04/01/2017
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Destroying the basis for sustainable food, land and
livelihoods
The role of DfID in the great global grabHelena Paul , Econexus
Oxford Real Farming Conference 2017"Resilient food systems and climate change: the UK's
International Role"
www.occupy.com/article/uk‐privatizing‐aid‐developing‐world‐corporations‐seek‐their‐cut#sthash.i9RSQ2jB.dpbs
DfID participates in carving up Africa…
04/01/2017
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A few pictures to accompany the presentation
The scale and destructiveness of industrial oil palm – just one example of a global industrial monoculture
04/01/2017
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Defending land against seizure in Argentina
Women protesting against forceful evictions in Kenya
04/01/2017
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Investors are impatient… and investments may fail, but people often do not get their land back
GM crop in Paraguay being sprayed while soldiers guard it against angry
local communities with thanks to Miguel Lovera and Sobreviviencia Paraguay
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Landless people in Brazil
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A few different maize varieties from agroecological farming
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The Landless Movement of Brazil marching for Agrarian Reform
An agriculture seed wealth centre, the name given to seed banks by Farida Akhter of UBINIG
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A seed fair in Zimbabwe