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

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

This presentation

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

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

EFSG Statement

Review of other papers Analysis of proposed actions Challenges

Governance of aid Trade policies Agricultural policies

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

CHALLENGES

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

with farmers’ organisations

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

CHALLENGES

Trade policies Liberalisation? Protection of own (agricultural) sector

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

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

CHALLENGES

Trade policies Bolivia example Cameroon, chicken case

Countries need protection in order to strengthen their own production sectors

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

CHALLENGES

Yes, there is protection, is this enough?

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

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

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

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

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

OPPORTUNITIES

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

World Food Day 2008Launch of Richt to Food Watch

16th October 2008 Brussels Rural Development Briefings

Thank you for your attention