Agrofuels

The Politics of Agrofuels and Mega-land and Water deals

June 2011

Sofía Monsalve Suárez

The Procana Bioethanol project in Mozambique is a clear example of how agrofuel investments contribute rather than mitigate climate change, and are often accompanied by dispossession and impoverishment caused by landgrabbing.

It's time for food sovereignty!

January 2011

Jun Borras

The Journal of Peasants Studies has made available a selection of research papers to download free: covering food sovereignty, the politics of land, agrofuels and justice movements.

Political Dynamics of Land-grabbing in Southeast Asia: Understanding Europe's Role

January 2011

Jun Borras

Jennifer Franco

The European Union is a significant player in the widespread occurrence of land-grabbing in Southeast Asia; both through its corporate sector and public policies.

TNI -Sponsored land grabbing side event at the FAO Food Security World Committee session, Rome 2010

November 2010

Jun Borras

Lucia Goldfarb

Leading academics discuss key issues regarding 'the global land grab' and how this is linked critically to official policies, like 'Responsible Agricultural Investment' (RAI), considering how small farmers are being dispossessed and incorporated into the agro-food-feed-fuel complex.

Agrofuels: Big Profits, Ruined Lives and Ecological Destruction

June 2010

François Houtart

The green potential of agrofuels has been wasted by businesses that put profits above environmental protection, which has led to an absurd situation where an energy source that should be sustainable actually increases human and ecological damage.