The African civil society statement notes: “Africa is seen as a possible new frontier to make profits, with an eye on land, food, and biofuels in particular.” It notes that “blatant land grabs” backed by G8 powers such as the ProSavanna project in Mozambique are forcing farmers off their lands and destroying their livelihoods. The African statement accuses the G8 of supporting multinational corporations like Yara, Monsanto, Syngenta, Cargill in their quest to privatise African agriculture: “Private ownership of knowledge and material resources (for example, seed and genetic materials) means the flow of royalties out of Africa into the hands of multinational corporations.” The statement calls for alternative strategies to protect sustainable agricultural techniques already in development across Africa which put household food security before corporate profits. gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14881:african-groups-reject-g8-corporate-food-plan-as-qcolonialismq
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