Food Security Vs Food Sovereignty: The Clash of Paradigms
Location:
Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George Square,
Edinburgh, EH8 9JU
Date/time
Wed 20 March 2019
17:30 - 20:00
Speaker: Oliver de Schutter, Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Louvain
About the speaker:
Olivier De Schutter is the former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food and Professor of international human rights law, University of Louvain and Co-Chair of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food). Professor De Schutter is a leading expert in global policy debates to achieve sustainable and social just food systems.
A reception will precede the lecture from 5:30PM to 6:30PM.
This event is sponsored by the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, School of Geosciences, Food Researchers in Edinburgh Network (FRIED), and Centre for Security Research.
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This event is free and open to all but registration is required.