So show them youre passionate about supporting farmers and the planet, they will listen. The purpose of these acquisitions is to grow and export crops to food insecure nations and region, often with large and growing populations, for government programs or corporate profit. Oxfam is a global organization working to end the injustice of poverty. Referred to as land leasing, land selling or land grabbing, it affects africa more than any other region, where land is more than a factor of production, but a lifeline to an individuals wellbeing, the family unit, the community at large and the stability.
Its featured in a new oxfam report, land and power that highlights how the modern day land rush is forcing thousands into greater poverty. Land grabs are a bitter secret in the sugar supply chains of some of the worlds biggest food and beverage companies. From uganda to honduras and indonesia to south sudan, unscrupulous investors are acquiring land thats sold as unused or underdeveloped, but which is actually being used by smallscale. The global farms race and the quest for food security. In this new enhanced edition, oxfam adds video, papers and research which develop and update the main themes of the report. Women are responsible for the majority of food production in many. In fact, more than 60 percent of crops grown on land bought. See more ideas about food system, food and going to bed hungry. The campaign is part of an active weekend of campaigns all over the uk that seeks to raise awareness about land grabs. Oxfam expects the land grabbing to increase as populations grow. Land grabs have become an important and controversial issue in development economics in recent years throughout the world, it is estimated that 445 million hectares of land are uncultivated and available for farming, compared with about 1. Land grabbing is the contentious issue of largescale land acquisitions. Demand for land has soared as investors look for places to grow food for export, grow crops for biofuels or simply buy up land for profit.
Oxfam, grow, land grabs, campaign, teaching resource, oxfam education, teach. A new phenomenon is taking shape across the developing world, threatening to heighten resourcerelated conflict, particularly in africa. The focus on land grabs is part of our newly launched grow campaign. But for it to happen, effective global action is necessary. Oxfams report, banking on shaky ground, details four case studies involving each of the big four banks. Our new report profiles the devastating effect land grabs in uganda. No matter where we live, we can take steps to help stop land grabs. Oxfam asks coldplay fans to be a part of a global campaign. Call on some of the worlds biggest food companies to make sure their sugar doesnt lead to land grabs. As promised, heres the outline of the new 4 year oxfam megacampaign, grow. The use and popularity of biofuels has grown over the past decade, corresponding with. Under pressure from oxfam, two global behemoths cocacola and pepsi recently issued new policies on land grabs by their suppliers, including. Third party states, social activism, and international law, book. Its not growing food for the benefit of the local population, he said.
Go behind the brands behind the barcodes eat for good the truth about land grabs reform food aid. Sep 04, 20 oxfam set out to find a good example of largescale land acquisition and so we went to paraguay, one of the poorest countries in south america whose economy relies on agriculture. Land grabs leave people hungry and homeless oxfam telegraph. But in many cases land sold as unused or undeveloped is actually being used by poor families to grow food. For more information, to arrange interviews with mat whitecross, the films director, or an oxfam spokesperson please contact. Sep 22, 2011 land grabs leave people hungry and homeless oxfam demand for cheap food and fuel in the rich world is driving poor people from their homes, according to oxfam, as big business, including. Oxfam s grow s campaign is calling for urgent action from the world bank to halt the speed and scale of land grabbing around the world. More than 272,000 people joined oxfam s behind the brands campaign and called on pepsico and cocacola to help stop land grabs, signing petitions, sending messages on social media, and more.
Secretive land deals are forcing poor farmers from their homes and leaving families hungry. The website is here, with the launch report growing a better future and lots of background papers and case studies the point of departure for grow is that the survival and flourishing of humanity in this century will be determined by its success in rising to two historic challenges. Sep 22, 2011 oxfam says that among the worst affected by these socalled land grabs are women, who despite producing up to 80% of food in some poor countries, are often more vulnerable as they have weaker land. The world bank should be in no doubt that more and more people want to see it take action in the fight against land grabs. After more than 272,000 people signed petitions and took action with oxfam s behind the brands campaign, pepsico, the worlds secondlargest food and beverage company, committed to take steps to stop land grabs in its supply chain. This is one quote from fred bahemuka1 from uganda who claims that that he lost his land due to a land grab. Vulnerable people are left homeless without land to grow food to eat or to make a living, the charity says. Land grabs are the purchase of large tracts of land in poorer and developing countries by wealthier countries or by corporations. Big news for those who care about the rights of rural and indigenous people around the world. Oct 05, 2012 home news authors support oxfam land grab. February 2016 ethical eats brought to you by oxfam. Oxfams grow campaign has been calling for the world bank to take. Approximately 60 percent of the food grown on acquired lands is intended for export instead of feeding local communities, according to oxfam america. In india a coalition called ekta parishad recently embarked on a month long march calling for land rights for the poorest people in india.
Better future food justice in a resourceconstrained world. The point of departure for grow is that the survival and flourishing of humanity in this century will be determined by its. In november 20, cocacolathe worlds largest purchaser of sugar announced major commitments to respect and protect the land rights of rural and. It is called land grab auction and the idea is to create an auction situation. Land grabs leave people hungry and homeless oxfam demand for cheap food and fuel in the rich world is driving poor people from their homes, according to oxfam. The campaign now works in more than 50 countries around the world and at the international level. These companies are forcing local people from their homes and farms without proper consent or compensation, leaving communities homeless and hungry. Oxfam canada is a member of the international oxfam confederation. But, says oxfam, many of the deals are in fact land grabs where the rights and needs of the people previously living on the land are ignored, leaving them homeless and without land to grow.
Coldplay and oxfam launch crowdsourced video to demand an end. In 20, coca colathe worlds biggest buyer of sugar announced commitments to protect the rights of local lands. Oxfam warns of rising land grabs in developing nations. Authors support oxfam land grab campaign the bookseller. Associated british foods responds to oxfam land grab criticism. Through addressing inequality as a key to claiming power, oxfams grow campaign makes it possible for communities to grow or buy enough food now and in the future.
Oxfam australia is a member of the oxfam international confederation. Contents prologue 8 introduction 1011 1 why land 1. Oxfam in ottawa is a community group of oxfam canada, an international development agency with a focus on womens rights and gender equality. Investors claim that land grabs can help alleviate the world food crisis by. Oxfam says that among the worst affected by these socalled land grabs are women, who despite producing up to 80% of food in some poor countries, are often more vulnerable as they have weaker land. Behind the price by oxfam grow campaign home facebook. Bad governance leads to bad land deals the link between politics and land grabs february 8, 20 ricardo fuentesnieva right and marloes nicholls left crunch the numbers to find that big land investments sniff out countries with weak governance aka no accountability, no regulation, no rule of law, and a green light for corruption. Oxfam internationals grow campaign aims to achieve food justice in. Oxfam is calling on everyone who cares about what she makes to ask brands to pay for their existing orders. Oxfam said that of the three agricultural commodities which pose the greatest risk of being linked to land grabs sugar, soy, and palm oil sugar production posed the biggest problem. When oxfam speaks of largescale land acquisitions also known as land investments or land deals we mean the buying or leasing of more than 200 hectares of land. After 18 months of detective work, oxfam can reveal how the biggest food companies do business.
Jun 01, 2011 as promised, heres the outline of the new 4 year oxfam megacampaign, grow. Oxfam set out to find a good example of largescale land acquisition and so we went to paraguay, one of the poorest countries in south america whose economy relies on agriculture. Promises of compensation are often broken, never made, or deeply unfair. Over 270,000 people joined oxfam s behind the brands campaign calling on pepsi and coca cola to help stop land grabs. Oxfam supports greater investment in agriculture and to smallscale producers. The land grab legacy of the 2008 food price crisis fao food price index 20022004 100 number of monthly media stories on land grabs. Coldplay fans to be a part of groundbreaking new video to tackle land grabs 18 february 20 oxfam s grow campaign is asking coldplay fans to take part in a groundbreaking global music project to highlight the global injustice of land grabs. Oxfams grow campaign works for the billions of us who eat foodand for the more than one billion men and women who grow it. Three years ago oxfam exposed that australias big banks have invested in agricultural and timber companies accused of land grabs in developing countries these companies are forcing local people from their homes and farms without proper consent or compensation, leaving communities homeless and hungry. The world bank can help ensure that land deals do not leave poor communities without a place to live or grow food. Almost 900 million of us go to bed hungry every night, the majority women and girls. Grow is oxfams campaign for better ways to feed the world while protecting the planets resources. Oxfam s grow campaign is asking coldplay fans to take part in a groundbreaking global music project to highlight the global injustice of land grabs. Oxfam says the increasing appetite for sugar has gone largely unnoticed as a contributory factor to land grabs in the developing world.
Add your voice here and consider yourself invited to the exhibit. Mar 26, 2014 oxfam has carried out advocacy and campaigning work on five different land grabbing cases in uganda, guatemala polochic, honduras, south sudan, and indonesia in collaboration with others, and in. Poorly governed countries targeted by land investors, warns oxfam. The growing scandal surrounding the new wave of investments in land pulls together some fascinating and sometimes shocking case studies from south sudan, uganda, indonesia, honduras and guatemala, and adds up some big new global. An oxfam spokesman said 60 per cent of output from land acquired by foreign investors in developing nations was for export. Land the size of the california, texas, arizona, nevada and new mexico combined was sold off globally in the last decade, enough to grow food for the one billion people who go hungry today. Email australias big brands to urge them to not abandon the. This report is available as both a pdf and an e book in english, french and spanish. That size is not huge in canada, but it is larger than the average land holding in all but three countries in the world.
It is a major nonprofit group with an extensive collection of operations. Explore the issues around land grabs and be inspired to take action as active global citizens. The campaign called grow is being compared to previous high profile efforts such as make poverty history oxfam says that the system that controls the food growing process is broken and unfair. Land grabbing prevalent in food insecure countries earth. Oxfam volunteers outside of pepsico headquarters in new york city in october 20. Land acquisitions become land grabs when they do one or more of the following. Nov 05, 2015 in spite of the existing yield gaps, press releases about land grabs, especially chinese land acquisitions in africa, have boomed recently, especially since the sharp increase in international. Three years ago oxfam exposed that australias big banks have invested in agricultural and timber companies accused of land grabs in developing countries. Feb 21, 2012 oxfam s grow campaign aims to build a better food system.
Oxfam s report, banking on shaky ground, details four case studies involving each of the big four banks. The legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill would make it harder for communities affected by land grabs and other injustices involving corporate actors to. Oxfam has carried out advocacy and campaigning work on five different land grabbing cases in uganda, guatemala polochic, honduras, south sudan, and. Paraguay is in the grip of a soy boom, becoming the worlds fourth largest exporter. To send a global message about land grabs, thousands of oxfam supporters and coldplay fans sent photos and videos of ordinary things out of place, echoing the displacement of land grabs. Explore the issues around land grabs and be inspired to take action as active. Taking stock of grow, oxfams food campaign on 1 june 2011, oxfam launched the grow campaign to tackle the injustice of 900 million people going to bed hungry every night. I hope that the film helps bring the injustices caused by land grabs to a much. Sep 22, 2011 but, says oxfam, many of the deals are in fact land grabs where the rights and needs of the people previously living on the land are ignored, leaving them homeless and without land to grow. Behind the price is oxfams campaign to help end the suffering of people who work in food supply chains. Oxfam is a confederation of 19 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by oxfam international. Winnie byanyima has been the executive director of oxfam.
Its time for grow campaigners to prevent the uk government risking undermining the rights of land grab victims. It leaves the billions who consume food lacking sufficient power and knowledge about what they buy and eat, and the majority of small food producers disempowered and unable to fulfil their productive potentia. The global food system works only for the few for most of us it is broken. Too often, poor communities across the globe are being kicked off of their land. Land grabs are land investments that have gone terribly wrong. Your search for land grabs returned 1016 results page 1102 first person land grabs a growing scandal september 21, 2011. Jul 25, 2012 this animated story journeys through the broken food system and then looks at the transformation that is already underway to bring about change. These clips were edited together into a music video that helped raise the profile of land grabs during the campaign targeting the world bank. Governments need to provide secure access to land for smallholder farmers, and especially for women who often do most of the work on the land, but face the biggest battle to call. Behind the brands change the way the food companies that. There is an alarming trend to grow biofuels on the land. Oxfam canadas green book of change campus club guide.
In spite of the existing yield gaps, press releases about land grabs, especially chinese land acquisitions in africa, have boomed recently, especially since the sharp increase in international. Oxfam and coldplay fans come together as part of global. But oxfams grow campaign also aims to address the root causes of hunger by. Grow is oxfam s campaign for better ways to feed the world while protecting the planets resources. Oxfam criticises abf and illovo for refusing to sign a pledge on land ownership. Is your bank involved in land grabbing in some of the poorest communities overseas. In recent months, oxfam has been investigating how land grabs have already pushed thousands of people deeper into poverty. This animated story journeys through the broken food system and then looks at the transformation that is already underway to bring about change. They say that examples of the broken system show up in the problems of climate change, land grabs, food price hikes and intensive farming. Big land grabs are forcing hardworking families from their homes, jobs and food. This means that poor people continue to be evicted, often violently, without consultation or compensation. The website is here, with the launch report growing a better future and lots of background papers and case studies. Last year coldplay invited oxfam on their world tour with the grow campaign and we were hugely motivated by the overwhelming support of fans all over the world.
Oxfam warns of spiralling land grab in developing countries. The huge increase in demand for food will need to be met by. One thing ive learned from my experiences and oxfam s campaign. Oxfam adds its voice to the growing clamour about land grabs with two new reports out today. Instead, the land is used to grow profitable cropslike sugarcane, palm oil, and soyoften for export. In other cases countries have negotiated the right to export all production, even if a famine. Land eight times the size of the uk was sold off globally in the last decade, enough to grow food for a billion people.