Oxfam: Small farmers’ land being taken for sugar plantations in Cambodia, Brazil
October 02, 2013 | 03:59 PM
Oxfam America, a branch of the British-based charity, released a report today charging that small farmers in Cambodia and Brazil are being kicked off their land to make way for large-scale sugar plantations to supply sugar to major food and beverage companies.
“Today, we urge the consumers of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods products to call on these companies to take urgent action to stamp out land grabs,” said Oxfam America President Raymond Offenheiser in a news release.
“Given their power and influence, these three companies must work to transform industry standards to prevent these injustices from continuing.”
“Today, we urge the consumers of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods products to call on these companies to take urgent action to stamp out land grabs,” said Oxfam America President Raymond Offenheiser in a news release.
“Given their power and influence, these three companies must work to transform industry standards to prevent these injustices from continuing.”
