Up to now, 9mn hectares of farmland in the global South were seized for carbon credit deals. This was before carbon markets under the Paris Agreement's Article 6 got under way. Now, the rush for community land could get worse. grain.org/e/7357

Agribusiness corporations use free trade agreements to restrict farmers' rights to save and exchange seed, so that the companies can make a profit. What has been Latin America's recent experience? grain.org/e/7353

El gigante brasileño de capital privado Patria, junto con un fondo estadounidense, está entrando en el mercado de tierras agrícolas de México tomando el control de la muy controvertida AgroFibra. almomento.mx/con-una-alia... eduardolopezchavez.mx/afores-decid...

Watch this beautiful encounter between journalist Dan Saladino with Dr Debal Deb, who for over 30 years, has conserved 1,460 indigenous rice varieties. Every grain saved gifts us resilience in a future of climate chaos, through their diverse adaptations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwhw...

Trump's 2025 tariff wars have hurt US farmers, triggering a US$12B bill to compensate their losses. But farmers in Asia are being slammed, too, with devastating market disruptions and new coercive policies. grain.org/e/7347 @usrighttoknow.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social

🔥 Face aux opérations de replanting engagées par l’agro-industrie filiale du groupe Socfin (Bolloré), les communautés Apouh, Koukoue, Dehane et Ongue sollicitent l’arbitrage de l’Etat pour un espace vital, selon les medias camerounais www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vps... farmlandgrab.org/33265

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

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...

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

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

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

Un nuevo informe muestra cómo el puerto peruano de Chancay, financiado sobre todo por capital chino, reorganiza las rutas de transporte. Además, da paso a nuevos inversores y corporaciones en las zonas donde crece el agronegocio en América del Sur. grain.org/e/7341

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Marks the 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, new edition of 'Supermarket watch' highlight the vulnerability that women street & market traders endure while making a living and contribute to local economy. grain.org/e/7333 @fian-international.bsky.social @margteixeira.bsky.social

La Via Campesina’s member organisation in Palestine was raided yesterday by the Israeli occupation forces. Let’s join our voices and call for the immediate release of all detained Palestinian workers and members of La Via Campesina now! viacampesina.org/en/2025/12/a...

La gigante cárnica Tyson cedió ante una demanda por lavado verde en Estados Unidos. No podrá publicitar sus promesas de “cero emisiones netas” hasta que no sean reales. Y eso es imposible en el sistema alimentario industrial @animallegaldefense.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social aldf.org/article/tyso...

Bayer has lost another lawsuit to victims of cancer caused by glyphosate in the US, for a stunning US$611 million in damages. The company has already had to pay out nearly US$12 billion in court cases so far. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Over 70,000 people gathered in Belém parallel to the #COP30 to affirm the struggle against capitalist mode of production that cause the growing climate crisis and unify to bring forward real solution against the crisis. Read further People's Summit declaration viacampesina.org/en/2025/11/c...

The industrial food system is pushing us beyond 1.5°C, says @ciel.org. “As other sectors decarbonize, the fossil fuel industry is increasingly turning to petrochemicals — of which agrochemicals account for one-third — as a growth market.” www.ciel.org/feeding-the-...

In Brazil, more and more people are exposing the links between Israel’s defence sector, agribusinesses (such as Netafim, Adama and Mekorot) and the apartheid economy. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/from... @bdsmovement.bsky.social @stopthewall.bsky.social

La déclaration du Sommet des peuples qui a eu lieu en dehors de la #COP30 à Belem est en ligne : viacampesina.org/fr/declarati...

¿Qué tienen en común las luchas de las comunidades y organizaciones campesinas en América Latina y Palestina? Biodiversidad, sustento y culturas #126 ofrece ejemplos concretos, desde las resistencias ante el agronegocio hasta las alternativas: grain.org/es/category/... @bdsmovement.bsky.social

Le gouvernement wallon fixe un cap : reconnaître la terre agricole comme un « bien commun stratégique ». farmlandgrab.org/33137 @viacampesinabe.bsky.social @nfucanada.bsky.social @confpaysanne.bsky.social

COP30’s Agri Zone, sponsored by Bill Gates, will be a major venue for agro-greenwashing next week. Delegates will be dazzled by Nestlé, Bayer, Yara and even Netafim, accused of involvement in Israel’s genocide economy www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/03/a... @bdsmovement.bsky.social @desmog.com

Indigenous, peasant, and Afro-descendant women of Latin America are calling on organizations and social movements around the world to sign to this declaration rejecting carbon market projects in their territories. wrm.us9.list-manage.com/track/click...

Kenya has banned imports of milk powder, supposedly to protect the 'local' dairy industry. It also plans to waive taxes on animal feed and ban street hawking of milk. Who really stands to benefit? Powerful interests, including Danone. www.facebook.com/share/p/17V1... @margteixeira.bsky.social

The humble chicken is the new frontier of corporate control in Africa. Just like patented seeds, hybrid chicks pushed by Bill Gates lock farmers into a cycle of dependency. It's corporate takeover, not development. grain.org/e/7317

Witoon Lianchamroon of BIOTHAI is facing charges of defamation filed by the giant Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF). This #SLAPP lawsuit designed to silence protest and undermine efforts to hold CPF accountable for Blackchin tilapia outbreak that has devastated Thai farmers and fishers.

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Africa has a wealth of indigenous chicken diversity, but it's under threat from corporate takeover. Gates Foundation and others are replacing local breeds with “more productive” hybrids, owned by 3 companies in the US and Europe. Time to fight back! grain.org/e/7317 @timschwab.bsky.social

Groups led by Let's Liberate Diversity are mapping initiatives to support farmers' seed systems around the world. Participate: English: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=en français: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=fr Español: retesemi.limesurvey.net/511654?lang=es Info: liberatediversity.org

Au Canada, les paysans dénoncent des modifications proposées à la loi sur les semences, qui cherchent à eliminer leur droit de reproduire des semences de fruits, légumes et plantes ornementales ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219... @nfucanada.bsky.social @infogm.bsky.social @saveourseeds.bsky.social

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is swindling Liberian communities whose lands were grabbed by Golden Veroleum. Despite admitting responsibility, there will be no compensation, and now that RSPO has lifted a stop-work order the company will expand operations. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/roun...

A few corporations control the dirty business of chemical fertilisers, with annual sales of US$76bn. Nitrogen fertilisers alone are responsible for one in every 40 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year. grain.org/e/7284 @iatp.bsky.social @etcgroup.bsky.social #GlobalFertilizerDay

New legal analysis by Green Development Advocates presents "the blatant illegalities underlying the land issue at the Socapalm Edéa plantation in Cameroon" (Socfin/Bolloré) gdacameroon.org/media/attach... @heks-ch.bsky.social @greenpeaceafrica.org @business-humanrights.org @mongabay.com

Join BIOTHAI, GRAIN, SAF and TCJA today in a public dialogue on “Agro-Industrial Concentration and the Climate Crisis” 🗓️ Date: 14 October 2025 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Bangkok time Online via Zoom Meeting 👉 Register in advance: biothai.net/join Public livestream via Facebook Live 📺 Page: BIOTHAI

Communities in Madagascar face pressure from Tozzi Green, an Italian company which leased farmland from authorities to produce & sell carbon credits from "its" plantations. Update from @collectiftany.bsky.social : farmlandgrab.org/33091 @reddmonitor.bsky.social @recommon.org @cicrocevia.bsky.social

Despite making up nearly half of global agricultural workforce, women own less than 15% of farm land and are paid almost 20% less than their male counterparts. On this International Rural Women Day, read daily struggles of rural women from South Asia, Africa, and Latin America grain.org/e/7261

New dataset from GRAIN shows how free trade agreements are used to push countries to adopt laws that criminalise seed saving and undermine food sovereignty. The UAE is now using it to push UPOV to their trading partners like Cambodia, Malaysia and Mauritius. grain.org/e/7316

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Chemical fertilisers are presented as necessary to feed the world. But did you know that they ruin our soils, pollute people’s water & air and push up food prices? The global food system's addiction to chemical fertilisers must be broken! grain.org/e/6903 #GlobalFertilizerDay @afsafrica.bsky.social

New dataset from GRAIN shows how free trade agreements are used to push countries to adopt laws that criminalise seed saving and undermine food sovereignty. grain.org/e/7316

The push for supermarkets across the world is causing a rise in highly processed foods. In the latest 'Supermarket bulletin', we highlight how local food distribution could be entry point to address nutrition issues grain.org/en/article/7... @fian-international.bsky.social @margteixeira.bsky.social

Must-read: UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food @michaelfakhri.bsky.social calls out key companies driving corporate concentration in the food system and demands accountability for rights violations. digitallibrary.un.org/record/40872... @fian-international.bsky.social @etcgroup.bsky.social

En #Colombia, organizaciones sociales y campesinas han iniciado una consulta popular con 5 preguntas sobre acceso y redistribución de la tierra www.eltiempo.com/politica/gob...

The seed industry is using legal strategy through intellectual property rights & restrictive marketing laws to expand their footprint and profits. Is using the same legal framework the best strategy to fight back? grain.org/e/7307 @afsafrica.bsky.social @viacampesinabe.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social

Sri Lanka’s debt crisis shows how austerity devours people & food systems. Yet in SriLanka we'll gather for #3rdNyéléniGlobalForum— building from below with solidarity, agroecology & foodsovereignty aljazeera.com/opinions/202... #Nyeleni2025 @foeint.bsky.social @grain.org @ripessinter.bsky.social

¿Quién decide lo que comemos? El capitalismo moldea nuestras preferencias alimentarias y define cadenas de valor y producción. Un prólogo potente de Ramón Vera sobre soberanía alimentaria en México: desinformemonos.org/el-horizonte...