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June 13, 2022 - Roundtable

International trade and its impact on small farmers

On June 13, SWISSAID Geneva and Jai Jagat International invite you to a roundtable discussion on the challenges that international trade rules represent for peasant families. Starting from an international level, the discussion will focus on the specific case of India.

Access to and control of agriculture by peasants is a major issue for the development of a peaceful culture and the reduction of hunger and poverty. International experts from different fields will discuss the controversial issue of the International trade rules and its potential impacts in term of food sovereignty and peace security. The roundtable will take India as an example for worldwide lessons, benefiting from the report “Tilling history, cultivating alternative. Effects of international trade rules on smallholders in India” co-written by IHEID/SWISSAID. Beyond assessing the situation, the roundtable will also discuss the alternative for farmers to sustain the benefits of trade rules.

The roundtable will be held in English.

Round table

Place: Maison des Associations, rue des Savoises 15, Genève, salle Ghandi
Or: online via Zoom with this link
Date: 13 June 2022
Time: 18:30 – 20:30

Programme

18:30 – 18:35 : Introduction, Beatrice Vaggi, member of SWISSAID Genève and Benjamin Joyeux, Jai Jagat Coordinator

18:35 – 19:00 : launch of the report «Tilling history, cultivating alternative. Effects of international trade rules on smallholders in India». Presentation of the main findings by Nishkan Usayapant, Samhita S. Ayaluri et Jessica Anne Nicole Ramirez, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.

19:00-20:00 : Roundtable

  • Dr Jill Carr-Harris, Lead coordinator, International Jai Jagat
  • Scott Andersen, visiting professor international trade law and development, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
  • Dr. Christophe Gironde, senior lecturer in political economy, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
  • Nishkan Usayapant, Samhita S. Ayaluri et Jessica Anne Nicole Ramirez, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.

Moderation, Dr Denis Ruysschaert, vice-president SWISSAID Genève, Center International Environment Studies (CIES), Graduate Institute.

20:00-20:30: Questions with the public

The Jai Jagat movement

The access and control of agriculture by peasants is a major issue for the development of a peaceful culture and the reduction of hunger and poverty. The Indian movement Jai Jagat is part of this idea of access to resources for all, with the objective of promoting a model that leaves no one behind. It wants to carry the “voiceless” and “powerless” voice of our planet and promote Gandhi-inspired nonviolence as a global strategy for change.

 

The roundtable is supported by the Ville de Genève through the Fédération genevoise de coopération (FGC).