Politics of Land and Food Scarcity

Paolo De Castro is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at the University of Bologna, Italy, and Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Parliament. Felice Adinolfi is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at the University of Bologna, Italy. Fabian Capitanio is Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at the University of Naples, Italy. Salvatore Di Falco is Lecturer in Environment and Development Economics at the London School of Economics, UK.Angelo Di Mambro is a freelance journalist based in Brussels, Belgium.

• Foreword Romano Prodi Part 1: Food Insecurity 1. There Are More of Us; We’re Better off. And Now? 2. Nature Calling 3. Reckoning with Instability Interview: with Franz Fischler (Ex European Commissioner for Agriculture) Part 2: Everyone’s Problem 4. Fat Cows, Lean Cows 5. Land Ahoy! Interview: with Michael Taylor (International Land Coalition) Part 3: A Global Food Security Policy 6. Starting from G20 Contributions: Policy Makers Taking Responsibility – Martin Schulz, President of the S&D Group, European Parliament; More Research and Greater Courage to Change – Joseph Daul, President of the EPP Group, European Parliament