Archive for January, 2012

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  • January 2012
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    Greening the Economy through Agriculture

    On January 21, I had a chance to attend the 77th Berlin International Green Week (IGW) which is an international exhibition for the food, agricultural, and horticultural industries. I gave a keynote speech on Achieving Food and Nutrition Security while Switching to a Green Economy as part of the International Business Panel on “Food Security [...]

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  • January 2012
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    New leadership and vision at the FAO

    I had the chance to meet with the new FAO Director General, José Graziano da Silva on January 16 in Rome, together with Dr. Marie Ruel, the Division Director of IFPRI’s Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division. Dr. Graziano da Silva reiterated the key pillars of his mandate: targeting hunger, supporting sustainable food production and consumption [...]

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