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35 Nw. J. Int'l L. & Bus. 335 (2014-2015)
When Baby Steps Just Won't Work: Small Farmers Are Our Best Hope Reducing Food Insecurity and We Are Not Doing Enough

handle is hein.journals/nwjilb35 and id is 345 raw text is: Copyright 2015 by Northwestern University Schooi of Law Printed in U.S.A. Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business Vol. 35, No. 2 When Baby Steps Just Won't Work: Small Farmers Are Our Best Hope Reducing Food Insecurity and We Are Not Doing Enough Anjanette H. Raymond and Abbey Stemler* Abstract: The concept of baby steps is well-known among psychologists and movie buffs alike. In the classic movie What About Bob, Dr. Leo Marvin (played by Richard Dreyfuss) gives to Bob (Bill Murray), a highly dependent and worried individual, a copy of his book Baby Steps. Dr. Marvin explains, It means setting small, reasonable goals for yourself One day at a time, one tiny step at a time-doable, accomplishable goals. For many, the concept of baby steps, methodically working on simple, constrained pieces of a problem, is a useful approach in solving complex and difficult problems. Unfortunately, ac- complishing large goals through small increments can take a considerable amount of time and coordination. And, in the case of solving world hunger, time is up. Prior attempts to address the issue of hunger have been based on baby steps, and now we must abandon such incremental approaches and focus on large-scale changes. Otherwise, the world will soon see a food crisis like never before. The first part of the paper asserts that increased access to financing is needed for smallholder farmers to help boost farm productivity and reduce food scarcity. The second part, describes a new protocol to an existing convention, the Cape Town Convention (defined below), that some argue will benefit agri- culture financing. The paper concludes by considering the actual impact the new protocol would have on small farmers' ability to reduce food and asserts that while the protocol might end up being a successful one, it is still just a baby step toward the stated goal of eliminating world hunger. Anjanette Raymond, Assistant Professor, Business Law and Ethics, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Abbey Stemler, Practitioner and Lecturer, Business Law and Ethics, Kelley School of Busi- ness, Indiana University 335

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