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Tag Archives: New Alliance
The new scramble for Africa (part 1)
Originally posted on ECO-opia:
. With the African continent home to the majority of the world’s fastest-growing economies, urban consumer markets and a wealth of natural resources, it’s perhaps not surprising that some of the world’s largest corporations, from Monsanto…
Posted in agriculture, food, horticulture, knowledge transfer, money and trade
Tagged Africa, aid, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, Asia, breeding, development, DuPont, Europe, farmer, fertiliser, finance, food security, food sovereignty, G8, history, knowledge, local variety, Monsanto, New Alliance, nutrition, pesticide, politics, prosperity, seed, smallholder, Syngenta, trade, tradition, World Development Movement, Yara
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Western corporations carve up Africa
Originally posted on ECO-opia:
. A newly released report reveals how the British and American governments are facilitating the corporate takeover of African food systems. Campaigners protest outside the UK Department for International Development. Photo: WDM . Huge tracts of…
Posted in food, money and trade
Tagged Africa, America, Europe, land grab, Monsanto, New Alliance, politics, poverty, trade
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African Agricultural Growth Corridors and the New Alliance: who benefits, who loses?
Helena Paul and Ricarda Steinbrecher at EcoNexus tell us about African Agricultural Growth Corridors and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. You can see their report here. The idea is to end poverty and hunger by promoting commercial, … Continue reading
Posted in food, money and trade
Tagged Africa, development, dryland, farmer, Group of Eight, history, intensive, land, land use, New Alliance, pastoral, politics, poverty, smallholder, trade, transport, United Nations
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