Why We Oppose the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (2010)
In recent years a new development has emerged, commonly known as “the global land grab.” With this new development, it […]
Towards a better understanding of global land grabbing: an editorial introduction (2011)
Over the past several years, the convergence of global crises in food, energy, finance, and the environment has driven a […]
The Agrarian Roots of Contemporary Violent Conflict in Mindanao, Southern Philippines (2011)
The decades-old conflict in Mindanao, southern Philippines, is often framed as a Muslim– Christian conflict and reinterpreted as such within […]
The politics of agrofuels and mega-land and water deals: insights from the ProCana case, Mozambique (2011)
This paper examines the politics of large-scale commercial biofuels production and mega-land–water deals, with special reference to the dynamics of […]
The Philippines: predatory regime, growing authoritarian features (2009)
Over the past decade, and especially over the past few years, political corruption, fraud and violence in the Philippines have […]
The New Geopolitics of Food (2011)
In the United States, when world wheat prices rise by 75 percent, as they have over the last year, it […]
The new farm owners: Corporate investors lead the rush for control over overseas farmland (2009)
With all the talk about “food security,” and distorted media statements like “South Korea leases half of Madagascar’s land,” it […]
The Moro Conflict: Landlessness and Misdirected State Policies (2004)
The conflict in the southern Philippines is becoming increasingly complex, and untangling the knots for a greater understanding of the […]
The growing demand for land (2009)
In many countries of Africa, Asia and South America, over the past few years there has been a rapid increase […]
The Green Rush: The Global Race for Farmland and the Rights of Land Users (2011)
The increased volatility of prices of agricultural commodities on international markets and the merger between the energy and food commodities […]