- Dr. Mark Rosegrant, Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will be presenting the results of a new report, Food Security in a World of Natural Resource Scarcity. The study measures the impacts of agricultural…
- Empowering Rural Women Through Agricultural Innovation is the parallel event organized by WFO and GFAR during the CSW in New York. First-hand involvement by women farmers in the research and development process of agricultural innovation is crucial to reach sustainable development in the long term…
- Innovations in food and agriculture have the potential to develop products to decrease the global environmental footprint, optimize nutrition, and meet agricultural challenges and consumer needs of the 21st Century. As consumer perceptions of food and agricultural technology evolve, so does the…
- The International Year of Family Farming 2014 will be officially launched on 22 November 2013, at UN Headquarters in New York, from 3 to 5 pm. The main purpose of the event is to present the general objectives, lines of action and activities to be developed within the celebration of the IYFF…
- December 12, 2013 at the New York Academy of Sciences 7 WTC, 250 Greenwich Street, 40th Fl.- NY, NY 10007 Early bird registration until Nov. 27 - Use the code PROTEIN5 for $5 off registration 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with reception following Population growth and changes in dietary practices…
- G8 was founded in 1975, it has served in recent years as a forum for the leaders of the world's largest markets to discuss critical issues of the day ranging from the global economy to pressing security challenges. The Summit will take place between May 15 and 22. The G8 summit will focus on…