"Traders must keep their hands off from land and food" . "the land belongs to those who work it, and to the local communities". "Food Sovereignty for all". These are but few samples of the claims raised in Rome by one hundred representatives from 'La Via Campesina' (International Federation of peasants' organizations), the IPC (International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty) and from CISA (Italian Committee for Food Sovereignty). These platforms of peasants' federations held a street demonstration in front of the FAO premises, at the opening of the negotiations on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, ended in October 14.

From Monday, the attention is raised towards the Committee for Food security (CFS), based at FAO, which will address the present serious crisis caused by rocketing food prices.