Date: Wednesday 20 March 2019
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm (Reception at 5:30)
Where: 50 George Square Lecture Theatre G.03, The University of Edinburgh
Description
Professor Olivier De Schutter will be delivering a public lecture entitled “Food security versus food sovereignty: The clash of paradigms”. 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.
This event is sponsored by the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, School of Geosciences, the Food Researchers in Edinburgh (FRIED) network, and Centre for Security Research.