Plenary session with Q&A at the 2nd International Conference on Land Grabbing at Cornell University, 17-19 October 2012. Chaired by Ian Scoones of the Institute of Development Studies.
José Graziano da Silva, Director General of the FAO, joined the conference by video on October 19, 2012 to discuss the FAO’s stance on global land acquisitions. You can also read a copy of the Director General’s remarks here.
Jesse Ribot (University of Illinois) Melissa Leach (IDS) Lorenzo Cotula (IIED) Sam Moyo (African Institute of Agrarian Studies) Eric Holt-Gimenez (FoodFirst!)
Mamadou Goita of ROPPA, interviewed at the 2nd International Conference on Land Grabbing at Cornell University, October 2012.
Interview with Tania Li from the University of Toronto. Taken at the 2nd International Conference on Land Grabbing at Cornell University, October 2012.
Interview with Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First!