Who rules the roost? Corporate vs community poultry in Africa by GRAIN | 20 Oct 2025 Seeds Ghana was once self-sufficient in chicken. Then imports pushed by the World Bank decimated local farms. Now 90% of its poultry needs are imported. Today, the chicken business across Africa is fast becoming industrialised, threatening local diversity. Ghana was once self-sufficient in chicken. Then imports pushed by the World Bank decimated local farms. Now 90% of its poultry needs are imported. Today, the chicken business across Africa is fast becoming industrialised, threatening local diversity.
Free trade agreements pushing UPOV as of 2025 by GRAIN | 10 Oct 2025 Seeds New dataset from GRAIN shows how free trade agreements are used to push countries to adopt laws that criminalise seed saving and undermine food sovereignty. The UAE is now pushing UPOV through FTAs with partners like Cambodia, Malaysia and Mauritius. We must stop UPOV to protect farmers rights to seeds. New dataset from GRAIN shows how free trade agreements are used to push countries to adopt laws that criminalise seed saving and undermine food sovereignty. The UAE is now pushing UPOV through FTAs with partners like Cambodia, Malaysia and Mauritius. We must stop UPOV to protect farmers rights to seeds.
The health and nutritional costs of supermarkets by FIAN, GRAIN & StreetNet International | 4 Sep 2025 Supermarket Watch As supermarkets expand, traditional food systems shrink, endangering heritage diets and the benefits they offer to human health. In this edition, we highlight how local food systems should be the entry point for addressing issues like nutrition, labour conditions, and community strengthening. As supermarkets expand, traditional food systems shrink, endangering heritage diets and the benefits they offer to human health. In this edition, we highlight how local food systems should be the entry point for addressing issues like nutrition, labour conditions, and community strengthening.
The pitfalls of trying to protect farmers’ seeds through laws by GRAIN | 29 Aug 2025 Seeds The seed industry is using legal strategy through intellectual property rights and restrictive marketing laws to expand their footprint and profits. Is using the same legal framework the best strategy to fight back? The seed industry is using legal strategy through intellectual property rights and restrictive marketing laws to expand their footprint and profits. Is using the same legal framework the best strategy to fight back?
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.
The #StopUPOV campaign by GRAIN | 5 May 2025 Seeds UPOV has destroyed biodiversity and made farmers hostage of seed corporations. On 2 December 2021, to mark six decades of UPOV's seed privatisation, hundreds of civil society and farmers' groups around the world came together to oppose the corporate hijack of seed systems and demand the dismantling of UPOV. Join some 400 groups and individuals participating in the campaign. UPOV has destroyed biodiversity and made farmers hostage of seed corporations. On 2 December 2021, to mark six decades of UPOV's seed privatisation, hundreds of civil society and farmers' groups around the world came together to oppose the corporate hijack of seed systems and demand the dismantling of UPOV. Join some 400 groups and individuals participating in the campaign.
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.