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Expert meeting ‘Who will feed the world?’ a big success

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Whereas Prof. Rabbinge thought the ‘Who will feed the World?’ report of Oxfam Novib was outdated, Prof. Van der Ploeg considered it a good step in giving increased attention to small ‘peasant’ farmers. Both Jan Kees Vis of Unilever and Jos van Campen of Royal Cosun argued for better political and institutional support and regulations in order to facilitate companies’ work for a more sustainable sourcing future.