Olivier de Schutter

Olivier de Schutter was appointed as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food on March 26, 2008. In a report presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2011, De Schutter announced findings that agroecology is the best way to reduce chronic hunger while simultaneously preparing for the climate crisis.

Articles and resources

 * Agroecology
 * United Nations

External resources

 * Olivier de Schutter, "Agroecology and the Right to Food," Report presented at the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, March 8, 2010.
 * The Problem of Hunger and the Right to Food, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins University, September 27, 2011.

External articles

 * Stephen Leahy, "Africa: Save Climate and Double Food Production With Eco-Farming," AllAfrica.com, March 8, 2011.
 * Jill Richardson, "Groundbreaking New UN Report on How to Feed the World's Hungry: Ditch Corporate-Controlled Agriculture," Alternet, March 8, 2011.
 * Mark Bittman, "Sustainable Farming Can Feed the World?," New York Times Opinionator Blog, March 8, 2011.
 * Clare Leschin-Hoar, "UN: Small-Scale Farming Could Double the World's Food Production," Slashfood, March 8, 2011.