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VIDEO: Rome food protesters demand rethink
02 Jun 2008 07:40:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
Jun. 1 - Activists representing the world's small farmers gather in Rome as world leaders start to arrive for a UN hosted food summit.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is hosting the summit on the global crisis of high food prices. The protesters, non-governmental activists and small farmer union representatives will hold a parallel five day forum, "Rethinking the Food System".

Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports.


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