G8 Initiative “New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa“ paves the way for radical opening of markets for international seed and agrarian corporations in African countries
The “New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa” was initiated by Barak Obama at the G8 summit in Mai 2012. In this new Alliance, the G8 countries are cooperating with six African countries (Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania), multilateral organizations (World Bank, World Food Program et al.) and some of the biggest corporations in the agricultural and food sector (Cargill, Syngenta, Monsanto, Yara et al.). Their aim is to create reliable conditions for private investments in the agricultural sector. Thus they hope to lift 50 million people out of poverty within the next 10 years. The federal Government of Germany is supporting the New Alliance actively and financially. Civil society organizations warn that small scale farmers could be harmed while only the agricultural and food industry would benefit from this Initiative.
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