On 24 July 2018, Focus on the Global South, ETC Group, and the Chulalongkorn University Research Institute (CUSRI) organized a forum in Bangkok on corporate … Corporate control and food sovereigntyRead more
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Posted inEconomics / ToMl
The global farmland grab by pension funds needs to stop
Money from pension funds has fuelled the financial sector’s massive move into farmland investing over the past decade. The number of pension funds involved in … The global farmland grab by pension funds needs to stopRead more
Posted inBrazil / Fascism / News
Bolsonaro merger of Brazil agriculture and environment ministries in limbo
Throughout his campaign, now victorious presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro pledged that he would abolish Brazil’s Ministry of Environment (MMA) and fold its functions into the … Bolsonaro merger of Brazil agriculture and environment ministries in limboRead more
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Landgrabbing, illicit finance and corporate crime
Land grabbing is now considered a crime against humanity, but few land grabbers end up in jail. Instead, if you search the specialised website farmlandgrab.org … Landgrabbing, illicit finance and corporate crimeRead more
Posted inBrazil / ToMl
Rural communities in Brazil pay the price for Harvard’s billion-dollar spending spree on global farmland
An investigative report by GRAIN and the Brazilian Network for Social Justice and Human Rights (“Rede Social”) shows how Harvard University’s endowment fund used an … Rural communities in Brazil pay the price for Harvard’s billion-dollar spending spree on global farmlandRead more
Posted inFertilizer / ToMl
When yesterday’s agriculture feeds today’s water pollution
A study led by researchers at Université de Montréal quantifies for the first time the maximum amount of nutrients – specifically, phosphorus – that can … When yesterday’s agriculture feeds today’s water pollutionRead more
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How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflicts
In late May, an open letter appeared on Medium penned by Kat Taylor, an overseer of Harvard’s investment fund. Taylor was resigning her position in … How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflictsRead more
Posted inAfrica / ToMl
This Seed Bank Preserves Biodiversity by Opening Its Doors to Farmers
Housed in the nondescript office buildings of the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute are a series of cryogenic vaults that, together, contain the largest and most important … This Seed Bank Preserves Biodiversity by Opening Its Doors to FarmersRead more
Posted inHindutva / News / Worker
Consult Farmers on linking agriculture with MGNREGA
In the backdrop of NITI Aayog’s consultation with a high-powered committee of chief ministers on using MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) funds … Consult Farmers on linking agriculture with MGNREGARead more