The dilemmas of globalisation
Towards a re-valuation of agriculture
Authors: Groupe de Bruges
Extract from ” www.groupedebruges.eu“
CONTENTS
Introduction
* A necessary re-valuation of agriculture
* The changing role of agriculture: from food to health care
* The big issues relating to agriculture
* Globalisation and liberalisation: cause or cure?
* From big issues to big dilemmas
* The structure of this manifest
* The why’s and how’s of this manifest
Globalising world, liberalising markets
* Introduction: an exemplary case
* Myths and theories on globalisation and liberalisation
Liberalisation: from GATT to WTO
* A short history of liberalisation
* The changing geo-political landscape
* Farmers’ perspective on liberalisation
* Are we barking up the wrong tree?
* On the importance of global trade
* Where do we stand?
The Dilemma of globalisation
* Introduction
* Dilemma 1, Sustainability and reduction of poverty
* Dilemma 2, Can we feed 9 billion people sustainably in 2050?
* Intermezzo: can we feed the world on organics?
* Dilemma 3, the fight for food, feed and fuel
* Dilemma 4, Food or landscape; nurture of nature?
* Future outlook
‘Fortress Europe’
* One vision, one market: Europe as a success story?
* Intermezzo: who wants to be a farmer these days?
* The CAP and the dilemmas of globalisation
* The future of the CAP: opportunities and threats
A re-valuation of agriculture
* Our Common Future revisited
* The dilemmas of globalisation and liberalisation: Synthesis
* A new approach for the WTO
* The CAP and beyond: towards a new vision and new policies
* The future of agriculture: towards a re-valuation
* Ten questions for future debate