In order to properly advance the policies and propose the solutions necessary to address the world’s current struggle to balance the growing need for food, fuel, fiber and water, the World Agricultural Forum (WAF) will hold two meetings in 2009 to encompass our initiative with Africa. Just as we have done for the past 10 years, a biennial World Congress will be held in St Louis in Spring 2009, to be followed by our first meeting in Africa scheduled for Fall 2009.