The German Orient-Institut and Goethe Institut in Beirut have held a forum on food industry and policies in the Arab world.  The forum held on March 15-17, 2015 with the participation of farmers, businessmen, activists, artists, politicians, chefs and academics.

Five topics were at the centre of discussions including the dialectical relationship between globalism and local food production and consumption, the power of food and ways to maintain food sovereignty, food control safety, transformations in food culture, and current alternatives such as organic food.APN manager, Mariam Jaja made a presentation during the final session ‘ The Power of Food' on food sovereignty in the Arab world, and the role of civil society.

She shed light on APN’s work in supporting the agricultural sector in Palestine and Jordan and its role in influencing global food and agricultural policies and unifying efforts of the regional civil society in this field through the Arab Network for Food Sovereignty.

Jaja was invited on the first day of the forum to mediate the session entitled ‘Think Globally and Eat Locally’, which focused on the influence of the trans-border companies on food patterns and the lack of fairness in the food production and distribution.

The final session was headed by Dr. Rami Zureik, a professor at the AUB with the participation of DR.Ray Bush of Leeds University, Jordanian farmer Issa Halabi and Morris Sa’adeh representing FAO.

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