From land grabbers to carbon cowboys: a new scramble for community lands takes off

Billions in carbon credits, but at what cost? GRAIN dataset exposes how fossil fuel giants & "carbon cowboys" are driving land grabs in the global South, displacing communities and deepening the climate crisis.

Billions in carbon credits, but at what cost? GRAIN dataset exposes how fossil fuel giants & "carbon cowboys" are driving land grabs in the global South, displacing communities and deepening the climate crisis.

Where do you get your food from?

As we’ve seen in many examples highlighted in our previous bulletins, local or territorial markets are far more resilient than the corporate models. They are rooted in communities, landscapes, and cultures. IPES's latest report brings much evidence to show how these shorter food webs and markets are key in ensuring food and nutrition access, including to lower income communities.

As we’ve seen in many examples highlighted in our previous bulletins, local or territorial markets are far more resilient than the corporate models. They are rooted in communities, landscapes, and cultures. IPES's latest report brings much evidence to show how these shorter food webs and markets are key in ensuring food and nutrition access, including to lower income communities.

Corporate bioinputs: Agribusiness's new toxic trap

Rising production costs and chemical pesticide bans are pushing top agrochemical corporations like Bayer, BASF & Yara to the global bioinputs market. Yet, the impact might be just as harmful to the environment and farmers as the chemical alternatives.

Rising production costs and chemical pesticide bans are pushing top agrochemical corporations like Bayer, BASF & Yara to the global bioinputs market. Yet, the impact might be just as harmful to the environment and farmers as the chemical alternatives.

From land to logistics: UAE's growing power in the global food system

The UAE has amassed almost one million hectares of farm operations around the world. They are connected to a tightly controlled network of ports and logistics platforms, overlapping with geopolitical and military interests. What’s at stake?

The UAE has amassed almost one million hectares of farm operations around the world. They are connected to a tightly controlled network of ports and logistics platforms, overlapping with geopolitical and military interests. What’s at stake?

NAFTA at 30: The mother of all free trade agreements

As the first free trade agreement in contemporary history turns 30, it’s a good time to ask why this particular treaty played such a watershed role in the history of the global regime of trade and investment? To what extent this FTA has been the blueprint for a new global dynamic between governments, and between governments and their societies? For movements confronting free trade across continents, delving into the intricacies of NAFTA offers valuable insights.

As the first free trade agreement in contemporary history turns 30, it’s a good time to ask why this particular treaty played such a watershed role in the history of the global regime of trade and investment? To what extent this FTA has been the blueprint for a new global dynamic between governments, and between governments and their societies? For movements confronting free trade across continents, delving into the intricacies of NAFTA offers valuable insights.

Food hygiene guidelines in traditional markets: A hurdle for local markets and street vendors?

Given the large scope of traditional markets globally, important questions arise from a recent UN initiative. What would food hygiene control measures mean for the local traders and street food vendors, given that traditional markets and street vendors are mostly informal and unstructured?

Given the large scope of traditional markets globally, important questions arise from a recent UN initiative. What would food hygiene control measures mean for the local traders and street food vendors, given that traditional markets and street vendors are mostly informal and unstructured?

GRAIN in 2023: highlights of our activities

Coalitions and collective action were crucial to challenging corporate power and advancing food sovereignty in 2023. Get an update on the struggles around trade, land, seeds and climate in GRAIN's annual report.

Coalitions and collective action were crucial to challenging corporate power and advancing food sovereignty in 2023. Get an update on the struggles around trade, land, seeds and climate in GRAIN's annual report.

Whipping up disaster: how Brazil became a lab for financial agro-investments

How does Brazil become an agribusiness laboratory? The alliance between finance capital and large estates threatens future dispossession. Landless, homeless and waterless majorities could receive rent if they finance those they expropriate.

How does Brazil become an agribusiness laboratory? The alliance between finance capital and large estates threatens future dispossession. Landless, homeless and waterless majorities could receive rent if they finance those they expropriate.

New poster on food and the climate crisis

There is no way to deal with the climate crisis without addressing how we produce and consume food. In this new poster, GRAIN breaks down the culprits and the solutions when it comes to food and the climate crisis.

There is no way to deal with the climate crisis without addressing how we produce and consume food. In this new poster, GRAIN breaks down the culprits and the solutions when it comes to food and the climate crisis.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil explained

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is a front group protecting agribusiness companies and industrial monocultures. New primer explains what RSPO is and its impacts on local communities & workers.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is a front group protecting agribusiness companies and industrial monocultures. New primer explains what RSPO is and its impacts on local communities & workers.

Oil palm in Latin America: monoculture and violence

Oil palm plantations in Latin America have quadrupled. Demand is driven by the relatively low price of palm oil and its multiple uses. This crop is creating constant conflicts on peasant, indigenous and Afro-descendant lands.

Oil palm plantations in Latin America have quadrupled. Demand is driven by the relatively low price of palm oil and its multiple uses. This crop is creating constant conflicts on peasant, indigenous and Afro-descendant lands.

Plastic waste in the food system: corporations continue to binge on single-use plastic while local shops and hawkers find alternatives

In this edition we see how in India and China, local markets and street food vendors in Asia that operate outside the corporate system are already finding creative ways to reduce their plastic waste and develop solutions that support people's livelihoods and food needs.

In this edition we see how in India and China, local markets and street food vendors in Asia that operate outside the corporate system are already finding creative ways to reduce their plastic waste and develop solutions that support people's livelihoods and food needs.

The Davos-isation of the climate COP

UN climate talks are increasingly being used to cut carbon deals, not emissions. This is the Davos-isation of COP. In this article, GRAIN looks at how this corporate capture played out in the area of food and agriculture, the source of one-third of global emissions.

UN climate talks are increasingly being used to cut carbon deals, not emissions. This is the Davos-isation of COP. In this article, GRAIN looks at how this corporate capture played out in the area of food and agriculture, the source of one-third of global emissions.