Ndiogou Fall, President of the ROPPA network for 10 years, at Harvard University
The CSM (Civil Society Mechanism) send a letter to EU institutions to explain its point of view on specific issues hoping that it will be possible to count on the support of the EU and the European member states of the CFS.
Read the final Nyeleni Declaration: to resist land-grabbing, to support all those who fight land-grabs, and to put pressure on national governments and international institutions to fulfill their obligations to ensure and uphold the rights of peoples
Civil Society Organizations’ joint reaction to the Guidelines on Land, Fisheries and Forests delivered today by the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
The world's largest database of international land deals is launched. More than 200m hectares of land were sold or leased between 20120 and 2011
An urgent call for support from CNOP against land grabbing.
The final declaration after the regional civil society consultation for Africa held in Brazzaville, 23 april 2012
Now, we edit the declaration the members of the global water justice movement in Marseille in March 2012 at FAME (Alternative World Water Forum). Finally available
Friends of the Earth International just launched a new video on the impacts of World Bank funded land grabbing in Uganda.
Some propositions by the civil society for supporting strengthening of multilateral institutions and processes within the UN framework, making them more democratic and responsive to the needs of people
Evictions, Price Gouging, Natural Gas Burn-off, Crumbling Infrastructure, and Death: The energy boom is not progress, it’s waste and extreme violations of human and environmental rights!
Roma, 18 aprile - We edit the Statement by former staff members of UNCTAD
Call for April 17: International Day of Peasant Struggle
A new report by EuropAfrica on the risks of the increase of biofuels production. Also in Europe
ACP legislators want the Government to reject the Economic Partnership Agreements with Europe, until the population is educated on their effects.
European Conference makes clear call against GM crops, feed, foods and livestock
The booklet is a CSM product that could be widely to strengthen the knowledge on the CSM
Rome, 9th March - Civil Society explains the importance on the Voluntary Guidelines for land tenure. The negotiations was concluded last friday.
From 5 to 8 March NGOs, civil society and heads of state return to Rome to discuss the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible use of land
For the first time in history, an International Year has been promoted by Civil Society
This briefing by IEED explains how some farmer assessments and citizens’ juries in West Africa has helped farmers assess existing approaches and articulate recommendations for policy and practice to achieve their own vision of agricultural research.
A strategy session to discuss policy opportunities to promote ecological and equitable models of sustainable food production and consumption.
A dialogue with Miguel Altieri, Professor at the University of california Berkeley, about hunger, food and agroecological alternative during a day-long colloquium at the International institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Cette publication a été rédigée par le Collectif stratégies alimentaires (CSA), dans le cadre du second programme du Collectif EuropAfrique.
How Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Other Financial Institutions are speculating With Food at the Expense of the Poorest
Pension Danmark's DKK 320 million (EUR 43 million) farmland investment will focus on agricultural production in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda and Mozambique
Between 2007 and 2010, 5.15 million hectares has been sought in South Sudan by private interests. We need new solutions for its development
A video explains the rural community reasons in Fanaye
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy has rejected a report by Professor Olivier de Schutter, UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, which argues that international trade and WTO rules can conflict with food security.
Pambazuka News speaks to Oakland Institute about the findings of their latest round of in-depth research into land grabs in Africa, from the role played by the energy policies of rich countries and the World Bank to the dangers of a development agenda that fails to heed the negative social, economic and environmental impacts of industrial agrofuel and agroforestry projects.
On 5 December 2011, GRAIN received the 2011 Right Livelihood Award, the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, at the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm. And It called for end to land grabbing
Towards food sovereignity: using local cereals to make bread. The video
New SOMO report about negative consequences of food speculation
We edit the joint statement by The West African Civil Society Platform on the Cotonou Agreement(POSCAO), Economic Justice Network of Ghana (EJN) and the Secretariat of the Africa Trade Network (ATN) on the occasion of the ECOWA ministerial monitoring committee (MMC) of the EPA negotiations.
Small steps in the Czech Republic towards sustainable agricultural production and consumption.
The Report written by the Development Fund, in cooperation with several Civil Society's Organization.
Address to Ecofair Trade Dialogue “Strengthening the Role of Human Rights in the EU Trade Policy”, 7 - 7 December - Brussels
A book published today by IIED paints a vivid picture of an alternative future in which food, energy and water supplies are sustainable and in the control of local communities.
On March 11 a new documentary was aired on French television - a documentary that Americans won’t ever see. The gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years.
The Future of Food is a hopeful film, featuring insightful and moving interviews with farmers, agriculture and business experts and policymakers. It sees a future in which an informed consumer can join the revolution by demanding natural, healthy food sources that insure environmental integrity.
Concord presents the new Spotlight Report about EU policies effects in the areas of Food Security, Natural Resources, Human Security and Migration.Monday 7 November 2011, h 11:00 - 12:30 Residence Palace Press Centre, Maelbeek room, Brussels
Here, you can read the programme and all informations about four days of demonstrations, conferences, debates and actions.
Food is the most basic of all human needs. After historic, social ed economic analysis about food security, Nora MCKeon proposes architecture and set of practices for a better global governance system
"Traders must keep their hands off from land and food". "the land belongs to those who work it, and to the local communities". "Food Sovereignty for all". These are but few samples of the claims raised in Rome by one hundred representatives from 'La Via Campesina', the IPC and from CISA (Italian Committee for Food Sovereignty). These platforms of peasants' federations held a street demonstration in front of the FAO premises, at the opening of the negotiations on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, ended in October 14.
From 10 to 22 October the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will be meeting at FAO in Rome to debate land grabbing, food price volatility and rural investiments. Nora mc Keon, in this article, explains why the CFS is so important
