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Abu Dhabi Statement on Family Farming

Abu Dhabi Demands International Year of Family Farming. IYFF 2014. www.familyfarmingcampaign.net

Significant changes made on the World Bank website following the launch of the Our Land Our Business campaign

Significant changes made on the World Bank website following the launch of the Our Land Our Business campaign July 3, 2014 Our…

Les Propriétaires Terriens Privés Soulèvent l’Indignation au Sénégal

Source: IRIN June 26, 2014 SAINT-LOUIS, 26 juin 2014 (IRIN) – Doudou Sow, petit exploitant, ne décolère pas. Cela fait dix ans,…

Fury over Senegal’s Private Land Buyers

Source: IRIN June 24, 2014 SAINT LOUIS, 24 June 2014 (IRIN) – Senegalese smallholder Doudou Sow is furious. Over the last 10…

Picture the World as a Desert

Source: IPS June 17, 2014 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 2014 (IPS) – Try to imagine an expanse of barren land, stretching for miles,…

Commercial Land Grabs Threaten Global Food Ecosystem

Source: Al Jazeera June 12, 2014 By 2050, the world will have to feed 9 billion people, which will require 50 percent…

World Bank Calls for More Pacific Job Access

Source: Samoa Observer May 13, 2014 The “greatest” potential for job growth in the Pacific Islands depends on greater access to labour…

Corporatising Agriculture

Source: Bretton Woods Project May 9, 2014 Download PDF   World Bank’s rankings facilitate land grabs The World Bank’s Doing Business indicators, created in…

World Bank Ratings System Criticised

Source: Radio New Zealand International May 7, 2014 The Pacific Network on Globalisation says the World Bank is encouraging Pacific governments to…

World Bank Criticised for Encouraging ‘Land Grabs’

Source: Samoa News May 7, 2014 The Pacific Network on Globalization says the World Bank is encouraging Pacific governments to legalise land…