http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenThu, 26 Nov 2009 23:24:22 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://euractiv.com/en/cap/un-envoy-world-set-new-food-crisis-2010/article-187694?Ref=RSSInaction to halt speculation on agricultural commodities and continued biofuels policies is paving the way for a re-run of the 2008 food price crisis in 2010 or 2011, argues Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, in an interview with EurActiv.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187694-16http://euractiv.com/en/cap/agriculture-pay-climate-price/article-187458?Ref=RSSWhile agriculture and food production have long been considered untouchable in international climate talks, calls to make the sector contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation efforts have been growing louder.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187458-16http://euractiv.com/en/cap/global-food-prices-cap-reform/article-184329?Ref=RSSThe debate on the EU's future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is taking place in the aftermath of spectacular world food price increases in 2007-2008 and amid bankruptcy warnings from EU farmers, who are worried about attempts to liberalise global trade in agricultural products.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:59:00 GMTtcm:29-184329-16http://euractiv.com/en/cap/china-ramps-grain-production-feed-demand/article-187612?Ref=RSSSurging demand for rice and pork has increased pressure on China's food production infrastructure, but Beijing is confident it can feed the world's most populous nation.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:45:00 GMTtcm:29-187612-16http://euractiv.com/en/cap/think-tank-global-food-security-threatened-liberalisation/article-187581?Ref=RSSLiberalising global agricultural trade without any regulation would threaten global food security as private investment funds would buy huge amounts of land in developing countries and produce for a profit rather than to feed the poor, warned Jacques Carles, founder of French think tank Momagri. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187581-16http://euractiv.com/en/cap/fischer-boel-future-farm-policy-bolster-production/article-187490?Ref=RSSThe European Union should resist the temptation to cut support for its common agricultural policy and instead give farmers the right tools to increase food production in Europe, EU Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel told EurActiv in an interview.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187490-16http://euractiv.com/en/cap/world-food-summit-deepens-rich-poor-country-divide/article-187388?Ref=RSSA UN summit on combating hunger, which opened in Rome yesterday (16 November), underlined the divide between rich and poor countries as developed nations balked at concrete targets.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:50:00 GMTtcm:29-187388-16