Publications Overview

Special Investigation Phase Two: Understanding How Land Deals Contribute to Famine and Conflict in Africa
December 6, 2011
Phase two of our research on land grabs reveals how bad energy policies and development agendas contribute to famine and conflict in Africa.
Special Investigation Phase One: Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa
July 15, 2011
Read more about the Oakland Institute's ground-breaking research, which reveals previously unpublished details about land grabs across Africa.
Report from the Indian-Ethiopian Civil Society Summit on Land Investments New Delhi, February 5-7, 2013
February 25, 2013
The Oakland Institute, in partnership with Indian civil society groups Indian Social Action Forum, Kalpavriksh, and Centre for Social Development, organized a discussion forum on issues pertaining to land rights in Ethiopia and India in New Delhi from February 5 to 7, 2013.
“Unheard Voices” Speak Out: Indigenous Ethiopians Demand a Stop to Human Rights Abuses Stemming from Agricultural Investment Policies
February 5, 2013
The Human Rights Impact of Land Investments on Indigenous Communities in Gambella
Omo: Local Tribes Under Threat
February 5, 2013
The Lower Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia is internationally renowned for its unique cultural and ecological landscape. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Lower Omo Valley contains two national parks and is home to approximately 200,000 agro-pastoralists made up of some of Africa’s most unique and traditional ethnic groups, including the Kwegu, Bodi, Suri, Mursi, Nyangatom, Hamer, Karo, and Dassenach, among others.
Unheard Voices: The Human Rights Impact of Land Investments on Indigenous Communities in Gambella
February 5, 2013
Millions of acres of Ethiopia’s most fertile land are being made available to investors, often in long-term leases and at giveaway prices. Although proponents of these investments call them “win-win” deals, the reality proves much different. To make way for agricultural investment, and through its so-called villagization program, the Ethiopian government has forcibly displaced hundreds of thousands of indigenous people from their lands. This relocation process has destroyed livelihoods. It has...
Media Advisory: Indian Agriculture Investments in Ethiopia: A Boon or a Bane?
January 23, 2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: For Press Conference on February 5, 2013 Media Contacts: Anuradha Mittal +1-510-469-5228, amittal@oaklandinstitute.org Ashwin Parulkar 91-9650930467, aparulkar@oaklandinstitute.org
Press Release: Do You Know What Your Pension Fund is Doing in Africa?
December 4, 2012
December 4, 2012, 8:00 am EST Contact: Anuradha Mittal, amittal@oaklandinstitute.org; (510) 469-5228   It's 2 am in Africa--Do You Know What Your Pension Fund is Doing There?
Betting on World Agriculture: US Private Equity Managers Eye Agricultural Returns
December 4, 2012
Following the 2007-2008 financial crisis and the collapse of the housing market, private equity funds have found a new lucrative soft commodity market to invest in – farmland. In a short period of time, obscured from public view, the flow of private capital into farmland and agriculture has grown dramatically worldwide.
How to Make Forest Destruction Look Like “Development”
September 5, 2012
Bruce Wrobel is a man with his heart in the right place. You see, Bruce is in the agricultural business and he plans to solve the world’s complex food security issues by creating sustainable, community oriented projects. He is the CEO of Herakles Farms – a corporation with some very wealthy friends. Bruce wants to grow a big palm oil plantation. And we mean BIG. This plantation would be one of the largest in Africa and out of all the land out there, he chose about 73,000 hectares between five...

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