Keynote Speech by Olivier De Schutter from the Oxford Real Farming Conference

By Olivier De Schutter, originally published by Oxford Real Farming Conference

February 15, 2017

Society

This year we were lucky enough to have Olivier De Schutter – the 2008 – 2014 UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food – deliver a key note speech.

 

Teaser photo credit: The Oxford Real Farming Conference 2017 photo archive.

Olivier De Schutter

Prof. Olivier De Schutter teaches at the University of Louvain (UCL). Between 2008 and 2014, he was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, and is currently a member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. He co-chairs the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food).

Tags: building resilient food systems, food policy, Oxford Real Farming Conference

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