1、What is driving unprecedented pressures on farmland and what can be done to achieve equitable access to land?LANDSQUEEZEACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis report was published thanks to the sustained efforts of the IPES-Food Land working group,comprising Bina Agarwal,Joji Cario,Susan Chomba,Shalmali Guttal,Meliss

2、a Leach,Lim Li Ching,Sofia Monsalve,and Nettie Wiebe,with invaluable support from the full IPES-Food panel.The conceptualization,development,and drafting of this report was overseen by Sofie Quist,Nick Jacobs,and Ines Tielas da Silva,with invaluable research support from Saskia Colombant,Marina Yama

3、oka,and Mika Schroder.The reports design and production aspects were led by Chantal Wei-Ying Clment and Robbie Blake,with graphic design by Hearts&Minds.IPES-Food is grateful to Rukshana Nanayakkara,Prof.Srgio Sauer,and Prof.Ruth Hall for their insightful external review and feedback.Our sincere app

4、reciation also extends to the participants of the three regional dialogues held by IPES-Food on access to land and food sovereignty for generously sharing their time,expertise,and vision.Approved by the IPES-Food panel,April 2024.Citation:IPES-Food,2024.Land Squeeze:What is driving unprecedented pre

5、ssures on global farmland and what can be done to achieve equitable access to land?Layout and graphic design:www.heartsnminds.euwww.ipes-food.orgLANDSQUEEZE2With support from:EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 41.INTRODUCTION 131.1.Land degradation,fragmentation,and concentration:a deteriorating picture of land ineq

6、uality today 141.2.How rising land inequality threatens the future of farming and world food security 182.WHAT IS DRIVING LAND INEQUALITY?212.1.The deep roots of land inequality:long-standing assumptions that underpin the land squeeze 212.2.The four drivers of the land squeeze 26Driver 1.Land grabbi