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Agribusiness and the Right to Food
Report of Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter to the UN Human Rights Council
United Nations Human Rights Council, March 11, 2010
CREDIT: Mckaysavage (CC).
The report seeks to contribute to a better understanding, by agribusiness corporations and States alike, of their respective responsibilities and obligations under international law. It ends with 10 recommendations to States and the agribusiness sector to ensure that the current transformation of the food chain will contribute to the realization of the right to food. The recommendations relate to a range of areas, including codes of conduct and international framework agreements, cooperatives, marketing boards, public procurement, and competition law.
External Link: Agribusiness and the Right To Food [PDF]
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