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The report argues that the agrocommodities model is a patriarchal system of production that drives deforestation, water pollution, and land grabbing, disproportionately harming women by increasing their care workloads and exposing them to violence. It documents specific abuses in sectors like oil palm and pineapple plantations across Africa, Latin America, and Asia, and advocates for a transition toward food sovereignty, agroecology, and a feminist care economy.

The document analyzes how the industrial agrocommodity system, driven by transnational corporations and patriarchal logic, causes territorial dispossession, environmental degradation, and systemic violence against women. It details impacts on land access, water quality, health, and food sovereignty, while advocating for a feminist economy of care and agroecology as transformative alternatives.

This report outlines a feminist perspective on the energy transition, arguing that current global discourses on a 'just transition' fail to address systemic injustices, including patriarchal oppression, and emphasizes the central role of women in creating lasting solutions.