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28 January 2008
Agrofuels in South Africa – projects, players and poverty
The South African government has readily embraced the establishment of an agrofuels industry, citing job creation, the need for clean and renewable energy and the creation of markets for small-holder farmers, as key motivators. Nevertheless, it is our view that the logic of the Biofuels Strategy to introduce large-scale, mono-crop agriculture into the former homelands […]

21 November 2007
Syngenta Attack on Brazilian peasants in Brazil
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are deeply concerned about Syngenta’s lack of accountability and aggression in pursuing its genetic engineering interests in Brazil. Read our letter here.