A handful of corporations control the global food system, from seeds and fertilisers to commodity trading, food processing, and supermarket shelves. Recent crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and in Iran, exposed the risks of this concentration: while food prices soared and supply chains faltered, many of the world's largest agribusiness companies made record profits.
The international edition of the Agribusiness Atlas 2026 reveals how corporate power shapes our food system, influences political decision-making, squeezes farmers, and drives up food prices. It also examines the growing gap between what farmers earn and what consumers pay.
Join us for the online launch of the Agribusiness Atlas 2026 and a discussion with leading international experts on the impacts of corporate concentration and the policies needed to build fairer, more resilient food systems.
Agenda
Welcome by Dr. Imme Scholz, President, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Presentation of the Agribusiness Atlas 2026 by Clara Bourgin, Campaigner on Food, Agriculture and Nature, Friends of the Earth Europe
Keynote by Sofía Monsalve, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Panel discussion with:
- Morgan Ody, European Coordination of La Via Campesina
- Raj Patel, IPES-Food
- Ruth Nabaggala, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
- Sofía Monsalve, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Moderated by Natasha Foote, Agri-food journalist
The event will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation to French, Spanish and Portuguese.
The international edition of the Agribusiness Atlas is jointly published by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, IPES-Food, Friends of the Earth Europe, and the Association of Ethical Shareholders. Read the German edition Konzernatlas 2026.
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