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World Bank Accused of Destroying Traditional Farming to Support Corporate Land Grabs

World Bank Accused of Destroying Traditional Farming to Support Corporate Land Grabs Download Press Release —FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— EMBARGOED March 31, 2014,…

Sri Lanka: DOING BUSINESS AMID WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Sierra Leone: CREATING A “GOOD” INVESTMENT CLIMATE TO GIVE LAND AWAY

The Philippines: THE THIRD MOST POPULAR DESTINATION FOR FOREIGN LAND ACQUISITIONS

Liberia: A “TOP TEN” GLOBAL REFORMER

Nicaragua: THE HEAVY TOLL OF DOING BUSINESS IN AGRICULTURE

Honduras: SUPPORTING AGRIBUSINESS AMID HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND LAND RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Guatemala: A TOP TEN REFORMER

World Bank’s New Agriculture Project Threatens Food Security, Warn Experts

Source: The Guardian March 31, 2014 A World Bank pilot project designed to measure and improve agricultural productivity will jeopardise food security in developing countries and…

Focus on Africa

Source: BBC March 31, 2014 Anuradha Mittal discusses the World Bank’s Doing Business ranking system, which threatens smallholder farmers, pastoralists, and indigenous…