New Report: “Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land”

Jul 14, 2020 • Commons Alliance • By Agrarian Trust
driving disposession

Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land,” sounds the alarm on the unprecedented wave of privatization of natural resources that is underway around the world. Through six case studies—Ukraine, Zambia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Brazil—the report details the myriad ways by which governments—willingly or under the pressure of financial institutions and Western donor agencies—are putting more land into so-called “productive use” in the name of development.

Agrarian Commons: A New Model for Community-Owned Farmland

May 13, 2020 • Agrarian Commons, Agrarian Trust, Commons Alliance, Food Systems and Security, Land Access Strategies • By Agrarian Trust

On May 4th, 2020, Agrarian Trust announced the launch of a transformative new model for community-based farm and ranch ownership and tenure, the Agrarian Commons. After several years of development and collaborative input, the Agrarian Commons launches in 10 states across the country. Co-founded with 12 farms representing 2,400 acres of diversified agriculture serving local foodsheds […]

Reflections from Agrarian Trust on the Coronavirus Crisis & Our Food System

Apr 14, 2020 • Agrarian Commons, Food Systems and Security, Land Justice and Equity, Sustainable Farming • By Agrarian Trust

Ian McSweeney “While the crisis brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic is significant, it also simply holds a mirror to truth in our world and society. The pandemic is a symptom of all that the climate crisis and human destruction of nature manifests. So much in agriculture, conservation, and wealth is focused on what is […]