Constructing an Alternative Agreement on Agriculture
The Alternative Agreement on Agriculture
A working group delegated by the civil society and farmers’ groups from North and South gathered in Geneva for the International Workshop on the Review of the AoA on Feb. 19-21, 2003 calls for the development of an alternative multilateral agreement on agriculture to better ensure and articulate food security and food sovereignty—including the right to food— in all countries as well as equitably address all sources of unfair trade distortions in world agricultural markets. We invite any and all organizations from around the world to sign-on this document in the spirit of declaring solidarity in support for taking concrete step towards an alternative, positive and hopeful vision for a viable and vibrant future for agriculture and rural communities in contrast to the current dangerous and demoralizing path that is now leading into the abyss of hopelessness and despair. You can read and endorse the entire document, and also make proposals to improve it: Towards Food Sovereignty: Construing an Alternative to the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Agriculture, at: http://www.tradeobservatory.org