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Friday, 19 February, 2016
10:00 CET
Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung, Marienstrae 1920, 10117 Berlin
Space is limited. Email Shefali Sharma to RSVP
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and Forum for Environment and Development invite you to a discussion about the global meat industry and its links to German retailers such as Metro, Lidl and Aldi. In particular, Andre Campos from Reporter Brasil will present groundbreaking research on the Brazilian meat production chain and injustices on workers, both in factories and on cattle ranches. Given their groundbreaking work on this issue, Reporter Brasils website has been targeted by hackers.
Agenda:
- 10-10:20: Introductions and Overview of the Global Meat Complex, Shefali Sharma (Situating Brazil; JBS presence in the U.S. and implications of meat trade and TTIP)
- 10:20-10:50: Meat Production in Brasil and Injustice, Andre Campos (Factories, ranches, chicken transport; Links to major retailers including in Germany)
- 10:50-11:50: Discussion: what can be done in Germany?
Presenters
Shefali Sharma
Sharma, based in Berlin, leads IATPs initiative on the Global Meat Complextracking and exposing the rapid accumulation of power of transnational corporations in meat production and its supply chainswith the goal to ultimately transform the food system. She has worked on international trade, agriculture and economic justice issues for over 18 years.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), founded in 1986, works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.
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