Food global news

2011
Small, import-dependent countries, particularly in Africa, more vulnerable to food insecurity, 10 October fao.org, 10 October 2011 
More than 270,000 organic farmers are taking on corporate agriculture giant Monsanto in a lawsuit filed March 30, July 26 growswitch.com, July 26, 2011 place
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Eco-Farming Can Double Food Production in 10 Years, says Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food. “We won’t solve hunger and stop climate change with industrial farming on large plantations. The solution lies in supporting small-scale farmers’ knowledge and experimentation, and in raising incomes of smallholders so as to contribute to rural development.” 8 March 2011 srfood.org, 8 March 2011 
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