Food security represents a fundamental human right.  Yet, food insecurity is experienced by many Malaysians, especially the lower middle class, rural and marginal communities.

In conjunction with World Food Day which falls on 16 October, the Joint Action Forum on Food Crisis (JAFFC), Aliran Kesedaran Negara and Centre of Public Policy Studies (CPPS), supported and funded by United Nation`s Country Teams, is organizing a forum entitled The Global Food Crisis: Impact on Malaysia.  The details of the forum are as follows:

Date:            Saturday, 15 November 2008

Time:            8:30a.m. – 6:00p.m.

Venue:          Shah’s Village Hotel

The purpose of this forum is twofold:

(a)          Uphold and advocate the fundamental right of the grassroots to sustenance by providing a platform where their voices can be heard, supported by analysis and civil society;

(b)          Make visible the demands of the grassroots so that policies that guarantee their fundamental right to food will be drawn up thereby providing them with the needed safety net.