Renfrewshire Environmental Trust's Blog

There are currently efforts being made to introduce better regulation of food speculation. The World Development Movement and Fairtrade Foundation state that “the manipulation of commodity markets by hedge funds in London and New York can affect the lives of millions of farmers thousands of miles away.”  Work is underway to seeks increased transparency of deals made and also, to introduce limits on the speculation of commodities. Further details from the World Development Movement at: http://www.wdm.org.uk/food-speculation?dm_i=5QB,843J,1O974J,KROP,1