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El puerto de Chancay: un dramático impulso para el extractivismo en América del Sur
Aunque financiado sobre todo por China, el puerto de Chancay abre las puertas a inversionistas de cualquier bandera. Bajo la desgastada promesa del “desarrollo”, se profundizará el modelo extractivist...
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Aunque financiado sobre todo por China, el puerto de Chancay abre las puertas a inversionistas de cualquier bandera. Bajo la desgastada promesa del “desarrollo”, se profundizará el modelo extractivista en América del Sur grain.org/e/7341
El pueblo Sikuani sigue luchando contra el despojo territorial y acaparamiento de tierra en Meta Colombia. La justicia ordenó proteger su libre tránsito, pero denuncian bloqueos por parte de la comunidad menonita desinformemonos.org/pueblo-sikua... @fiancolombia.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
El pueblo Sikuani sigue luchando contra el despojo territorial y acaparamiento de tierra en Meta Colombia. La justicia ordenó proteger su libre tránsito, pero denuncian bloqueos por parte de la comunidad menonita desinformemonos.org/pueblo-sikua... @fiancolombia.bsky.social
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A Swiss company called ASC Impact claims it is developing a "sustainable" carbon plantation in Ethiopia.
But local communities are concerned. "The trees make us very worried," journalists Jennifer Steiner and @aninanina.bsky.social report one man as saying.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/confusion-...
But local communities are concerned. "The trees make us very worried," journalists Jennifer Steiner and @aninanina.bsky.social report one man as saying.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/confusion-...
Confusion and alarm over ASC Impact’s carbon plantations in Gambella, Ethiopia
“The trees make us very worried.”
reddmonitor.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
A Swiss company called ASC Impact claims it is developing a "sustainable" carbon plantation in Ethiopia.
But local communities are concerned. "The trees make us very worried," journalists Jennifer Steiner and @aninanina.bsky.social report one man as saying.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/confusion-...
But local communities are concerned. "The trees make us very worried," journalists Jennifer Steiner and @aninanina.bsky.social report one man as saying.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/confusion-...
A farmer in Lleida, Spain, was arrested and charged for infringing intellectual property rights on "Nectadiva", a type of nectarine, and could face 1-3 years in prison plus fines of up to 288,000 euros. www.freshplaza.com/north-americ...
Spain farmer arrested over 5,000 patented nectarine trees
A farmer in Lleida, Spain, was arrested in July for growing, selling, and possessing the patented nectarine variety 'Nectadiva' without paying the required royalties, according to Spanish…
www.freshplaza.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A farmer in Lleida, Spain, was arrested and charged for infringing intellectual property rights on "Nectadiva", a type of nectarine, and could face 1-3 years in prison plus fines of up to 288,000 euros. www.freshplaza.com/north-americ...
El cuestionado trigo transgénico HB4 de Bioceres en Argentina fue un fracaso comercial. Deudas millonarias tienen ala corporación al borde de la quiebra infonews.com/bioceres-acc...
El "unicornio" argentino Bioceres se desplomó: sus acciones cayeron a menos de US$1
La biotech argentina que brilló en 2021, ahora enfrenta un desplome sin freno. Con acciones por debajo de US$1 y riesgo de desliste, ¿qué futuro le...
infonews.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
El cuestionado trigo transgénico HB4 de Bioceres en Argentina fue un fracaso comercial. Deudas millonarias tienen ala corporación al borde de la quiebra infonews.com/bioceres-acc...
A Dubai-based consumer electronics manufacturer, Maser Group, is diving into agriculture and AI infrastructure across Africa, committing $1.6 billion to farmland development and data centres in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya over the next two years. farmlandgrab.org/33299 @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A Dubai-based consumer electronics manufacturer, Maser Group, is diving into agriculture and AI infrastructure across Africa, committing $1.6 billion to farmland development and data centres in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya over the next two years. farmlandgrab.org/33299 @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social
UAE-linked firms with global agribusiness interests increasingly see Nigeria as a strong candidate for investment in farmland, MSME Africa reports. Objective? Export production for global markets.
msmeafricaonline.com/uae-eyes-lar... @ecohomef13.bsky.social
msmeafricaonline.com/uae-eyes-lar... @ecohomef13.bsky.social
UAE Eyes Large-Scale Investment Push into Nigeria as Agriculture Leads -
Nigeria is being positioned as a priority destination for multi-billion-dollar capital flows from the United
msmeafricaonline.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
UAE-linked firms with global agribusiness interests increasingly see Nigeria as a strong candidate for investment in farmland, MSME Africa reports. Objective? Export production for global markets.
msmeafricaonline.com/uae-eyes-lar... @ecohomef13.bsky.social
msmeafricaonline.com/uae-eyes-lar... @ecohomef13.bsky.social
El MST cumple 42 años sembrando conciencia y cultivando agroecología en Brasil. De la lucha por la tierra a la soberanía alimentaria, el movimiento impulsa asentamientos como Nueva Esperanza I, donde 63 familias producen alimentos sanos www.pressenza.com/es/2026/02/m... @mst.org.br
Movimiento Sin Tierra: sembrar conciencia y cultivar agroecología
De las ocupaciones de latifundios improductivos a la Escuela Nacional Florestan Fernandes, el Movimiento de los Trabajadores Rurales Sin Tierra (MST)
www.pressenza.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
El MST cumple 42 años sembrando conciencia y cultivando agroecología en Brasil. De la lucha por la tierra a la soberanía alimentaria, el movimiento impulsa asentamientos como Nueva Esperanza I, donde 63 familias producen alimentos sanos www.pressenza.com/es/2026/02/m... @mst.org.br
The new port of Chancay in Peru is benefitting big agribusiness companies that dominate the export of blueberries and avocados, while doing nothing to help feed people.
www.fruitnet.com/asiafruit/pe...
GRAIN's take (Spanish): grain.org/e/7341 @lughiotto.bsky.social @cooperaccion.bsky.social
www.fruitnet.com/asiafruit/pe...
GRAIN's take (Spanish): grain.org/e/7341 @lughiotto.bsky.social @cooperaccion.bsky.social
Peruvian agricultural exports to China jump since opening of Chancay
Shipments to this market grew 82 per cent last year, with blueberries and avocados leading the charge
www.fruitnet.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The new port of Chancay in Peru is benefitting big agribusiness companies that dominate the export of blueberries and avocados, while doing nothing to help feed people.
www.fruitnet.com/asiafruit/pe...
GRAIN's take (Spanish): grain.org/e/7341 @lughiotto.bsky.social @cooperaccion.bsky.social
www.fruitnet.com/asiafruit/pe...
GRAIN's take (Spanish): grain.org/e/7341 @lughiotto.bsky.social @cooperaccion.bsky.social
Les États-Unis utilisent des menaces tarifaires pour contourner les lois et redéfinir les normes alimentaires dans de nombreux pays d’Asie. Cette stratégie impose des concessions unilatérales et révèle une diplomatie néocoloniale. grain.org/e/7348 @viacampesinabe.bsky.social
La politique tarifaire des États-Unis: un coup dur pour l’agriculture asiatique
Les États-Unis utilisent des menaces tarifaires pour contourner les réglementations nationales et redéfinir les normes agroalimentaires dans de nombreux pays d’Asie. Cette stratégie impose des concess...
grain.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Les États-Unis utilisent des menaces tarifaires pour contourner les lois et redéfinir les normes alimentaires dans de nombreux pays d’Asie. Cette stratégie impose des concessions unilatérales et révèle une diplomatie néocoloniale. grain.org/e/7348 @viacampesinabe.bsky.social
6 civil society orgs in Madagascar have written to Verra to complain about a carbon credit project carried out by Tozzi Green. Clear example of what accountability should look like (but it shouldn't be CSOs that have to demand it)! reddmonitor.substack.com/p/six-malaga... @ottob.bsky.social
Six Malagasy civil society organisations have written to Verra to complain about Tozzi Green’s carbon plantation land grab in Madagascar
Local communities have been protesting against the company’s operations for more than a decade.
reddmonitor.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
6 civil society orgs in Madagascar have written to Verra to complain about a carbon credit project carried out by Tozzi Green. Clear example of what accountability should look like (but it shouldn't be CSOs that have to demand it)! reddmonitor.substack.com/p/six-malaga... @ottob.bsky.social
Tensions are rising in Uzbekistan's Andijan region: farmers say they are being coerced into "voluntarily" handing over their land to local authorities. Many believe the plots will subsequently be given to Chinese investors, report RFE/RL. farmlandgrab.org/33287
Farmers in Uzbekistan claim their land is being taken away for Beijing's benefit
Tensions are rising in Uzbekistan's Andijan region: farmers say they are being coerced into "voluntarily" handing over their land to local authorities. Many believe the plots will subsequently be give...
farmlandgrab.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Tensions are rising in Uzbekistan's Andijan region: farmers say they are being coerced into "voluntarily" handing over their land to local authorities. Many believe the plots will subsequently be given to Chinese investors, report RFE/RL. farmlandgrab.org/33287
Starbucks claims its 10 Farmer Support Centers are at the heart of its ‘ethical’ sourcing. @cictar.bsky.social analysed the only publicly available financial statements from Starbucks’ Farmer Support Centers, in Colombia and Tanzania, and found little benefits to farmers.
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cictar.org/all-research...
The ‘Swiss Swindle’ — Does Starbucks short-change coffee-producing countries? — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
While claiming 99% of its coffee beans are ‘ethically’ sourced, Starbucks’ shifts profits to Switzerland, leaving scant revenue for coffee-producing countries and perpetuating poverty in farming commu...
cictar.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Starbucks claims its 10 Farmer Support Centers are at the heart of its ‘ethical’ sourcing. @cictar.bsky.social analysed the only publicly available financial statements from Starbucks’ Farmer Support Centers, in Colombia and Tanzania, and found little benefits to farmers.
cictar.org/all-research...
cictar.org/all-research...
Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund will seize land owned by 28 forestry, oil palm, cocoa and other companies that are linked to floods and landslides that killed 1200 people in Sumatra last December and transfer it to state-owned companies.
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.reuters.com/business/env...
Indonesia's Danantara to manage land seized from 28 firms linked to Sumatra floods, official says
Sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia will take over land seized from 28 firms linked to floods and landslides in Sumatra, a spokesperson for the country's forestry task force told reporters on Tu...
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund will seize land owned by 28 forestry, oil palm, cocoa and other companies that are linked to floods and landslides that killed 1200 people in Sumatra last December and transfer it to state-owned companies.
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.reuters.com/business/env...
Movimientos sociales y Pueblos Indígenas rumbo a la II Conferencia Internacional sobre Reforma Agraria y Desarrollo Rural - CIRADR20 en Cartagena, Colombia, para defender la tierra, los territorios y los bienes naturales ante el avance corporativo y la desigualdad viacampesina.org/es/movimient...
Movimientos sociales globales se movilizan en torno a la CIRADR+20 ante la intensificación de las luchas por la tierra, los bienes naturales y los territorios - Via Campesina
Nuestra lucha por la reforma agraria hoy es inseparable de nuestra lucha contra el imperialismo, el autoritarismo y el colapso ecológico. La CIRADR+20 se perfila como un momento crítico para intensifi...
viacampesina.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Movimientos sociales y Pueblos Indígenas rumbo a la II Conferencia Internacional sobre Reforma Agraria y Desarrollo Rural - CIRADR20 en Cartagena, Colombia, para defender la tierra, los territorios y los bienes naturales ante el avance corporativo y la desigualdad viacampesina.org/es/movimient...
14 Indigenous peoples in northern Brazil are blocking a Cargill facility to protest a government decree privatising & expanding dredging projects for soybean exports. Protestors say it "symbolises predatory agribusiness” and that Cargill lobbied for the decree.
ca.news.yahoo.com/indigenous-p...
ca.news.yahoo.com/indigenous-p...
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
14 Indigenous peoples in northern Brazil are blocking a Cargill facility to protest a government decree privatising & expanding dredging projects for soybean exports. Protestors say it "symbolises predatory agribusiness” and that Cargill lobbied for the decree.
ca.news.yahoo.com/indigenous-p...
ca.news.yahoo.com/indigenous-p...
La Unión Europea evalúa declarar a la soja para agrocombustibles como materia prima de alto riesgo. Pero queda bastante por recorrer para lograr una descarbonización que no ponga en riesgo a la alimentación ni a la biodiversidad. www.ecologistasenaccion.org/357834/la-ap... @ecologistasenaccion.org
La aplicación de la Directiva de Energías Renovables debe descarbonizar el transporte sin falsas soluciones • Ecologistas en Acción
ECODES, Ecologistas en Acción, Fundación Renovables y Transport & Environment consideran que el objetivo de reducción de la intensidad de carbono en el transporte es ambicioso pero debe ir acompañado ...
www.ecologistasenaccion.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM
La Unión Europea evalúa declarar a la soja para agrocombustibles como materia prima de alto riesgo. Pero queda bastante por recorrer para lograr una descarbonización que no ponga en riesgo a la alimentación ni a la biodiversidad. www.ecologistasenaccion.org/357834/la-ap... @ecologistasenaccion.org
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Even without robust data for v small farms, a recent Nature Food article finds "very-small-scale (≤2 ha) and small-scale (>2–20 ha) farmers make a considerable contribution to national food consumption across all studied countries" www.nature.com/articles/s43...
January 31, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Even without robust data for v small farms, a recent Nature Food article finds "very-small-scale (≤2 ha) and small-scale (>2–20 ha) farmers make a considerable contribution to national food consumption across all studied countries" www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Los movimientos campesinos de Europa y América Latina celebran que el Parlamento Europeo haya suspendido la ratificación del TLC UE–Mercosur, afirmando que el acuerdo favorece al agronegocio frente a la soberanía alimentaria viacampesina.org/es/la-coordi...
La Coordinadora Europea Vía Campesina y la Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Organizaciones del Campo celebran votación del Parlamento Europeo sobre el TLC UE–Mercosur - Via Campesina
Los movimientos campesinos a través de Europa y América Latina saludaron la votación del Parlamento Europeo el 21 de enero, que suspendió temporalmente el proceso de ratificación del controvertido acu...
viacampesina.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Los movimientos campesinos de Europa y América Latina celebran que el Parlamento Europeo haya suspendido la ratificación del TLC UE–Mercosur, afirmando que el acuerdo favorece al agronegocio frente a la soberanía alimentaria viacampesina.org/es/la-coordi...
La justicia de Buenos Aires prohíbe temporalmente el trigo transgénico HB4, priorizando la protección de la salud de la naturaleza. El juez mencionó en el dictamen, que la empresa Bioceres podría genera daños irreversibles en el campo y las personas www.eldiariodetandil.com/nota-prohibe...
Prohíben el trigo transgénico en la provincia de Buenos Aires
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www.eldiariodetandil.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
La justicia de Buenos Aires prohíbe temporalmente el trigo transgénico HB4, priorizando la protección de la salud de la naturaleza. El juez mencionó en el dictamen, que la empresa Bioceres podría genera daños irreversibles en el campo y las personas www.eldiariodetandil.com/nota-prohibe...
"Once a thriving agricultural hub in Sierra Leone, Malen chiefdom has become a symbol of resistance & resilience for women whose lives were upended in March 2011 when Socfin (Bolloré) leased 6,500 hectares of land for 50 years." New documentary from WONARPI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LepI...
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28 January 2026
YouTube video by Aminata Massaquoi
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January 29, 2026 at 10:10 AM
"Once a thriving agricultural hub in Sierra Leone, Malen chiefdom has become a symbol of resistance & resilience for women whose lives were upended in March 2011 when Socfin (Bolloré) leased 6,500 hectares of land for 50 years." New documentary from WONARPI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LepI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LepI...
🔥 Face aux opérations de replanting engagées par l’agro-industrie filiale du groupe Socfin (Bolloré), les communautés Apouh, Koukoue, Dehane et Ongue sollicitent l’arbitrage de l’Etat pour un espace vital, selon les medias camerounais
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vps...
farmlandgrab.org/33265
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vps...
farmlandgrab.org/33265
EDEA 1ER : DES RIVERAINS BLOQUÉS LORS D’UNE PROTESTATION CONTRE LA SOCAPALM
YouTube video by ÉQUINOXE TV
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January 27, 2026 at 10:21 AM
🔥 Face aux opérations de replanting engagées par l’agro-industrie filiale du groupe Socfin (Bolloré), les communautés Apouh, Koukoue, Dehane et Ongue sollicitent l’arbitrage de l’Etat pour un espace vital, selon les medias camerounais
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vps...
farmlandgrab.org/33265
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vps...
farmlandgrab.org/33265
Trump's 2025 tariff wars have hurt US farmers, triggering a US$12B bill to compensate their losses. But farmers in Asia are being slammed, too, with devastating market disruptions and new coercive policies. grain.org/e/7347
@usrighttoknow.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
@usrighttoknow.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
US tariff policy bulldozing Asia’s agriculture
In Asia, beyond tariffs, the US is leveraging trade threats to bypass sovereign regulations & reshape food and agricultural standards. This strategy extracts unilateral concessions in favor of US ...
grain.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Trump's 2025 tariff wars have hurt US farmers, triggering a US$12B bill to compensate their losses. But farmers in Asia are being slammed, too, with devastating market disruptions and new coercive policies. grain.org/e/7347
@usrighttoknow.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
@usrighttoknow.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
Watch this beautiful encounter between journalist Dan Saladino with Dr Debal Deb, who for over 30 years, has conserved 1,460 indigenous rice varieties. Every grain saved gifts us resilience in a future of climate chaos, through their diverse adaptations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwhw...
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Watch this beautiful encounter between journalist Dan Saladino with Dr Debal Deb, who for over 30 years, has conserved 1,460 indigenous rice varieties. Every grain saved gifts us resilience in a future of climate chaos, through their diverse adaptations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwhw...
El gigante brasileño de capital privado Patria, junto con un fondo estadounidense, está entrando en el mercado de tierras agrícolas de México tomando el control de la muy controvertida AgroFibra.
almomento.mx/con-una-alia...
eduardolopezchavez.mx/afores-decid...
almomento.mx/con-una-alia...
eduardolopezchavez.mx/afores-decid...
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
El gigante brasileño de capital privado Patria, junto con un fondo estadounidense, está entrando en el mercado de tierras agrícolas de México tomando el control de la muy controvertida AgroFibra.
almomento.mx/con-una-alia...
eduardolopezchavez.mx/afores-decid...
almomento.mx/con-una-alia...
eduardolopezchavez.mx/afores-decid...
Brazil's landless rural workers movement @mst.org.br is launching its own AI, together with Baobab and World March of Women, to serve agroecology and popular agrarian reform
🇧🇷 mst.org.br/2026/01/21/i...
Google 😓 translation to EN: mst-org-br.translate.goog/2026/01/21/i...
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Google 😓 translation to EN: mst-org-br.translate.goog/2026/01/21/i...
IARAA: MST lança Inteligência Artificial a serviço da Agroecologia e da Reforma Agrária Popular - MST
Site oficial do MST - Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, contendo informações sobre Reforma Agrária, Agroecologia e Agricultura Familiar e Camponesa.
mst.org.br
January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Brazil's landless rural workers movement @mst.org.br is launching its own AI, together with Baobab and World March of Women, to serve agroecology and popular agrarian reform
🇧🇷 mst.org.br/2026/01/21/i...
Google 😓 translation to EN: mst-org-br.translate.goog/2026/01/21/i...
🇧🇷 mst.org.br/2026/01/21/i...
Google 😓 translation to EN: mst-org-br.translate.goog/2026/01/21/i...