In the North and South, land devoted to food production is an attribute of economic, social and political power. Whilst half of the world’s population is still rural, many rural communities have little or no access to land. In the last few decades, land has has been increasingly seized by economic interests, whose priority is not to satisfy the food needs of local populations: large plantations for export crops, installations for tourism, industry or energy, such as dams... the worst is land seizure for speculation or investment, where no use is made of the land... All this is usually done without consulting the local rural population, who have lost their lands because they are unable to defend their rights ; in fact, they usually have no property deeds, as they believe that the land belongs to everyone.

This is why Frères des Hommes and its partners are taking action, to return land to its role as food producer, engaging in fair land reforms, enabling communities to earn a decent living from farming and to achieve food self-sufficiency. We work with numerous rural movements worldwide : the landless movement in Brazil; the peasant movement Papaye, in Haiti; Ekta Parishad in India; the Union des Groupements Paysans de Méckhé, in Senegal; and the Consortium for Agrarian Reform in Indonesia. In India, we support the walkers of Janadesh, who are demanding their right to land. In France, in partnership with rural organizations, Frères des Hommes holds awareness campaigns, and sets up exhibitions on the theme of access to land and resources.