Report of the discussion on the right to land for shelter
Please find here the report of the online discussion facilitated by Ekta Parishad on the land portal in December 2012 : Is the right to land for shelter a human right? Many thanks to all of the...
View ArticleNational consultation for Dalits Land Rights in India
Venue - Speaker Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi. The consultation is being organized by National Federation of Dalit Land Rights Movement and supported by various Social Activists, INGOs and...
View ArticleA lifeline in the dalit battle for land rights
“AHMEDABAD: Navsarjan Trust was a response to one of the worst instances of caste violence in Gujarat. In January 1986, the Rajputs of Golana village in Anand district shot dead four dalits over a land...
View ArticleScoping Papers on Food and Nutrition Security
The Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition (AAHM) is a global alliance initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). AAHM aims to address how countries and organizations can be more...
View ArticleYongjun Zhao's Book launch: China's Disappearing Countryside: Towards...
This book examines the linkages between land tenure, development and governance in the context of China’s development transformation. Drawing on empirical studies, it advocates the exploration of...
View ArticleEmpowering Women is Shortcut to Tackling Hunger - UN expert on Right to Food
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Foodread more
View ArticleThe G8 and Land Grabs in Africa
GRAINThe G8 countries are implementing a New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in six African countries that will facilitate the transfer of control over African agriculture from peasants to...
View ArticleIFPRI 2012 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Instituteread more
View ArticleURGENT CALL / APPEL URGENT / DRINGENDER RUF / ACCION URGENTE
ENGLISH (SEEFRENCH, GERMANANDSPANISHCALLS BELOW)Dear friends,read more
View ArticleNew Food Safety Information Portal
National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionU.S.A.read more
View Article“World Bank-led privatization of Burundian coffee industry must not repeat...
GENEVA– Two United Nations experts on the right to food and foreign debt raised the alarm over the World Bank-led privatization of the Burundian coffee sector, and called for suspension of the policy...
View ArticleSpecial Rapporteur urges phase-out of EU biofuel incentives
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to FoodOn 16 April the Special Rapporteur wrote to the European Commission, the Irish Presidency of the European Union, the permanent representations of...
View ArticleSlow Food and FAO join forces
FAO and the international Slow Food organization agreed today to develop joint actions to improve the livelihoods of smallholders and others working in rural areas. Under a three-year Memorandum of...
View ArticleSqueezed: Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility, Year 1 results
Oxfam and the Institute of Development Studies present the joint research report Squeezed: Life in a time of food price volatility.read more
View ArticlePress Statement from the African Biodiversity Network (ABN) on the 'March...
The African Biodiversity Network (ABN), a regional network of individuals and organizations in 12 African countries seeking African solutions to the ecological and socio-economic challenges that face...
View ArticleMaking Rangelands Secure Bulletin Issue 3
A review of examples and experiences of making rangelands secure.
View ArticleIndian food security bill is 'victory for the right to food'– Special...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, has welcomed new legislation in India that will form the basis for the largest food subsidy programme in the world.read more
View ArticleFAO recognizes La Via Campesina's crucial role as the major international...
(Rome, 4 October 2013)Today, during a meeting between La Via Campesina and FAO’s Director general Jose Graziano da Silva an agreement of cooperation was formalized which acknowledged the essential role...
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