As written on Grain.org” 6 December 2011

On 5 December 2011″ GRAIN received the 2011 Right Livelihood Award” often referred to as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’” at the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm. GRAIN was awarded “for its worldwide work to protect the livelihoods and rights of farming communities and to expose the massive purchases of farmland in developing countries by foreign financial interests”. GRAIN seized on the opportunity to demand an immediate end to land grabbing and a restitution of lands to local communities. The following speech was delivered to the Swedish Parliament by GRAIN coordinator Henk Hobbelink during the Awards Ceremony.

Click to read the speech or to see the video of the acceptance speech and award ceremony.