MFDF 11 - Hunger for justice - From food crisis t o food sovereignty

Date and time of event: 
Wed, 19/10/2011 - 18:00

While a billion people go hungry, hundreds of tho usands suffer obesity and food producers in rich a nd poor countries alike struggle to make a living. The global food system is dysfunctional – but t here are solutions.

Our speakers will explore the idea of food sovereignty, a way of putting b oth people and the planet first, re-localising an d democratising our food system and challenging th e corporate dominance that makes it so unsustainab le.

Speakers:Sarath Fernando, Movement for N ational Land and Agricultural Reform, Sri LankaSp eaker from Landless Workers’ Movement, BrazilCh ristine Haigh, World Development MovementMatt Faw cett, Kindling Trust

 

 

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