Cross posted from BorderJumpers, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack.
“In their struggles for land reform, democracy and food sovereignty, peasant movements must confront not only unaccountable governments and corporations, but powerful philanthropies and international aid institutions that are shaping every imaginable aspect of the political (and actual) landscape,” according to the article.
Ultimately, what is needed, says Food First, is “strengthening smallholder agriculture and the social fabric through the promotion of cohesive farmer collectives and smallholder support mechanisms, local control over seed production and research, and stopping land grabs through secure land rights.”
Stay tuned for more about innovations that put farmers in the driver’s seat in State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet.
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