...)

The fact that the G20 Ministers of Agriculture reached an agreement in Paris today is excellent news, and it shows that governments feel that ’business as usual’ is not an option anymore. However, the action plan adopted today addresses the symptoms of price volatility on agricultural markets. It (...)