Fairer Zugang zu Land und Nahrung

Wie kann man weltweite Landnahme stoppen?

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INTRODUCTION

International capital, multinational enterprises, and even some governments are increasingly taking control over farmland around the world. Large amount of highly productive land is taken away from farmers, mainly in developing countries but also within the EU and Central and Eastern Europe.

The conference wishes to highlight the problem of land grabbing in the global food crisis and the human right to food, present existing alternative land management models and encourage decision makers to implement new instruments for sustainable land ownership models.

DRAFT PROGRAMME

14.30

Security checks and registration at ASP reception desk (Entrance on Esplanade - Luxembourg station)

15.00

Welcome to the conference and short introduction
Martin Häusling, MEP, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

15.10

Olivier De Schutter, UN rapporteur for the human right to food
"Opportunities for sustainable governance of land tenure and natural resource management"

15.25

Professor Harald von Witzke, THU Berlin:
"What can the EU do to stop land grabbing and to contribute to global food security?"

15.40

Questions and answers - discussion with participants
Moderation: Ska Keller MEP, Committee on Development

16.10

Jim Harkness, Director of IATP the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy USA:
"Land grabbing - what happens in China and the United States - and what it means on a global scale"

16.25

Renée Vellvé, GRAIN
"Land grabbing: what needs to be done? Some perspectives from the ground"

16.40

Questions and answers - discussion with participants
Moderation: Alyn Smith, MEP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

17.10

Dr. Claire Schaffnit-Chatterjee, Senior Analyst Deutsche Bank AG
"What has increased the interest of the financial sector in land purchase?"

17.25

Shivani Chaudhry, Associate Director, Housing and Land Rights Network, Rajjagopal PV, India
"Land grabbing in India and movement of small peasants for food sovereignty"

17.40

Question and answers - discussion with participants
Moderation: José Bové, MEP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

18.10

Final round of statements in the panel and closing remarks by MEPs

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Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in EN/FR/DE