The report Food, Land and Money: The case for ending the Agribusiness Financial Complex and funding the Peoples’ Food Web, published in September 2026 by Friends of the Earth United States with support and endorsement from a dozen civil society organizations, examines how corporate concentration and financial investment influence food production, land use and access to food. It introduces the concept of the “Agribusiness Financial Complex” to describe the interconnected network of agribusiness corporations, banks, asset managers, investors and public policies that, according to the report, directs resources towards profit-driven industrial food systems. Its analysis identifies the 100 largest agrifood companies by revenue, alongside additional firms operating in key sectors, to examine corporate ownership, financial relationships and the concentration of economic power across the food chain. The report highlights the links between financialization, hunger, ecological degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change and pressure on farmers’ and food workers’ livelihoods.

The report also examines alternatives grouped under the concept of the “Peoples’ Food Web”, encompassing small-scale farmers, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists, fishers, cooperatives, local food enterprises and community-led food systems. It emphasizes the role of agroecology, food sovereignty, territorial markets, collective rights and ecological stewardship in strengthening more diverse and resilient approaches to food production and distribution. Four strategic pathways are proposed: challenging the legitimacy of the dominant industrial model, redirecting financial support away from harmful practices, reducing the influence of speculative finance, and rebuilding food systems through community ownership, land reform and long-term investment in agroecology. Intended for civil society organizations, researchers, farmers, funders, policymakers and investors, the report combines corporate and financial analysis with policy proposals for a transition towards more equitable and ecologically sustainable food systems.