Global Food Security Symposium 2009
The inaugural Global Food Security Symposium in Washington, DC reviewed the first report of the Global Food and Agriculture Program at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Feb
25
Chicago Council’s Global Agriculture Development Report ReleaseÂ
The Global Agricultural Development Project's final report provides an objective assessment of the risks posed by rural poverty and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It endorses a call to action for the United States government to work with governments and other institutions in those regions to increase agricultural productivity, market access, and incomes for smallholder farmers. The report was developed and endorsed by a bipartisan group of national leaders with experience and expertise on food and agriculture, development, foreign policy, and international organizations.Â
About the Speakers
Richard G. Lugar
Richard G. Lugar, US Senate
Joachim von Braun
Director, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn
David Beckmann
David Beckmann, Bread for the World
Distinguished Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture
Catherine Bertini served as executive director of the UN World Food Program, the world’s largest international humanitarian agency, from 1992 to 2002 prior to joining the Council. She was named the World Food Prize laureate in 2003 for her groundbreaking leadership there.