Philippine referendum to give minority Muslims control over land, resources (2019)
BANGKOK, Jan 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly three million minority Muslims in southern Philippines voted on Monday in a […]
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 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 […]
The Great Land Grab (2009)
In the midst of a severe food and economic crisis, the “land grabbing” trend has grown as an international phenomenon. […]
The end of the African peasant? From investment funds and finance valuechains to peasant related questions (2011)
The last couple of years have been characterized by a “rediscovery” of agriculture as a sector for strategic activity. This […]