16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings Rising Food Prices: an opportunity for change? Opportunities and Challenges European food security

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

Rising Food Prices: an opportunity for change?

Opportunities and ChallengesEuropean food security group


This presentation

Food prices crisis EFSG statement Challenges: trade and agriculture Opportunities: Right to Food


EFSG Statement

Review of other papers Analysis of proposed actions Challenges

Governance of aid Trade policies Agricultural policies


CHALLENGES

Boost to smallholders agriculture new green revolution? biologically agro-ecological agriculture? Programmes designed in collaboration

with farmers’ organisations


CHALLENGES

Trade policies Liberalisation? Protection of own (agricultural) sector

Is quick liberalisation compatible with increased agricultural production by small farmers??


CHALLENGES

Trade policies Bolivia example Cameroon, chicken case

Countries need protection in order to strengthen their own production sectors


CHALLENGES

Yes, there is protection, is this enough?



CHALLENGES

We need to ensure sufficient policy space in countries to decided on their own food security strategies

Both intensification of small holders agriculture and sufficient border protection are needed


OPPORTUNITIES

Food prices crisis: Brings people together to tackle the

crisis and protect the vulnerables Start of a new food system? Right to food should be central


OPPORTUNITIES

Every man, woman, child has the right to adequate food

World Food Day 2008Launch of Richt to Food Watch


Thank you for your attention

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16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings Rising Food Prices: an opportunity for change? Opportunities and Challenges European food security