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FEEDING THE WORLDTHE 9-BILLION PEOPLE QUESTION
February 8th 2012Starling Hotel, Geneva
www.economistconferences.com/food
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How can we feed the world?
As the world’s population grows to 9 billion in 2050, we are faced with the challenge of
guaranteeing enough food for all.
I believe that by 2050 we must be able to meet food needs in a truly sustainable manner and
that food must be used to contribute to better human health. Long before then, we should
have ensured that all people have access to adequate food.
Climate change and the need to preserve biodiversity and finite natural resources for future
generations indicate we must produce more with less.
The fact that the health of over half the population is threatened by poor nutrition—whether
hunger, mineral and vitamin deficiencies, or excessive consumption—shows that healthier diets are
badly needed.
The toughest question is why a billion people are hungry in a world of ample food production.
Other key issues to address include:
• How can we produce more with less environmental impact?
• How can we improve diets and tackle undernourishment, malnutrition and obesity?
• How can small-scale producers access technologies adapted to their needs?
• What policies and institutions are needed to ensure long-term global food security?
• What are the respective roles of the private and public sector in sustainable and fair global
food management?
Cross-stakeholder dialogue can help find the answers. Each of us—whether from private sector,
international agencies, civil society organisations and the academic world—has a significant role to
play in feeding the world in 2050.
In a spirit of constructive dialogue, I urge you to rise to this challenge and welcome you to
this important conference.
Yours sincerely
José Graziano de SilvaDirector General–electFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FEEDING THE WORLD | WELCOME LETTER
The world population will be over 9 billion in 2050. Will there be enough food to go around?Currently, over one billion people lack access to adequate food and nutrition. By 2050, the global population will surpass 9 billion people and agricultural systems will be increasingly challenged by water scarcity, climate change and volatility, raising the risk of production shortfalls.
With so much at stake, the need for smart planning across stakeholder groups is critical.
On February 8th in Geneva, the most respected names from agribusiness, policy, international agencies, science and the NGO community will come together to debate next steps, generating fresh solutions for critical food security challenges.
Together we will explore
• How can the private sector do more to create a sustainable global food system?
• How do we make it affordable for consumers to access healthy diets?
• How can we increase agricultural productivity?
• To what extent can breakthroughs in science help? Join us to debate the 9-billion people question
✔ Engage in far-reaching and thought-provoking debate
✔ Help us in setting out a roadmap for a sustainable and equitable food chain
✔ Be inspired by new perspectives, solutions and innovative new approaches towards sustainable agriculture
✔ Network with over 150 leaders from government, industry, science and technology
For further information, visit www.economistconferences.com/food
FEEDING THE WORLD | ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
09.00 Chair’s introduction
Co-chairs: Matthew Bishop, New York Bureau Chief, The EconomistDougal Thomson, Head of Conference Programmes, CEMEA, The Economist Group
09.05 Feeding the 9 billionIn order for 9 billion mouths to be fed nutritiously, we will have to increase the current intensity of use of resources, generate more productivity and use less water, chemicals and land. How can it be done?Graziano da Silva, Director General-elect, FAO
09.25 Panel debate: Tackling diets and nutrition Under-nourishment is a major contributor to 3.5 million deaths of children under five each year. How do we improve the diet of the people at the base of the pyramid? How do we make it affordable for consumers to access healthy diets? How should the huge (and growing) problem of obesity be tackled?Jay Naidoo, Chair, Global Alliance for Improved NutritionHowarth Bouis, Director, HarvestPlusPatrick Webb, Dean for Academic Affairs, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts UniversityDavid Nabarro, Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition, United Nations
10.10 Sustainable approaches to agriculture (1)How can industry do a better job of sourcing agricultural raw materials? Paul Bulcke sets out how his company are going about the challenge.Paul Bulcke, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé
10.30 Networking break
10.55 Sustainable approaches to agriculture (2)In 2008, illycaffè undertook a three-year research project to develop a more sustainable agricultural production system. What have they learnt and what have they changed?Andrea Illy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, illycaffè
11.15 Panel debate: Increasing agricultural productivity How can we achieve more efficient production systems, whether in small, medium or large-size holdings? What will have most impact in improving small-holders’ livelihood and productivity, and what can the private sector do to create stable markets? What is the outlook for the commercialisation of subsistence crops?Moderator: Harald von Witzke, Professor and Chair for International Agricultural Trade and Development, Humboldt University of BerlinEleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopia Commodity Exchange S. Ayyappan, Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research Louise Fresco, Professor, University of Amsterdam
12.00 Free trade and food securityThe regions in the world where food can grow are not necessarily the regions where the people are. With an unequal distribution of resources around the globe, are open markets essential?Paul Conway, Vice Chairman, Cargill
FEEDING THE WORLD | CONFERENCE AGENDA - FEBRUARY 8TH 2012
12.20 Lunch
13.40 Disruptive innovation: The breakthrough potential of mobile technologiesIn the 21st century, information moves at lightning speed. With farmers looking for access to markets and pricing information, how will low-cost technologies change the game?
Bob Collymore, Chief Executive Officer, Safaricom
14.00 Panel debate: Can the private sector do more to create a sustainable global food system?Industry often proclaims its role as a partner and driver of solutions for sustainable agriculture, but how successful are their initiatives in practice? In this extended session, a panel of industry leaders will set out their respective strategies and partnerships, in dialogue with a group of key stakeholders which includes Government representatives.
Industry Leaders:Jim Borel, Executive Vice-President, DuPontPeter Erickson, Senior Vice-President, General Mills IncJuan Ferreira, Vice-President EMEA, MonsantoMehmood Khan, Chief Scientific Officer, PepsiCo
Challenging industry: the stakeholders’ responseThe audience will feed back to our panel of industry leaders, raising areas of concern and suggesting new partnerships and priorities. A designated “devil’s advocate” will ensure that all issues are raised and explored in a spirit of disruptive but constructive enquiry.
15.00 Networking break
15.25 Food security: The Chinese perspective What happens in China affects the whole world. As the country changes, becoming more dependent on food imports to meet the burgeoning consumption demands of its growing middle class, how is the country’s food security strategy adapting? An expert talks through how China’s agriculture trading patterns are evolving, explaining the implications for the rest of the globe.
Jikun Huang, Founder and Director, Centre for Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences
15.45 Panel debate: Does science hold the answers?Over the next 40 years, yields need to rise by around 1.5% to feed mankind adequately; a reliable way to achieve this is to use better technology. Can genetic selection deliver the goods, or will public horror of genetic engineering force a re-think? What new plant technologies are generating the biggest yield gains currently? Brazil invested heavily in research and turned itself into a tropical superpower: can other countries repeat the trick?
Thomas Lumpkin, Director General, CIMMYTHoward Shapiro, Global Director of Plant Science and External Research, MARS Inc.Nina Fedoroff, Professor of Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University; Science and Technology Advisor to US Secretary of State
16.30 Government voices: Policy responses to food security
Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fishing, FranceAkinwunmi Ayo Adesina, Federal Minister, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nigeria
17.00 Chair’s summary followed by networking reception
FEEDING THE WORLD | EXPERT SPEAKERS
Matthew Bishop, New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
The purposeful provocateur, Matthew will challenge our experts by asking tough questions which get to the heart of the major tensions in feeding the world, stimulating fresh thinking and progressive dialogue.
Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fishing, France
“By 2050, there will be 9 billion humans on earth, and we will have to increase the global food production by 70%. Will we be able to face this extraordinary stake, without jeopardising our natural resources? We have to think differently about the way we manage agriculture, because we cannot accept anymore that more than a billion humans die of hunger.”
Jim Borel, Executive Vice-President, DuPont
“Collaboration and innovation are essential ingredients to sustainably feeding a growing world. Realising that no one company can solve this problem alone, I look forward to energetic dialogue between public-private sectors to harness our individual strengths that will make a collective difference in the fight for global food security.”
Andrea Illy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, illycaffè
“Are we actually going to be able to reach 9 billion people on our planet? What is the role of companies in helping to find a solution in the accomplishment of their own mission? This conference is a unique occasion for institutions, scientists and the private sector to get together in order to redefine tasks and goals for sustainable development.”
Howard Shapiro, Global Director of Plant Science and External Research, MARS Inc.
“In the quarter century since the international community and individual governments accepted sustainable development as a worthy goal, no country has achieved it. The evisceration of malnutrition and chronic hunger must be the first step in sustainable development if the planet and society have a realistic chance to survive.”
FEEDING THE WORLD | EXPERT SPEAKERS
Supporting organisations
Join the conversation
During an intensive day of discussion, debate, and live poll voting we will be addressing the big issues facing the world’s food chain including the need to improve diets and nutrition, food waste, agricultural productivity, the use of genetic engineering, and much more.
Paul Bulcke, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé
“Farmers and sustainable agriculture are essential for food security, and our co-operation with farmers is vital to achieve sustainability across the supply chain. New challenges are ahead, which require better policies and stakeholders willing to co-operate in partnership.”
Mehmood Khan, Chief Scientific Officer, PepsiCo
“With nearly 7 billion people expected to live in urban areas by 2050—far from where food is grown—and with an increase in constraints on time, income and the environment, the growing science behind food/body interaction offers disruptive new insights into the viability of processing foods.”
David Nabarro, Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition, United Nations
“I hope that the conference will focus not only on the total volume of food needed by the world as a whole, but also on the challenges of ensuring that all the world’s citizens are able to access the nutritious food they need at an affordable price within local markets. This is the challenge in a world which already has one in seven people who are affected by chronic hunger.”
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