IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” !

The statement by Friends of the Earth International and partner organizations denounces the RAI framework as a tool to legitimize land grabbing. It argues that large-scale land acquisitions are driven by financial speculation and result in human rights violations, environmental degradation, and threats to food security. The authors demand the cancellation of existing land grab agreements and the adoption of food sovereignty and agroecological models based on small-scale farming.

• The 'Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment' (RAI), promoted by the World Bank, FAO, IFAD, and UNCTAD, are viewed by civil society and social movements as an attempt to legitimize land grabbing rather than prevent it.
• Large-scale land acquisitions are driven by financial speculation, targeting profit rates of 20%, which is incompatible with food security as food production typically yields only 3% to 5%.
• The scale of land acquisitions is significant, with at least 50 million hectares of fertile land transferred from peasants to large companies in recent years; some estimates for 27 African countries alone suggest 63 million hectares changed hands.
• The document advocates for a transition toward food sovereignty, emphasizing peasant agriculture, family farms, and artisanal fishing based on ecological methods and short marketing circuits.
• The authors demand that governments immediately stop massive land transactions, cancel existing agreements, return stolen lands to communities, and implement the 2006 International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development commitments.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” ! https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RAI-FR.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” ! n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RAI-FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” ! |url=https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RAI-FR.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternationalndest, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” !}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RAI-FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }