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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
⌛ 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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Le plus grand fonds de pension suisse, BVK, s'est désengagé du groupe Bolloré à cause de son rôle chez Socfin, le producteur controversé d'hévéa et d'huile de palme en Afrique et en Asie. farmlandgrab.org/33210 @fpigeaud.bsky.social @asso-sherpa.bsky.social @survie.bsky.social
La BVK s'engage 2024 : Les droits humains ne sont pas extensibles à volonté
Le plus grand fonds de pension suisse a exclu le groupe Bolloré de son champs d'investissement à cause de son lien avec le groupe Socfin
farmlandgrab.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Le plus grand fonds de pension suisse, BVK, s'est désengagé du groupe Bolloré à cause de son rôle chez Socfin, le producteur controversé d'hévéa et d'huile de palme en Afrique et en Asie. farmlandgrab.org/33210 @fpigeaud.bsky.social @asso-sherpa.bsky.social @survie.bsky.social
Switzerland's biggest pension fund, BVK, has divested from Bolloré Group due to its involvement in Socfin, the agribusiness giant linked to rights abuses in Africa & Asia. It calls Bolloré's claim to have no power in these matters "unconvincing". farmlandgrab.org/33215 @sheridanprasso.bsky.social
The BVK is committed 2024: Human rights are not arbitrarily expandable
The largest Swiss pension fund has excluded the Bolloré Group from its investment portfolio due to its links with the Socfin Group.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Switzerland's biggest pension fund, BVK, has divested from Bolloré Group due to its involvement in Socfin, the agribusiness giant linked to rights abuses in Africa & Asia. It calls Bolloré's claim to have no power in these matters "unconvincing". farmlandgrab.org/33215 @sheridanprasso.bsky.social
4 ONG 🇫🇷 mettent en demeure la Compagnie fruitière, geant du secteur en Europe et en Afrique, pour abus des droits humains et environnementaux chez sa filiale au Cameroun, Plantations du Haut-Penja (PHP)
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January 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
4 ONG 🇫🇷 mettent en demeure la Compagnie fruitière, geant du secteur en Europe et en Afrique, pour abus des droits humains et environnementaux chez sa filiale au Cameroun, Plantations du Haut-Penja (PHP)
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GIJN’s Top Investigative Tools of 2025
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January 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Tracking emerging kleptocrats and corporate harm has never been easier. IDI Follow the Money Toolkit, Migration Monitor, and databases like RuPEP give journalists the edge in exposing hidden power and abuse.
✅ Full list of GIJN’s Top Investigative Tools of 2025:
✅ Full list of GIJN’s Top Investigative Tools of 2025:
L'agrobusiness israélien est un des piliers de l'attaque aux systèmes alimentaires palestiniens qui vise le nettoyage ethnique. Ici nous donnons des exemples de la manière dont les entreprises israéliennes exportent leur modèle toxique en Amérique latine. grain.org/e/7344 @cadtm.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
L'agrobusiness israélien est un des piliers de l'attaque aux systèmes alimentaires palestiniens qui vise le nettoyage ethnique. Ici nous donnons des exemples de la manière dont les entreprises israéliennes exportent leur modèle toxique en Amérique latine. grain.org/e/7344 @cadtm.bsky.social
Nuevo fracaso del Estado hondureño en proteger al campesinado de Bajo Aguán. Pese a órdenes judiciales y un gran operativo policial, campesinos fueron atacados por el grupo criminal “Los Cachos”, el cual las comunidades denuncian, es un grupo contratado por Dinant arainfo.org/fracaso-hond...
Nuevo fracaso del Estado hondureño en la protección del campesinado del Bajo Aguán
Centenares de campesinos víctimas del grupo criminal “Los Cachos” fueron atacados este lunes, 8 de diciembre, durante un desalojo fallido en Quebrada de Arenas (Colón). A pesar de las órdenes judicial...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Nuevo fracaso del Estado hondureño en proteger al campesinado de Bajo Aguán. Pese a órdenes judiciales y un gran operativo policial, campesinos fueron atacados por el grupo criminal “Los Cachos”, el cual las comunidades denuncian, es un grupo contratado por Dinant arainfo.org/fracaso-hond...
En Afrique de l’Ouest, les femmes continuent de sélectionner, conserver, nommer et transmettre des variétés locales adaptées aux terroirs. Ce patrimoine agricole, souvent invisible dans les statistiques officielles, représente pourtant une richesse immense. agridigitale.tg/article/les-...
Les femmes africaines, gardiennes des semences - Agridigitale
En Afrique, les femmes sont les véritables gardiennes non seulement du savoir mais aussi des semences.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
En Afrique de l’Ouest, les femmes continuent de sélectionner, conserver, nommer et transmettre des variétés locales adaptées aux terroirs. Ce patrimoine agricole, souvent invisible dans les statistiques officielles, représente pourtant une richesse immense. agridigitale.tg/article/les-...
La Federación Campesina del Cauca (Colombia) lleva más de 50 años resistiendo y transformando su territorio. Lucha por el derecho a la tierra, por dignificar el trabajo campesino, proteger la naturaleza y denuncia la violencia en su territorio elpais.com/america-colo...
La Federación Campesina del Cauca resiste desde el territorio y lo transforma dignificando el trabajo campesino
Los más de 50 años haciéndole frente a la violencia con la simple pero poderosa decisión de permanecer en el territorio, sembrando comida, protegiendo la naturaleza y trabajando en comunidad los llevó...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
La Federación Campesina del Cauca (Colombia) lleva más de 50 años resistiendo y transformando su territorio. Lucha por el derecho a la tierra, por dignificar el trabajo campesino, proteger la naturaleza y denuncia la violencia en su territorio elpais.com/america-colo...
As Israeli agribusiness expands abroad, it works together with the military. Some examples of how this unfolds and the resistance against it in Latin America: grain.org/e/7343
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The toxic harvest of Israeli agribusiness
Israeli agribusiness benefits from attacks on Palestinian food systems that seek ethnic cleansing. In Latin America and other regions, it is also linked to global agribusiness that threatens food sove...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As Israeli agribusiness expands abroad, it works together with the military. Some examples of how this unfolds and the resistance against it in Latin America: grain.org/e/7343
@bdsmovement.bsky.social @ggjalliance.bsky.social
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La dernière édition du bulletin Nyéléni est consacrée aux temps forts du 3e forum global au Sri Lanka, une grande rencontre des mouvements sociaux pour la souverainté alimentaire nyeleni.org/fr/category/...
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
La dernière édition du bulletin Nyéléni est consacrée aux temps forts du 3e forum global au Sri Lanka, une grande rencontre des mouvements sociaux pour la souverainté alimentaire nyeleni.org/fr/category/...
México fue sede del VIII Congreso de la CLOC-Vía Campesina. Organizaciones campesinas, indígenas y afrodescendientes debatieron sobre soberanía alimentaria, justicia social y defensa de territorios frente al extractivismo : viacampesina.org/es/mexico-es...
México es la sede del VIII Congreso de la CLOC -Vía Campesina - Via Campesina
Este VIII Congreso marca un momento clave de reconfiguración del movimiento campesino latinoamericano: replantea la soberanía alimentaria no solo como una causa productiva, sino como una bandera polít...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
México fue sede del VIII Congreso de la CLOC-Vía Campesina. Organizaciones campesinas, indígenas y afrodescendientes debatieron sobre soberanía alimentaria, justicia social y defensa de territorios frente al extractivismo : viacampesina.org/es/mexico-es...
Les riverain·es construisent leur propre marché paysan dans le sudouest du Cameroun, malgré la présence d'agro-industries accapareuses de terres.
Communities build their own peasant market in southwest Cameroon, despite the presence of land grabbing agribusiness companies.
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Communities build their own peasant market in southwest Cameroon, despite the presence of land grabbing agribusiness companies.
youtu.be/hqIMPw23wmg
December 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Les riverain·es construisent leur propre marché paysan dans le sudouest du Cameroun, malgré la présence d'agro-industries accapareuses de terres.
Communities build their own peasant market in southwest Cameroon, despite the presence of land grabbing agribusiness companies.
youtu.be/hqIMPw23wmg
Communities build their own peasant market in southwest Cameroon, despite the presence of land grabbing agribusiness companies.
youtu.be/hqIMPw23wmg
El agronegocio israelí se beneficia de los ataques a los sistemas alimentarios palestinos que buscan la limpieza étnica. En América Latina, se articula con la agroindustria global que amenaza a la soberanía alimentaria. grain.org/e/7327 @movimientobds.bsky.social @r-biodiversidad.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
El agronegocio israelí se beneficia de los ataques a los sistemas alimentarios palestinos que buscan la limpieza étnica. En América Latina, se articula con la agroindustria global que amenaza a la soberanía alimentaria. grain.org/e/7327 @movimientobds.bsky.social @r-biodiversidad.bsky.social
A new zine by Canadian musician and activist Stefan Christoff, based on an interview with GRAIN, deep dive into Israeli agribusiness projects in the Global South which operate as a form of colonialism, looking at examples from Africa. grain.org/e/7346
Israeli state backed agribusiness colonialism in Africa
Interview with GRAIN's Monica Vargas on Israeli state backed agribusiness companies operating throughout the global south and how even when these Israeli business ventures are not openly state backed,...
grain.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A new zine by Canadian musician and activist Stefan Christoff, based on an interview with GRAIN, deep dive into Israeli agribusiness projects in the Global South which operate as a form of colonialism, looking at examples from Africa. grain.org/e/7346