1. Whose rules rule? Think global Act local, national regional and global Plan inter-generational Geoff Tansey www.tansey.org.uk FDIN, 16 Apr 08

2. Beyond Terror - the truth about the real threats to our world Climate change Competition over resources Marginalisation of the majority world Global militarisation Abbott, Rogers and Sloboda, Oxford Research Group, Rider / Random House, 2007

3. Lang’s fundamentals Commodity prices Climate change Fuel / oil/ energy Water Land use / biofuels Labour Demographics / affluence Health/Nutrition transition

4. Pingali: core points PROBLEMS Rapid urbanisation Globalisation Information / communication technologies Rising food and energy prices Climate change SOLUTIONS Empower communities Empower local governments Transparency and accountability Democracy at all levels Protect from climate change

5. Global rules and See: www.tansey. org.uk

6. 1990s - global food rules change Convention on Biological Diversity (UN) –conserve, sustain, share benefits International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (UN) –Farmers’ Rights, IPRs, sharing benefits World Trade Organisation –Trade liberalisation, agriculture, TRIPS, SPS

7. Thanks: Food Ethics Council

8. Global rules, local needs Democratic deficit Complexity and coercion Which and whose future is enhanced? –Collapse, techno-dominance, ecological balance, bifurcation

9. Power Control Risk Benefits

10. Food System actors Input suppliers Farmers Traders Workers Processors / manufacturers Wholesalers / retailers Caterers Consumers / citizens

11. Food system basics Biological - ecological History Human needs –physiological –psychological –social –cultural

12. Limited demand Increased competition Technology Increased productivity Diversification

13. Key trends Economic Concentration Global markets Control

14. Tools for control Science Technology Information Management Laws, rules, regulations

15. Changing dynamics New country groupings - G-20 Expanding IP regime - TRIPS-plus Greater concern and interest Global NGO networks Media interest Health and equity concerns

16. Legal fictions - meeting whose needs? Conservative, protectionist response to new knowledge and technical change Going which way? –Open access, distributed innovation, ecologically supportive or the pharma model Inhibits necessary local / institutional / social / economic innovation