Bezos’ $10 billion for the climate is a gift to Amazon by GRAIN | 21 Aug 2025 Climate The Bezos Earth Fund—the biggest climate philanthropy—has spent only 1/4 of its $10 billion pledge halfway through its 10-year mission. With new CEO Tom Taylor (ex-Amazon AI), expect a bigger push for carbon markets in climate talks like UN COPs. The Bezos Earth Fund—the biggest climate philanthropy—has spent only 1/4 of its $10 billion pledge halfway through its 10-year mission. With new CEO Tom Taylor (ex-Amazon AI), expect a bigger push for carbon markets in climate talks like UN COPs.
Investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia by Several groups | 1 Jul 2025 Media releases | Land For decades, communities neighbouring the Socfin group's plantations worldwide have railed against the company's abusive practices. Now their complaints have been vindicated by a surprising source: Socfin's own paid consultants. For decades, communities neighbouring the Socfin group's plantations worldwide have railed against the company's abusive practices. Now their complaints have been vindicated by a surprising source: Socfin's own paid consultants.
Top 10 agribusiness giants: corporate concentration in food & farming in 2025 by ETC Group & GRAIN | 10 Jun 2025 Corporations New report by ETC Group & GRAIN reveals how extreme corporate concentration in agribusiness lets a handful of giant companies rig prices, capture governments, and erase alternatives—accelerating climate breakdown and ecological collapse. New report by ETC Group & GRAIN reveals how extreme corporate concentration in agribusiness lets a handful of giant companies rig prices, capture governments, and erase alternatives—accelerating climate breakdown and ecological collapse.
Gulf investors in, locals out: Pakistan’s corporate farming agenda by GRAIN & Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee | 5 Jun 2025 Corporations Saudi & UAE investors see the "Green Pakistan Initiative" as a strategic food security move, where they can pour billions into farmland. But with the crops destined for Gulf markets, can Pakistan feed its own people? Saudi & UAE investors see the "Green Pakistan Initiative" as a strategic food security move, where they can pour billions into farmland. But with the crops destined for Gulf markets, can Pakistan feed its own people?
Solidarity, not exploitation: we stand with food workers from farm to table by FIAN, GRAIN & StreetNet International | 29 May 2025 Supermarket Watch From Argentina’s grassroots food networks to Sri Lanka’s united street vendors to Africa’s cross-border solidarity—food workers are organising for justice. Their needs must be central. Our food sovereignty depends on it. We celebrate their resistance. From Argentina’s grassroots food networks to Sri Lanka’s united street vendors to Africa’s cross-border solidarity—food workers are organising for justice. Their needs must be central. Our food sovereignty depends on it. We celebrate their resistance.
Can pension systems be part of the fight for food sovereignty? by GRAIN | 30 Apr 2025 Corporations Most workers—especially those who feed us—lack retirement security. Farmers, farmworkers, fishers & food vendors often get little to nothing. But some countries offer hope. Food sovereignty must mean pensions for all! Most workers—especially those who feed us—lack retirement security. Farmers, farmworkers, fishers & food vendors often get little to nothing. But some countries offer hope. Food sovereignty must mean pensions for all!
GRAIN in 2024: highlights of our activities by GRAIN | 16 Apr 2025 Activity reports Advancing food sovereignty in the face of systemic attacks on the global food system. GRAIN with partners and allies around the world took on free trade, UPOV, carbon land grabs and industrial animal ag. Read about it in GRAIN’s 2024 Highlights report. Advancing food sovereignty in the face of systemic attacks on the global food system. GRAIN with partners and allies around the world took on free trade, UPOV, carbon land grabs and industrial animal ag. Read about it in GRAIN’s 2024 Highlights report.
Her story: sowing resistance to industrial agriculture by GRAIN | 27 Mar 2025 Corporations From India to Uganda and Mexico, rural women reveal the layers of adversity they endure, as well as their resilience in challenging industrial agriculture. Here are some of their stories. From India to Uganda and Mexico, rural women reveal the layers of adversity they endure, as well as their resilience in challenging industrial agriculture. Here are some of their stories.
No food sovereignty if food distribution is in corporate hands by FIAN, GRAIN & StreetNet International | 27 Feb 2025 Supermarket Watch Food sovereignty is clearly not only about food production-- about who produces food and how food is produced. It requires access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food, and so, we cannot talk about food sovereignty without talking about food distribution-- about who distributes food and how is it distributed. Food sovereignty is clearly not only about food production-- about who produces food and how food is produced. It requires access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food, and so, we cannot talk about food sovereignty without talking about food distribution-- about who distributes food and how is it distributed.
Carbon farming’s hot air won’t cool the planet by GRAIN | 13 Feb 2025 Climate Despite scandals in carbon credit markets & controversial science, corporations are pushing carbon farming to avoid cutting emissions in their supply chains. These schemes target large farms in the Global North & small farmers in the South. Despite scandals in carbon credit markets & controversial science, corporations are pushing carbon farming to avoid cutting emissions in their supply chains. These schemes target large farms in the Global North & small farmers in the South.
The pushback against Aquaculture Inc by GRAIN | 10 Dec 2024 Corporations Industrial aquaculture’s rapid growth is often touted as vital for global food security, but this $300 billion industry—dominated by a few multinationals—relies on government backing to expand into new territories, often at great cost to local communities. Industrial aquaculture’s rapid growth is often touted as vital for global food security, but this $300 billion industry—dominated by a few multinationals—relies on government backing to expand into new territories, often at great cost to local communities.
The bulletin is going global! by GRAIN | 5 Dec 2024 Supermarket Watch The supermarketisation of food markets is not only happening in Asia. It is already well advanced in the Americas and Europe, and is now slowly spreading in Africa, from South Africa and a few countries in North Africa to the rest of the continent. Supermarkets do not just push out traditional, local markets. They have dramatic impacts on people's diets and the ways in which foods are produced. The supermarketisation of food markets is not only happening in Asia. It is already well advanced in the Americas and Europe, and is now slowly spreading in Africa, from South Africa and a few countries in North Africa to the rest of the continent. Supermarkets do not just push out traditional, local markets. They have dramatic impacts on people's diets and the ways in which foods are produced.
The AfCFTA and land in Africa: towards a surge in land grabbing? by GRAIN & Mohamed Coulibaly | 28 Nov 2024 Land National elites and foreign investors in Africa will be protected by the AfCFTA. But the same cannot be said for local communities and their rights over agricultural land. An analysis from GRAIN and Mohamed Coulibaly. National elites and foreign investors in Africa will be protected by the AfCFTA. But the same cannot be said for local communities and their rights over agricultural land. An analysis from GRAIN and Mohamed Coulibaly.