Small-Scale Farmers Strategize Their Future

Some 1,000 farmers from 25 countries are meeting in Jakarta demanding greater land rights for small-scale farmers. The week-long conference is organized by LaVia Campesina, which represents millions of farm workers around the world. They argue the current global food crisis is a result of food market liberalization and say the solution is to empower small-scale farmers with incentives, subsidies and land ownership. Rebecca Henschke reports from Jakarta.

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