The campaigning organisation 'War on Want' is challenging the global rules that have contributed to the current food crisis. They work with partner groups across the world to mitigate the effects of decades of global 'free trade' rules set by a World Trade Organisation lobbied by powerful countries. The current crisis has been exacerbated by the destabilising of government support, leaving small farmers unable to respond to the natural fluctuations in food production.

War on Want is involved in projects such as the one run by MONLAR, their Sri Lankan partner organisation. By providing farmers with training, seeds, equipment and knowledge, they have helped smallholders grow all their own food, insulating them from the effects of rising food prices.

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