Due to a growing world population, changing consumption patterns and the development of new markets for agricultural products, the commercial value of land has been increasing. This trend may negatively affect small-scale farmers all over the world.
In February 2009, the Centre for Development Studies (University of Groningen), the International Land Coalition and Oxfam Novib started a one-year process [link: Activities, output and outcome] aimed at generating information needed to influence policies tackling the mounting pressure on lands.
