Nov 12, 2009 Indigenous people from all over the world gathered
at the People's Food Sovereignty Forum, where they discussed the
current dire state of world hunger and what to do about it. The
People's Food Sovereignty Forum held alongside the FAO Council
World Summit on food security, addressed the hunger crisis
affecting over one billion people and nearly one sixth of the
world's population. Participants talked about the current state
of crisis in the agro-food system worldwide and the need refocus
attention on the billion and a half men and women who produce
the food we all eat. The summit discussed the following key
challenges: - The eradication of hunger from the earth - The
implementation of a more coherent and effective system of
governance of food security at both national and international
levels - Ensuring that farmers in both developed and developing
countries can earn a sufficient income - The mobilisation of
substantial additional public and private sector investments in
agriculture and rural inf