2009 World Congress
Overview
May 18 - 20, 2009 Saint Louis Missouri USA
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The Agricultural Challenge: Our Global Priority: Food Security—Financial, Trade and Technical Strategies
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. Defining strategies
and creating solutions will require a better understanding of the drivers
and challenges of agriculture and food production including labour, rising
prices, shrinking sources of credit, leveraging of innovation and technology,
creation of incentives for production and higher productivity, and reducing
the impact of input costs to farmers. Each sector -- government, private
and private-public partnerships and civil society (NGOs) will be challenged
to provide a road map to success by addressing the crucial issues of safe,
affordable and reliable supplies of food, fuel, fiber and water.
The WAF is pleased to announce the establishment of the Syngenta Bringing Plant Potential to Life 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. Find out more here.
May 18 - 20, 2009 Saint Louis Missouri USA
Listen to audio clips from the 2009 World Congress
The Agricultural Challenge: Our Global Priority: Food Security—Financial, Trade and Technical Strategies
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. Defining strategies
and creating solutions will require a better understanding of the drivers
and challenges of agriculture and food production including labour, rising
prices, shrinking sources of credit, leveraging of innovation and technology,
creation of incentives for production and higher productivity, and reducing
the impact of input costs to farmers. Each sector -- government, private
and private-public partnerships and civil society (NGOs) will be challenged
to provide a road map to success by addressing the crucial issues of safe,
affordable and reliable supplies of food, fuel, fiber and water.The WAF is pleased to announce the establishment of the Syngenta Bringing Plant Potential to Life 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. Find out more here.
Participant Shares Views on Food and Agriculture
Professor Marcos Fava Neves, a panelist at the 2010 World Agricultural Forum - Latin America and professor at The University of Sao Paulo, Brazil has recently published two articles discussing agribusiness strategies and the food inflation problem. Please read on. Defining an Agribusiness Strategic Agenda for 2010-2020 (pdf) Strategies for Solving the Food Inflation Problem (pdf)
Professor Marcos Fava Neves, a panelist at the 2010 World Agricultural Forum - Latin America and professor at The University of Sao Paulo, Brazil has recently published two articles discussing agribusiness strategies and the food inflation problem. Please read on. Defining an Agribusiness Strategic Agenda for 2010-2020 (pdf) Strategies for Solving the Food Inflation Problem (pdf)
