A silent revolution is underway at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Corporations are being given increasing influence at the expense of states, small scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples and civil society.
This process threatens the democratic governance of our food systems. In a new report, Corporate Capture of FAO: Industry’s Deepening Influence on Global Food Governance , FIAN International and Corporate Accountability outline the extent of corporate engagement in the FAO and its negative impacts on global decision-making at a time of worsening food crisis.
