On 6 August, a bill on "Inviolability of Private Property" will be discussed in the Senate of Argentina. It is a regressive kind of land reform, which allows both the legalization of land seized from rural communities and a greater concentration www.laizquierdadiario.com/6-de-agosto-...

Basta de saqueo y desalojos. 6 de agosto: rodeemos el Congreso para frenar la ley de extranjerización de tierras

Para impedir que se vota la Ley de Inviolabilidad de la Propiedad Privada tenemos que ser miles en todo el país. Desde distintas organizaciones convocan a rodear el Congreso para frenar la ley de…

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“If we want to improve food production and distribution in Africa, the first thing we have to do is to put the small-scale farmers in the center of our policy. You cannot continue to believe that the large-scale agriculture will feed Africa.” news.mongabay.com/2026/08/glob...

Global hunger levels fall but Africa still lags behind, UN report finds

In its latest report on food security and nutrition around the world, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says the number of people facing hunger globally has declined for the third consecutive...

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Despite the US Supreme Court ruling out Trump's imposed tariffs, to date 9 countries have signed US reciprocal trade agreement. An analysis by @iatp.bsky.social looks at how these agreements require countries to adopt US standards on seeds & food safety www.iatp.org/us-trade-agr...

Agreements on Reciprocal Trade lock in corporate control over the food system

Since the beginning of his second term, the Trump administration has negotiated bilateral Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ART) in exchange for easing tariff rates.

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Israeli forces have destroyed or contaminated Lebanese farmland and waterways with both phosphorous and glyphosate, endangering human and animal health, possibly for decades. The govt is now assessing the damage. www.arabnews.com/node/2652780/

The devastating impact of war on southern Lebanon’s farmers

After the signing of the ‘Framework Agreement’ between Lebanon and Israel this month, the scale of the economic damage in Lebanon from Israeli bombardment is becoming clear. Among the sectors most aff...

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Zebu herders in Madagascar are accusing an Italian company of land grabbing for carbon credits. Finnfund, which is financing the group, says that the local population’s situation has improved. Journalist Emma Strömberg investigates. farmlandgrab.org/33606 @reddmonitor.bsky.social @ottob.bsky.social

Egypt are overproducing industrial chicken and now want to dump the excess on the rest of Africa. Before, it was Europe doing this. Then Brazil. Now Egypt. This is no way to build responsible food systems. www.ecofinagency.com/news-agricul...

Egypt Courts Sub-Saharan Africa to Sell Its Poultry Surplus

Egypt has opened talks with Uganda after holding similar discussions with Ghana. The country is seeking new export markets after achieving self-sufficiency in poultry production. Egypt will compete wi...

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La ONU exige una investigación inmediata por la masacre de 20 campesinos y campesinas en Rigores, Bajo Aguán el pasado 21 de mayo. El relator Morris Tidball-Binz insta a Honduras a sancionar a autores materiales e intelectuales y garantizar justicia y reparación. icndiario.com/2026/07/onu-...

ONU exige investigación inmediata por la masacre de 20 campesinos en Honduras | ICNDiario

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Join 'Seed is Life' session at World Social Forum in Benin, Wednesday 5 August, 3-5 PM, bringing together efforts to fight back against privatisation of seeds, GMOs and UPOV in Africa to defend farmers' right and practices to maintain their seeds. @afsafrica.bsky.social

Para el pueblo Mapuche, la semilla (ketxan) es vida, memoria y continuidad. Denuncian que la resolución del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero de Chile que exige inscribir variedades de semilla, es incompatible con los derechos campesinos y el Convenio 169 www.resumenlatinoamericano.org/2026/07/22/n...

Nación Mapuche. La privatización de las semillas constituye una violación de los Derechos Humanos económicos, sociales y culturales Mapuche» - Resumen Latinoamericano

Resumen Latinoamericano, 22 de julio de 2026 Por Cacicado Jurisdicción Quilacahuín.- El Che ha estado vinculado históricamente a la tierra y desde ella brota el ketran (Semilla) ella que ha viajado y ...

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🆕 Un rapport publié aujourd'hui par @etcgroup.bsky.social et GRAIN confirme la forte concentration des entreprises dans le secteur agroalimentaire. Cette situation rend le système alimentaire plus vulnérable aux impacts de la crise climatique et de la guerre contre l'Iran. grain.org/e/7407

A new report by ETC Group & GRAIN confirms the intense corporate concentration in seeds, pesticides, fertilisers, farm machinery, animal pharma & livestock genetics. This leaves the food chain profoundly vulnerable to intensifying climate impacts and ripple effects of war on Iran. grain.org/e/7406

Des éleveurs malgaches accusent Tozzi Green, une entreprise italienne, d'accaparement des terres. Finnfund, qui participe au financement du projet, affirme que la situation de la population locale s'est améliorée. La journaliste Emma Strömberg a enquêté. farmlandgrab.org/33605

El gobierno boliviano aprobó el trigo HB4 transgénico, presentándolo como un “avance”. Es un riego importante para la salud, el medio ambiente y la soberanía alimentaria del país elpais.bo/nacional/202...

Anapo reporta aprobación del evento en trigo HB4

El gerente general de la Asociación de Productores de Oleaginosas y Trigo (Anapo), Jaime Hernández, informó que el Gobierno aprobó el evento en trigo HB4, una tecnología que el sector considera clave ...

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Des ONG suisses ont lancé un référendum contre l’accord de libre-échange Suisse-Malaisie. Au cœur du conflit: la Convention UPOV 91 qui protège les semences commerciales de Syngenta en affaiblissant les droits des paysan·nes malaisien·nes. direct-magazine.ch/featured-fr/... @swissaid.bsky.social

Malaisie : l’ONU épingle l’accord de libre-échange et la Suisse

Une large coalition s’est mobilisée en faveur du référendum contre l’accord de libre-échange avec la Malaisie : une clause relative aux semences fait l’objet de critiques.

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Companies have begun developing only 3,000 of the 200,000 hectares of land that the government of Cameroon secured for large-scale farming. This suggests that legal access to land does not necessarily lead to agro-industrial investment. farmlandgrab.org/33603 @plaasuwc.bsky.social

Cameroon's 200,000-hectare farm land plan struggles to attract large-scale investment

Companies have begun developing only 3,000 of the 200,000 hectares of land that the government of Cameroon secured for large-scale farming. This suggests that legal access to land does not necessarily...

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El pueblo garífuna de Honduras se levantó en resistencia tras el violento desalojo en San Juan, Tela, que el gobierno aprobó para proteger al agronegocio. Las comunidades exigen anular el juicio contra 5 personas defensoras del territorio y derogar la Ley Agroindustrial criterio.hn/garifunas-ma...

Garífunas exigen anular juicio y derogar Ley Agroindustrial

Garífunas en Honduras anuncian resistencia sostenida tras primer desalojo bajo el Decreto 107-2026 en San Juan, Tela, y exigen anular juicio contra defensores.

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For Malaysian farmers seed saving is part of how they have survived for generations. Now, that tradition is under threats. The driving factor behind this is the trade agreement CPTPP which requires Malaysia to give effect to UPOV 1991 by Nov. theedgemalaysia.com/node/810976

Agriculture: Seed ownership in Malaysia hangs in the balance

For generations, Malaysian farmers have saved the best seeds from each harvest to plant the next crop, a practice as old as agriculture itself. Now, that tradition could become subject to new legal li...

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Selon une enquête de Malina. de nombreuses communautés locales ne bénéficient pas des crédits carbone issus des projets REDD+ à Madagascar, financés par la Banque mondiale. rfi.my/CusI @reddmonitor.bsky.social

Afrique économie - Madagascar: l'argent des crédits carbone n'arrive pas jusqu'aux communautés

À Madagascar, une enquête de journalistes d'investigation révèle que les revenus des crédits carbone atteignent difficilement les communautés locales censées protéger les forêts. Malgré un premier ver...

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El Gobierno argentino modificó la Ley de Semillas (20.247) habilitando el control empresarial de empresas como Bayer - Monsanto sobre las semillas y cultivos mediante las patentes y adhesión a UPOV 91 agenciatierraviva.com.ar/ley-de-semil...

Ley de Semillas bajo amenaza: el Gobierno a favor de las corporaciones del agronegocio - Agencia de Noticias Tierra Viva

A contra mano de la Ley de Semillas, el Gobierno habilitó el control de las empresas sobre los cultivos y allanó el camino para el patentamiento.

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23,000 people ask General Mills & other food companies to keep HB4 wheat out of the US food supply. HB4 wheat is a new GMO approved for use in the US, but not commercialised there yet. It is resistant to glufosinate ammonium, a toxic herbicide that is banned in the EU. foe.org/news/general...

Former workers of Les Fermes de la Teranga – a 20,000 hectare US-led agribusiness operation, formerly known as Senhuile – are still waiting for "almost two years" of back wages to be paid. Senegalese MP Guy Marius Sagna is pushing for action. farmlandgrab.org/33601 @oaklandinstitute.org

Pour les personnes qui vivent dans des zones de guerre, la distribution alimentaire communautaire est cruciale. Découvrez la résilience de ces systèmes au Myanmar, au Soudan et en Ukraine dans la dernière édition du bulletin « Supermarket Watch ». grain.org/e/7403 @fian-international.bsky.social

A new booklet by WRM presents a collection of eleven alerts that illustrate why REDD and carbon projects create conflicts and jeopardise peoples’ food sovereignty and autonomy. It also highlights the actions taken by communities to stop these projects. www.wrm.org.uy/publications...

New booklet! - REDD and Carbon Projects: Communities on Alert | World Rainforest Movement

WRM is launching a new booklet for communities and activists to alert on the threats that carbon projects pose to their territories and to their ways of life. The booklet presents a collection of elev...

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Le poulet local constitue un pilier de la souveraineté alimentaire en Afrique. Mais les gouvernements et les investisseurs se focalisent sur le poulet industriel. Rejoignez-nous au FSM à Cotonou le 5 août pour lancer une campagne sur le poulet local en Afrique : forms.gle/aJYpb69Gwx2Q...

Indigenous chicken breeds are the backbone of Africa's rural economies and social cohesion. But governments and corporate powers push industrial chicken! Join us at the World Social Forum on 5 Aug to hatch a campaign to defend local chickens for Africa's food sovereignty: forms.gle/aJYpb69Gwx2Q...

For people living in wars & conflict zones, the community-based food distribution has long served as a lifeline. Read further on the resilience and vital role of those community food distribution in Myanmar, Sudan and Ukraine grain.org/en/article/7... @fian-international.bsky.social @ipes-food.org

El proyecto de ley “Inviolabilidad de la Propiedad Privada” del gobierno argentino profundiza el acaparamiento y la extranjerización de la tierra. Movimientos sindicales y campesinos advierten que la ley eliminaría límites a la extranjerización de la tierra farmlandgrab.org/post/33565-l...

La CGT, contra la extranjerización de la tierra

La central obrera de Agrentina salió a posicionarse contra la Ley de Inviolabilidad de la Propiedad Privada y confirmó que planifica un paro general junto a las dos CTA

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Malaysia’s pension fund, KWAP lost roughly 50 million USD in a fraud involving Indonesian startup eFishery that develop software to monitor fish and shrimp farms. Other investors who also lost their funds includes Temasek, Japan SoftBank and UAE's 42XFund www.kompas.id/artikel/rp-8...

Malaysian Pension Fund Defrauded of Rp 876 Billion by Indonesian Start-Up

The Malaysian civil servant pension fund (KWAP) has invested funds in the eFishery fishing business. The company engaged in various manipulations of financial data with double bookkeeping.

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Tras la firma del acuerdo comercial UE-MERCOSUR, el gobierno paraguayo impulsa la desregulación de la edición génica. Las organizaciones advierten una nueva ofensiva corporativa sobre las semillas y la soberanía alimentaria www.baseis.org.py/informe-espe...

Informe Especial: Europa abre la puerta a una nueva ofensiva corporativa sobre las semillas y la soberanía alimentaria

Asunción, 1 de julio 2026 (BASE-IS) Un nuevo Informe Especial analiza cómo la reciente aprobación en el Parlamento Europeo de una normativa que desregula una nueva generación de organismos genéticamen...

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Saudi Arabia's Al-Muhaidib, a powerful conglomerate which owns the dairy giant Almarai, will invest in cattle & dairy production in Syria, together with Syria's sovereign wealth fund and an undisclosed European dairy group sana.sy/en/investmen...

Syria signs MoU with Saudi Al Muhaidib Group on food investment projects

Damascus, July 8 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Syrian Sovereign Fund Mazen al-Salhani and Emad Al Muhaidib, vice chairman of Saudi

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