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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
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  • Subject: [Livingontheland] International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security
  • Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:44:06 -0700

International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security
May 3rd to 5th 2007
Rome, Italy
http://www.ifoam.org/events/other_events/FAO_Organic_Food_Security.html

The International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security will
be held from May 3-5 2007 in FAO’s Headquarters (Green Room) in Rome,
Italy, in connection with the 33rd Session of the Committee on World Food
Security (7-10 May 2007).

Conference organizers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, through its
Inter-Departmental Working Group on Organic Agriculture, in partnership
with: the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
(IFOAM), Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI), World Wildlife
Fund (WWF), Third World Network (TWN) ... (list open)

Conference participants
The Conference is open to all interested colleagues, including government,
academic institutions, civil society and private sector institutions
interested in organic agriculture and food security. The target audience
are the government delegates attending the 33rd Committee on Food Security
and country representatives to FAO. Invitations for attendance will be only
electronic, through dedicated websites (see below).

There is a need to clarify the contribution of organic agriculture to food
security and to demystify this subject so that FAO can provide objective
and informed advice to its member countries. Organic agriculture offers a
rich arena for research and debate about the future, and FAO offers a
unique forum for this knowledge exchange.

Conference objectives
The overall objective of the Conference is to shed light on the
contribution of organic agriculture to food security, through the analysis
of existing information in different agro-ecological areas of the world.
The Conference will identify organic agriculture’s potential and limits
in addressing the food security challenge, including conditions required
for its success.

The outcome of the Conference will be a thorough assessment of the state of
knowledge on organic agriculture and food security, including
recommendations on areas for further research and policy development. The
Report of the Conference will be submitted to the 33rd Session of the
Committee on Food Security, for information and further action.





  • [Livingontheland] International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security, TradingPostPaul, 01/04/2007

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