Corporate Concentration: all materials

The escalating conflict in the Middle East is setting alarm bells ringing once again, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is already shaking global trade. Food production and prices could be next.
Experts warn that Strait of Hormuz fertilizer and fuel blockage could lead to a global food crisis
One third of synthetic fertilizers and one quarter of the world’s seaborne oil trade pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day - two essential inputs for the industrial food chain. 18 Mar 2026
Grain Traders, Greed and Oligopoly Power
New research confirms that ag commodity traders sit at the pinnacle of the industrial food chain, influencing how, where and when a staggering volume of commercially traded food is grown, who grows it and under what conditions. 6 Feb 2026
Big brother animation-who will control our food? Etcgroup - cover
ANIMATION Big Brother is Coming to the Farm: The digital takeover of food
Now in Turkish! 11 Jun 2025
Corporate Capture of the UN Summit of the Future
A recipe for a dystopian digitalized tomorrow 20 Sep 2024
Food Barons report cover art showing peasants resisting corporate digital giants
Growing carbon is not like growing watermelons: the seductive trap of carbon farming and digital tech
Episode 4 of 'Who will control the food system?' 23 Feb 2024
Food Barons report cover art showing peasants resisting corporate digital giants
Disruptive digital food and ag techs invading indigenous territories in India
Episode 3 of 'Who will control the food system?' 17 Jan 2024
Food Barons report cover art showing peasants resisting corporate digital giants
The “Immaculate Conception of Data” – and why it’s a problem
Episode 2 of 'Who will control the food system?' 1 Sep 2023
Food Barons report cover art showing peasants resisting corporate digital giants
Big Tech jumping on the food band wagon
Episode 1 of 'Who will control the food system?' 29 Jun 2023
Food Barons 2022 report - cover art
Food Barons 2022
Crisis Profiteering, Digitalization and Shifting Power 7 Sep 2022
Banner challenging AIM for Climate on floor with La Via Campesina banners
As big oil states plan to promote energy-hungry agtech as a ’climate solution’ at COP26, it’s time to question their AIM
28 Oct 2021
Hijacking food systems: technofix takeover at the FSS
The wrong kind of Food Systems Summit 23 Jul 2021
Small urban farm with blue earthquake fissure superimposed.
#WorldFoodDay2020
Who will control food and farming by the end of the decade? 16 Oct 2020
Video/podcast #3: Which new normal?
ETC Group on COVID, data giants, the food system and community responses 21 May 2020
ETC Podcast #2: The Next Agribusiness Takeover
Pat Mooney talks global corporate power moves 6 May 2020
The Next Agribusiness Takeover: Multilateral Food Agencies
Stakeholders vs. Steak-eaters 12 Feb 2020

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