2009 World Congress

Our Global Priority: Food Security—Financial, Trade and Technical Strategies
May 18-20, 2009    Saint Louis, Missouri USA

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The 2009 World Congress will seek solutions to issues around agricultural production and supply, rising food costs, the crucial resource of water, and the impacts on agricultural economies and resources during a period of unprecedented financial uncertainties on a global scale....

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Preview of Speakers at the 2009 World Congress

Rt. Honorable James B. Bolger, ONZ

Crawford Falconer, Former Chairman, WTO Agriculture Committee

Paul Collier, Professor of Economics, Oxford University; Author, The Bottom Billion

N. Raghuveera Reddy, Minister of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh, India
SyngentaThe WAF is pleased to announce the establishment of the Syngenta Recognizing Contributions to Global Challenges Award, which will be presented at the World Congress in St. Louis this May. The award will be given to honor an individual or organization that has impacted the lives and livelihood of the world’s population by meeting the growing need for food.

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World leaders gather to discuss our global priorities—food security and the investments that will empower agriculture.

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