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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.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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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
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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
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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
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🔥 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
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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
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Indonesia's Agrinas Palma Nusantara, a state company led by retired military officers, has become the world’s biggest palm oil player, Bloomberg reports. In just a few months, through a govt campaign, it has amassed 1.7 mn hectares of plantations. farmlandgrab.org/33221
Indonesia's Prabowo tightens grip on plantations, mines with vast land grab
Indonesia's defense minister has overseen a drive that has brought an area the size of Switzerland under state control, with the central government taking more than 4 million hectares of plantations, ...
farmlandgrab.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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La Legislatura de Tierra del Fuego en Argentina habilitó actividades de salmonicultura industrial, priorizando intereses empresariales y retrocediendo en la protección ambiental. Se ignoraron informes técnicos y la voluntad popular para modificar la Ley 1355 agenciatierraviva.com.ar/lejos-del-pu...
Lejos del pueblo y cerca de las empresas: la Legislatura de Tierra del Fuego habilitó las salmoneras - Agencia de Noticias Tierra Viva
La Legislatura de Tierra del Fuego modificó la Ley 1355 para habilitar las salmoneras, a pesar del rechazo social y de organismos públicos.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Nestlé is embroiled in a new scandal, with its infant formula products being recalled in 60 countries. It already faces legal proceedings in the US due to heavy metals in baby food. This is particularly concerning given its 20% share of the global baby-food market. www.foodwatch.org/en/global-re...
Global recall of Nestlé baby food: foodwatch criticizes lack of transparency from Nestlé and food authorities
Regarding the global recall of contaminated Nestlé baby products, foodwatch criticizes a lack of transparency on the part of the company and the food authorities.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Peasants are at the forefront of the struggle against one the worst free trade deals which is about to be approved, the EU-Mercosur deal. They refuse to be treated as a bargaining chip for the benefit of big corporations www.eurovia.org/press-releas... @mst.org.br @confpaysanne.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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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 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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December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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En el Líbano, organizaciones sociales y redes campesinas luchan para detener una nueva ley sobre las semillas que asegura los intereses de las transnacionales. Para más información y sumar su apoyo a esta iniciativa: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @revistasabc.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Un nuevo informe muestra cómo el puerto peruano de Chancay, financiado sobre todo por capital chino, reorganiza las rutas de transporte. Además, da paso a nuevos inversores y corporaciones en las zonas donde crece el agronegocio en América del Sur. grain.org/e/7341
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...
grain.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Marks the 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, new edition of 'Supermarket watch' highlight the vulnerability that women street & market traders endure while making a living and contribute to local economy. grain.org/e/7333
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December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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La Via Campesina’s member organisation in Palestine was raided yesterday by the Israeli occupation forces. Let’s join our voices and call for the immediate release of all detained Palestinian workers and members of La Via Campesina now!
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ALERT! La Via Campesina strongly condemns attacks against its member organisation in Palestine and denounces the arbitrary arrests
Our member organisation operates in full accordance with international law ; its primary role is to support farmers in Palestine.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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La gigante cárnica Tyson cedió ante una demanda por lavado verde en Estados Unidos. No podrá publicitar sus promesas de “cero emisiones netas” hasta que no sean reales. Y eso es imposible en el sistema alimentario industrial @animallegaldefense.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social aldf.org/article/tyso...
Tyson Foods Agrees to Stop Making 'Net-zero' and 'Climate-smart Beef' Claims
Lawsuit alleged Tyson Foods falsely claimed it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketed its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”
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November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Bayer has lost another lawsuit to victims of cancer caused by glyphosate in the US, for a stunning US$611 million in damages. The company has already had to pay out nearly US$12 billion in court cases so far. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Chemical giant Bayer hit with stunning $600 million judgment for hazardous products: 'Reaching the end of the road'
"We’re talking months, not years."
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November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Over 70,000 people gathered in Belém parallel to the #COP30 to affirm the struggle against capitalist mode of production that cause the growing climate crisis and unify to bring forward real solution against the crisis. Read further People's Summit declaration viacampesina.org/en/2025/11/c...
COP 30, Belém: Declaration of the Peoples' Summit
If the organisation is strong, the struggle is strong. For this reason, our main political task is to organise the peoples of all countries and continents.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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The industrial food system is pushing us beyond 1.5°C, says @ciel.org. “As other sectors decarbonize, the fossil fuel industry is increasingly turning to petrochemicals — of which agrochemicals account for one-third — as a growth market.” www.ciel.org/feeding-the-...
Feeding the Climate Crisis: How Agrochemicals Undermine 1.5°C - Center for International Environmental Law
The food system alone could push us past 1.5°C. At COP30, leaders must prioritize phasing out fossil-based agrochemicals and supporting agroecology.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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In Brazil, more and more people are exposing the links between Israel’s defence sector, agribusinesses (such as Netafim, Adama and Mekorot) and the apartheid economy. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/from... @bdsmovement.bsky.social @stopthewall.bsky.social
From the Favelas to Gaza: How militarism and greenwashing shape Brazilian relations, resistance, and solidarity with Palestine
Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country’s economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen. As Israel’s links to Brazil’s domestic inequality, agribusiness, and state violen...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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La déclaration du Sommet des peuples qui a eu lieu en dehors de la #COP30 à Belem est en ligne : viacampesina.org/fr/declarati...
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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¿Qué tienen en común las luchas de las comunidades y organizaciones campesinas en América Latina y Palestina? Biodiversidad, sustento y culturas #126 ofrece ejemplos concretos, desde las resistencias ante el agronegocio hasta las alternativas: grain.org/es/category/... @bdsmovement.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Le gouvernement wallon fixe un cap : reconnaître la terre agricole comme un « bien commun stratégique ». farmlandgrab.org/33137 @viacampesinabe.bsky.social @nfucanada.bsky.social @confpaysanne.bsky.social
Face à la spéculation, la Wallonie veut sanctuariser ses terres agricoles
La note d’orientation présentée au gouvernement fixe un cap : reconnaître la terre agricole comme un « bien commun stratégique ».
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November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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COP30’s Agri Zone, sponsored by Bill Gates, will be a major venue for agro-greenwashing next week. Delegates will be dazzled by Nestlé, Bayer, Yara and even Netafim, accused of involvement in Israel’s genocide economy www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/03/a... @bdsmovement.bsky.social @desmog.com
Agribusiness gets its turn to co-opt the climate COP in Brazil
Agribusiness has chainsawed its way over the past few decades to make Brazil the leading exporter of meats and animal
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November 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Indigenous, peasant, and Afro-descendant women of Latin America are calling on organizations and social movements around the world to sign to this declaration rejecting carbon market projects in their territories. wrm.us9.list-manage.com/track/click...
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Kenya has banned imports of milk powder, supposedly to protect the 'local' dairy industry. It also plans to waive taxes on animal feed and ban street hawking of milk. Who really stands to benefit? Powerful interests, including Danone. www.facebook.com/share/p/17V1... @margteixeira.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM