“Power Relationships within Food Systems”: Panel Discussion
Co-convened by Chatham House and Bharat Krishak Samaj
The Panel Discussion was organised as an Affiliated Session at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit. This session aimed to bring together experts on food systems, gender equality and human rights to deliberate on the findings of the Stakeholder Workshop held on 21 July. Speakers included:
- Welcome and Introduction: Professor Tim Benton, Research Director, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House
- Reflections from Stakeholder Workshop: Thiago Uehara, Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House
- Panellist Remarks:
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- Sylvia Mallari, Global Co-Chairperson, People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty
- Nitya Rao, Director, Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development, University of East Anglia
- Jay Naidoo, former Founding Trustee, Earthrise Trust; and former Chairman, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
- Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights; former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
- Ertharin Cousin, Founder and CEO at Food Systems for the Future; Distinguished Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Q & A – Moderator: Professor Tim Benton
- Closing remarks: Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers’ Forum India)