Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles

Apr 15, 2015 • Land Access Stories • By Agrarian Trust

From Food First: We, social movements, grassroots organizations and civil society organizations engaged in the defense of the rights to land and water, gathered in October 2014 in Dakar at the African Social Forum. We are fighting and protesting against natural resource grabbing, especially water and land grabbing of our Commons, and against the systematic […]

Approaches to Farmland Preservation in the Northeast, 4/29

Apr 15, 2015 • Land Access Stories • By Agrarian Trust

An event for funders discussing farmland preservation will be livestreamed Wednesday 4/29 from 11:30am – 2pm EST From Community Food Funders: Farmland throughout the nation is disappearing due to more lucrative opportunities for land use, such as commercial or housing development and private estates.  This is especially true in our region.  Loss of land and high land […]