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"La terre, l'eau, les semences, les forêts et les savoirs appartiennent aux personnes qui en prennent soin, et non aux entreprises, aux États ou aux algorithmes." Lire la déclaration complète du 3ème forum Nyéléni :
nyeleniglobalforum.org/fr/2025/11/1...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"La terre, l'eau, les semences, les forêts et les savoirs appartiennent aux personnes qui en prennent soin, et non aux entreprises, aux États ou aux algorithmes." Lire la déclaration complète du 3ème forum Nyéléni :
nyeleniglobalforum.org/fr/2025/11/1...
nyeleniglobalforum.org/fr/2025/11/1...
¿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
¿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
Le CICODEV demande la restauration de la loi sur la biosécurité, qui interdisait l’importation, le stockage, l’utilisation et la commercialisation des organismes génétiquement modifiés (OGM) au Sénégal.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Le CICODEV demande la restauration de la loi sur la biosécurité, qui interdisait l’importation, le stockage, l’utilisation et la commercialisation des organismes génétiquement modifiés (OGM) au Sénégal.
aps.sn/cicodev-afri... @gmwatch.bsky.social @infogm.bsky.social
aps.sn/cicodev-afri... @gmwatch.bsky.social @infogm.bsky.social
The African Centre for Biodiversity celebrates a landmark win against the govt of South Africa for approving MON 87460, a GM maize produced by Monsanto/Bayer. The final ruling puts an end to "the rubber-stamping of GMO approvals" and upholds SA's biosafety law. acbio.org.za/gm-biosafety...
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The African Centre for Biodiversity celebrates a landmark win against the govt of South Africa for approving MON 87460, a GM maize produced by Monsanto/Bayer. The final ruling puts an end to "the rubber-stamping of GMO approvals" and upholds SA's biosafety law. acbio.org.za/gm-biosafety...
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
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
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
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...
African Centre for Biodiversity and MELCA-Ethiopia, convened a two-day workshop in Addis Ababa to reaffirms a strong call for the protection of centres of origin and diversity crops from the onslaught of genetic engineering in Africa. Read the declaration 👉🏽 acbio.org.za/gm-biosafety...
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
African Centre for Biodiversity and MELCA-Ethiopia, convened a two-day workshop in Addis Ababa to reaffirms a strong call for the protection of centres of origin and diversity crops from the onslaught of genetic engineering in Africa. Read the declaration 👉🏽 acbio.org.za/gm-biosafety...
Los movimientos citan 80 ejemplos de proyectos de captura de carbono en 2 millones de ha en América Latina y Caribe. Son plantaciones de árboles, ganadería extensiva y monocultivos que provocarán más acaparamiento de tierras y la destrucción de los sistemas alimentarios locales. grain.org/e/7320
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Los movimientos citan 80 ejemplos de proyectos de captura de carbono en 2 millones de ha en América Latina y Caribe. Son plantaciones de árboles, ganadería extensiva y monocultivos que provocarán más acaparamiento de tierras y la destrucción de los sistemas alimentarios locales. grain.org/e/7320
Exploitation sexuelle, expulsions et pollution autour des plantations de Socfin/Bolloré : rapport accablant de la Coalition 🇨🇭 pour des multintionales responsables
responsabilite-multinationales.ch/etudes-de-ca... @fpigeaud.bsky.social @lessoulevements.bsky.social @obsmultinationales.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Exploitation sexuelle, expulsions et pollution autour des plantations de Socfin/Bolloré : rapport accablant de la Coalition 🇨🇭 pour des multintionales responsables
responsabilite-multinationales.ch/etudes-de-ca... @fpigeaud.bsky.social @lessoulevements.bsky.social @obsmultinationales.bsky.social
responsabilite-multinationales.ch/etudes-de-ca... @fpigeaud.bsky.social @lessoulevements.bsky.social @obsmultinationales.bsky.social
⚠️ In Sudan, the UAE-backed RSF are committing a genocide that is every day more atrocious. This brutal war over resources & power, in which both parties have killed 150,000 people, needs to urgently stop. More: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ANS... @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social @sudanmutualaid.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
⚠️ In Sudan, the UAE-backed RSF are committing a genocide that is every day more atrocious. This brutal war over resources & power, in which both parties have killed 150,000 people, needs to urgently stop. More: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ANS... @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social @sudanmutualaid.bsky.social
UAE agribusiness giant Al Dahra sells back to the govt of Serbia farmland it bought for a pittance in 2018 at 13 times the value today. Shocking but not unusual, Radar reports: farmlandgrab.org/33113
October 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
UAE agribusiness giant Al Dahra sells back to the govt of Serbia farmland it bought for a pittance in 2018 at 13 times the value today. Shocking but not unusual, Radar reports: farmlandgrab.org/33113
Desmog cut through the "big ag" greenwashing we can expect at COP30:
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b... @desmog.com @hazelhealy.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b... @desmog.com @hazelhealy.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Desmog cut through the "big ag" greenwashing we can expect at COP30:
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b... @desmog.com @hazelhealy.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b... @desmog.com @hazelhealy.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
Emirati investment giant IHC is creating "2PointZero", a new $33bn listed conglomerate that will actively pursue UAE's food security agenda.
www.wam.ae/en/article/b...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Emirati investment giant IHC is creating "2PointZero", a new $33bn listed conglomerate that will actively pursue UAE's food security agenda.
www.wam.ae/en/article/b...
www.wam.ae/en/article/b...
Le poulet : une nouvelle frontière du contrôle des multinationales en Afrique. Après les semences industrielles, les poussins hybrides de Bill Gates ménacent la biodiversité locale. Du développement ? Non, une mainmise sur le secteur. grain.org/e/7319 @fpigeaud.bsky.social @humundi.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Le poulet : une nouvelle frontière du contrôle des multinationales en Afrique. Après les semences industrielles, les poussins hybrides de Bill Gates ménacent la biodiversité locale. Du développement ? Non, une mainmise sur le secteur. grain.org/e/7319 @fpigeaud.bsky.social @humundi.bsky.social
Face aux événements survenus à Madagascar, la paysannerie est unie en s'opposant aux baux de location de terre accordés aux étrangers et demande leur arrêt. Elle revendique la priorisation de l’attribution de terre aux paysans malgaches. farmlandgrab.org/33110 @collectiftany.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Face aux événements survenus à Madagascar, la paysannerie est unie en s'opposant aux baux de location de terre accordés aux étrangers et demande leur arrêt. Elle revendique la priorisation de l’attribution de terre aux paysans malgaches. farmlandgrab.org/33110 @collectiftany.bsky.social
Organizaciones de Ecuador hacen un llamado a la comunidad internacional y exigen el cese inmediato de la represión, militarización y uso excesivo de la fuerza. Hasta ahora hay más de 282 heridos, 172 detenidos y 3 personas fallecidas debido a la brutal represión amazonfrontlines.org/es/chronicle...
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Organizaciones de Ecuador hacen un llamado a la comunidad internacional y exigen el cese inmediato de la represión, militarización y uso excesivo de la fuerza. Hasta ahora hay más de 282 heridos, 172 detenidos y 3 personas fallecidas debido a la brutal represión amazonfrontlines.org/es/chronicle...
🎧 Geoff Tansey recently interviewed GRAIN on carbon markets, greenwashing and the new rush for farmland. Check it out:
geofftansey.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c... @reddmonitor.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org @1teresaanderson.bsky.social #COP30
geofftansey.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c... @reddmonitor.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org @1teresaanderson.bsky.social #COP30
October 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🎧 Geoff Tansey recently interviewed GRAIN on carbon markets, greenwashing and the new rush for farmland. Check it out:
geofftansey.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c... @reddmonitor.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org @1teresaanderson.bsky.social #COP30
geofftansey.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c... @reddmonitor.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org @1teresaanderson.bsky.social #COP30
More than 120 organisations demand an immediate end to the repression, militarisation, and excessive use of force against Indigenous peoples and social movements in Ecuador
www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement...
www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement...
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
More than 120 organisations demand an immediate end to the repression, militarisation, and excessive use of force against Indigenous peoples and social movements in Ecuador
www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement...
www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement...
As social movements mobilize toward climate COP30, this edition of Nyéléni Newsletter highlights the centrality of land and territories as sites of resistance against extractive projects, but also spaces where communities build alternatives to face climate crisis. nyeleni.org/en/category/...
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
As social movements mobilize toward climate COP30, this edition of Nyéléni Newsletter highlights the centrality of land and territories as sites of resistance against extractive projects, but also spaces where communities build alternatives to face climate crisis. nyeleni.org/en/category/...
Witoon Lianchamroon of BIOTHAI is facing charges of defamation filed by the giant Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF).
This #SLAPP lawsuit designed to silence protest and undermine efforts to hold CPF accountable for Blackchin tilapia outbreak that has devastated Thai farmers and fishers.
This #SLAPP lawsuit designed to silence protest and undermine efforts to hold CPF accountable for Blackchin tilapia outbreak that has devastated Thai farmers and fishers.
October 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Witoon Lianchamroon of BIOTHAI is facing charges of defamation filed by the giant Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF).
This #SLAPP lawsuit designed to silence protest and undermine efforts to hold CPF accountable for Blackchin tilapia outbreak that has devastated Thai farmers and fishers.
This #SLAPP lawsuit designed to silence protest and undermine efforts to hold CPF accountable for Blackchin tilapia outbreak that has devastated Thai farmers and fishers.
Africa has a wealth of indigenous chicken diversity, but it's under threat from corporate takeover. Gates Foundation and others are replacing local breeds with “more productive” hybrids, owned by 3 companies in the US and Europe. Time to fight back! grain.org/e/7317 @timschwab.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Africa has a wealth of indigenous chicken diversity, but it's under threat from corporate takeover. Gates Foundation and others are replacing local breeds with “more productive” hybrids, owned by 3 companies in the US and Europe. Time to fight back! grain.org/e/7317 @timschwab.bsky.social
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is swindling Liberian communities whose lands were grabbed by Golden Veroleum. Despite admitting responsibility, there will be no compensation, and now that RSPO has lifted a stop-work order the company will expand operations. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/roun...
October 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is swindling Liberian communities whose lands were grabbed by Golden Veroleum. Despite admitting responsibility, there will be no compensation, and now that RSPO has lifted a stop-work order the company will expand operations. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/roun...
Au Canada, les paysans dénoncent des modifications proposées à la loi sur les semences, qui cherchent à eliminer leur droit de reproduire des semences de fruits, légumes et plantes ornementales
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219... @nfucanada.bsky.social @infogm.bsky.social @saveourseeds.bsky.social
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219... @nfucanada.bsky.social @infogm.bsky.social @saveourseeds.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Au Canada, les paysans dénoncent des modifications proposées à la loi sur les semences, qui cherchent à eliminer leur droit de reproduire des semences de fruits, légumes et plantes ornementales
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219... @nfucanada.bsky.social @infogm.bsky.social @saveourseeds.bsky.social
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219... @nfucanada.bsky.social @infogm.bsky.social @saveourseeds.bsky.social
Groups led by Let's Liberate Diversity are mapping initiatives to support farmers' seed systems around the world. Participate:
English: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=en
français: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=fr
Español: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=es
Info: liberatediversity.org
English: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=en
français: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=fr
Español: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=es
Info: liberatediversity.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Groups led by Let's Liberate Diversity are mapping initiatives to support farmers' seed systems around the world. Participate:
English: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=en
français: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=fr
Español: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=es
Info: liberatediversity.org
English: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=en
français: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=fr
Español: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=es
Info: liberatediversity.org
Despite making up nearly half of global agricultural workforce, women own less than 15% of farm land and are paid almost 20% less than their male counterparts. On this International Rural Women Day, read daily struggles of rural women from South Asia, Africa, and Latin America grain.org/e/7261
October 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Despite making up nearly half of global agricultural workforce, women own less than 15% of farm land and are paid almost 20% less than their male counterparts. On this International Rural Women Day, read daily struggles of rural women from South Asia, Africa, and Latin America grain.org/e/7261