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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
Landa, un fondo gestionado por Bankinter y Nuveen, ha levantado 138 millones de euros para invertir en tierras agrícolas de España y Portugal. Acaba de comprar una finca de cítricos de 250 ha en la provincia de Huelva. farmlandgrab.org/33244 @ecologistasenaccion.org @revistasabc.bsky.social
Landa (Bankinter y Nuveen) compra de una finca de cítricos de 250 hectáreas ubicada en Huelva
Landa, vehículo de inversión alternativa gestionado por Bankinter Investment y Nuveen, ha cerrado la compra de una nueva finca de cítricos de aproximadamente 250 hectáreas ubicada en la provincia de H...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Landa, un fondo gestionado por Bankinter y Nuveen, ha levantado 138 millones de euros para invertir en tierras agrícolas de España y Portugal. Acaba de comprar una finca de cítricos de 250 ha en la provincia de Huelva. farmlandgrab.org/33244 @ecologistasenaccion.org @revistasabc.bsky.social
The US and the UAE's International Holding Company will jointly invest, for profit, in "food security". IHC already controls 175k ha of farmland in Egypt, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia and the US to produce food for export to UAE.
www.dfc.gov/media/press-...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The US and the UAE's International Holding Company will jointly invest, for profit, in "food security". IHC already controls 175k ha of farmland in Egypt, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia and the US to produce food for export to UAE.
www.dfc.gov/media/press-...
grain.org/e/7170 @familyfarmco.bsky.social
www.dfc.gov/media/press-...
grain.org/e/7170 @familyfarmco.bsky.social
El “boom” del aguacate Hass en Colombia genera más de 300 millones de dólares anuales. Este agronegocio se expande arrasando montañas, desplazando comunidades y destruyendo ecosistemas. Detrás del discurso de progreso, hay acaparamiento de tierras y despojo www.centrosiembra.org/2025/10/14/a...
Aguacate Hass from Colombia. Alimentando conflictos, destruyendo montañas - Siembra
En pocos años, el aguacate Hass se convirtió en uno de los principales productos de exportación de Colombia, generando más de 300 millones de dólares...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
El “boom” del aguacate Hass en Colombia genera más de 300 millones de dólares anuales. Este agronegocio se expande arrasando montañas, desplazando comunidades y destruyendo ecosistemas. Detrás del discurso de progreso, hay acaparamiento de tierras y despojo www.centrosiembra.org/2025/10/14/a...
During peaceful protests against EU-Mercosur FTA & colonial policies in French overseas territories which the trade deal will exacerbate, 52 La Via Campesina peasants, including their general coordinator Morgan Ody were arrested. We join the call for their release! viacampesina.org/en/2026/01/f...
ALERT: 52 Peasants Arrested in France—La Via Campesina Demands Their Immediate Release
More than 150 peasants from the Confédération Paysanne (Farmers' Confederation) from all over France, including a large delegation from the DROMs, occupied the Ministry of Agriculture..
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January 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
During peaceful protests against EU-Mercosur FTA & colonial policies in French overseas territories which the trade deal will exacerbate, 52 La Via Campesina peasants, including their general coordinator Morgan Ody were arrested. We join the call for their release! viacampesina.org/en/2026/01/f...
'Raqba (رقبہ) - The Promised Land', great video on the resistance of Punjab farmers who refuse to leave their lands that now lies at the centre of a corporate takeover under 'Green Pakistan Initiative' project. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttdF...
(background: grain.org/e/7283)
(background: grain.org/e/7283)
Raqba - The Promised Land | Loksujag
YouTube video by Lok Sujag
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January 15, 2026 at 7:24 AM
'Raqba (رقبہ) - The Promised Land', great video on the resistance of Punjab farmers who refuse to leave their lands that now lies at the centre of a corporate takeover under 'Green Pakistan Initiative' project. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttdF...
(background: grain.org/e/7283)
(background: grain.org/e/7283)
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Thank you 🙏 so much. If anyone would like to contribute towards the farmer's alliances work that I mention you can go to www.sudansolidarity.com.
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Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Thank you 🙏 so much. If anyone would like to contribute towards the farmer's alliances work that I mention you can go to www.sudansolidarity.com.
🔥 In this powerful account of land grabs & the weaponisation of hunger in Sudan, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social shows how Sudanese farmers & pastoralists organise to recover territory & build food sovereignty in the midst of devastating conflict: transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
January 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
🔥 In this powerful account of land grabs & the weaponisation of hunger in Sudan, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social shows how Sudanese farmers & pastoralists organise to recover territory & build food sovereignty in the midst of devastating conflict: transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/the-politics...
Huge export-oriented farm projects are being developed in the Egyptian desert by Gulf companies like Al Rajhi and Al Dahra. Apart from land, these farms demand massive amounts of water at the expense of small farmers. manassa.news/en/stories/2...
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GERD as a Diversion: Megaprojects for the powerful, austerity for small farmers
As Egypt feared GERD’s impact, the state expanded desert megaprojects, diverting water from small farmers and deepening rural inequality in the name of development.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Huge export-oriented farm projects are being developed in the Egyptian desert by Gulf companies like Al Rajhi and Al Dahra. Apart from land, these farms demand massive amounts of water at the expense of small farmers. manassa.news/en/stories/2...
@cadtm.bsky.social
@cadtm.bsky.social
Digitalisation is a game changer for ag commodity traders like ADM, Bunge or Cargill. AI lets them monitor supply chains to extract intelligence & boost their profits.
New report from @etcgroup.bsky.social explains it all: etcgroup.org/content/grai...
New report from @etcgroup.bsky.social explains it all: etcgroup.org/content/grai...
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Digitalisation is a game changer for ag commodity traders like ADM, Bunge or Cargill. AI lets them monitor supply chains to extract intelligence & boost their profits.
New report from @etcgroup.bsky.social explains it all: etcgroup.org/content/grai...
New report from @etcgroup.bsky.social explains it all: etcgroup.org/content/grai...
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14 organisations se sont réunies pour demander au ministre d'AAFC, Heath MacDonald, d'écouter les agriculteurs – et non les multinationales semencières – et d'abandonner les restrictions proposées au droit des agriculteurs de conserver leurs semences.
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Les fermiers exhortent Ottawa à protéger les droits de conservation des semences | National Farmers Union
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Quatorze organisations d’agriculteurs et de défense des semences ont écrit au ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire, Heath MacDonald, pour l’exhorter à écouter…
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January 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
14 organisations se sont réunies pour demander au ministre d'AAFC, Heath MacDonald, d'écouter les agriculteurs – et non les multinationales semencières – et d'abandonner les restrictions proposées au droit des agriculteurs de conserver leurs semences.
www.nfu.ca/fr/farmers-u...
www.nfu.ca/fr/farmers-u...
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💰 Supermarket profits are up
💰 Dividends to shareholders up
💰 Pay to CEOs up
📈 Food prices up
Spot the link?
💰 Dividends to shareholders up
💰 Pay to CEOs up
📈 Food prices up
Spot the link?
January 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
💰 Supermarket profits are up
💰 Dividends to shareholders up
💰 Pay to CEOs up
📈 Food prices up
Spot the link?
💰 Dividends to shareholders up
💰 Pay to CEOs up
📈 Food prices up
Spot the link?
An ambitious Pakistan’s military-backed corporate farming, The Green Pakistan Initiative in Cholistan desert starts to unraveling. Promoted as pathway to national food security, the 750,000 acres project is mainly producing fodder grass for livestock farms in the UAE. loksujag.com/story/pakist...
Chasing a green illusion: How Pakistan’s corporate farming dream is sinking in quicksand of Cholistan desert
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January 13, 2026 at 7:02 AM
An ambitious Pakistan’s military-backed corporate farming, The Green Pakistan Initiative in Cholistan desert starts to unraveling. Promoted as pathway to national food security, the 750,000 acres project is mainly producing fodder grass for livestock farms in the UAE. loksujag.com/story/pakist...
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L’accord de libre-échange entre l’UE et le Mercosur, qui devrait être signé le 17 janvier, va largement profiter à l’agronégoce brésilien, en accentuant la déforestation et les pesticides.
Le tout, au détriment des petits agriculteurs.
Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/34M
Le tout, au détriment des petits agriculteurs.
Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/34M
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
L’accord de libre-échange entre l’UE et le Mercosur, qui devrait être signé le 17 janvier, va largement profiter à l’agronégoce brésilien, en accentuant la déforestation et les pesticides.
Le tout, au détriment des petits agriculteurs.
Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/34M
Le tout, au détriment des petits agriculteurs.
Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/34M
“A transition to clean energy should not trample socio-economic rights of the fisherfolk and coastal communities. Moreover, it should not lead to privatization and corporatization of communal fishing grounds.” stated Philippines' fishers group, Pamalakaya
www.bulatlat.com/2026/01/07/f...
www.bulatlat.com/2026/01/07/f...
Fishers kick off year fighting back vs dev’t aggression
In a statement, Pamalakaya pointed out that tens of thousands of fishing families were affected by renewable energy projects that the Department of Energy (DOE) granted permits.
www.bulatlat.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
“A transition to clean energy should not trample socio-economic rights of the fisherfolk and coastal communities. Moreover, it should not lead to privatization and corporatization of communal fishing grounds.” stated Philippines' fishers group, Pamalakaya
www.bulatlat.com/2026/01/07/f...
www.bulatlat.com/2026/01/07/f...
⌛ C'est mardi prochain ! Si vous êtes en région parisienne, n'hésitez pas à prendre un billet. 👇 @survie.bsky.social @asso-sherpa.bsky.social @obsmultinationales.bsky.social @lessoulevements.bsky.social @actionaidfr.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @fidh-bhr.bsky.social @mediapart.fr
Avant-première du film "Pilleurs de Terre" sur la lutte des riverain·es des plantations Socfin/Bolloré au Cambodge et au Cameroun
📅 13 janvier 2026 à 19h
📍 Cinéma Le Louxor, Paris
Suivie d’un échange avec la réalisatrice
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📅 13 janvier 2026 à 19h
📍 Cinéma Le Louxor, Paris
Suivie d’un échange avec la réalisatrice
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Avant-première du film Pilleurs de Terre – Cinéma Le Louxor, Paris
Avant-première du film Pilleurs de Terre
Mardi 13 janvier 2026 - 19h
Suivie d’un échange avec la réalisatrice et les équipes du film
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January 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
⌛ C'est mardi prochain ! Si vous êtes en région parisienne, n'hésitez pas à prendre un billet. 👇 @survie.bsky.social @asso-sherpa.bsky.social @obsmultinationales.bsky.social @lessoulevements.bsky.social @actionaidfr.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @fidh-bhr.bsky.social @mediapart.fr
Kazakhstan wants to lower the retirement age for pastoralists as a way to make livestock production more attractive: timesca.com/kazakhstan-c... Yet most countries don't even have retirement systems for food producers! This must change. (See grain.org/e/7267) @infonyeleni.bsky.social @ipes-food.org
Kazakhstan Considers Lowering Retirement Age for Shepherds and Herders - The Times Of Central Asia
Kazakhstan is developing a package of social measures aimed at attracting and retaining personnel in the livestock industry, including a proposal to lower the
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January 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Kazakhstan wants to lower the retirement age for pastoralists as a way to make livestock production more attractive: timesca.com/kazakhstan-c... Yet most countries don't even have retirement systems for food producers! This must change. (See grain.org/e/7267) @infonyeleni.bsky.social @ipes-food.org
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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...
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The silencing of activists continues. India govt is in effect saying opposing fossil fuels going against Indian interests. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/m...
More climate activists under ED radar after searches at Harjeet Singh’s properties
More climate activists are on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate, which searched properties linked to climate activist Harjeet Singh in a funding probe| India News
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January 7, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The silencing of activists continues. India govt is in effect saying opposing fossil fuels going against Indian interests. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/m...
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, ...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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
“Seed regulation cannot pretend neutrality. When laws ignore farmers as breeders and custodians, they end up strengthening corporate seed systems...” - Kavitha Kuruganti, ASHA. A commentary on India's seed bill india.mongabay.com/2026/01/indi...
India’s long search for a fair seed law remains unfinished [Commentary]
The draft Seeds Bill, 2025, avoids a statutory compensation system for farmers and leaves seed price escalation largely unregulated.
india.mongabay.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 AM
“Seed regulation cannot pretend neutrality. When laws ignore farmers as breeders and custodians, they end up strengthening corporate seed systems...” - Kavitha Kuruganti, ASHA. A commentary on India's seed bill india.mongabay.com/2026/01/indi...
The world's sovereign wealth funds (=$15tn of state resources) and public pension funds (=$28tn of workers' savings) invested massively in the US last year, seeking returns from AI and data centres, but propping up US empire in the process.
www.reuters.com/world/americ... @jasonhickel.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/world/americ... @jasonhickel.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The world's sovereign wealth funds (=$15tn of state resources) and public pension funds (=$28tn of workers' savings) invested massively in the US last year, seeking returns from AI and data centres, but propping up US empire in the process.
www.reuters.com/world/americ... @jasonhickel.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/world/americ... @jasonhickel.bsky.social