Hungry for Trade

John Madeley has been a writer and broadcaster specialising in Third World development and environmental issues for the past twenty years. From 1983 to 1998, he was Editor of the renowned magazine, International Agricultural Development. A contributor to leading British papers including the Observer, the Financial Times and the Independent on Sunday, he has also written for many NGOs including Christian Aid, the Panos Institute, and the Catholic Institute for International Relations. He is the author of several books:* When Aid is No Help: How Projects Fail and How They Could Succeed* Trade and the Poor: The Impact of International Trade on Developing Countries* Land is Life: Land Reform and Sustainable Agriculture (co-editor)* Big Business, Poor Peoples: The Impact of Transnational Corporations on the World's Poor.

• Introduction1. Seattle 19992. Food Security: The Causes of Insecurity3. Trade Liberalization4. International Organisations and Policies Affecting Trade and Food Security5. Trade Liberalization and Food Security: The Evidence6. Corporate Managed Trade: Patents7. Corporate Managed Trade: Genetically Modified Foods8. Putting Food Security Into Trade: NGOs Speak9. Conclusion: Food Security With Less Trade?Conclusion

'A timely and important resource for the growing debate on trade and agriculture and the review of the WTO rules that promote trade at the cost of livelihood and food security. John Madeley combines the perspectives of people in the south and north to create another agenda for food based on justice and human rights.' Vandana Shiva 'A unique overview of how new trade rules governing intellectual property rights and agriculture have damaged the sector most vital to developing countries' future.' Sophia Murphy, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis 'For years, rich and poor citizens have been told that so-called free trade is the answer to their food needs. John Madeley's book is a marvellous riposte.' Tim Lang Thames Valley University 'John Madeley has spent his life advocating the cause of farmers in the poorer countries?. His ability to research complex issues and explain in simple terms how they are damaging the poor is astounding.' John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich