Events
Upcoming Events
3/17/2010
Washington, D.C.
Global Harvest Initiative 2010 Symposium
GHI's 2010 Symposium, Closing the Gap: Examining an Alternative Future, will bring together agriculture, conservation, hunger and food security experts who will discuss policy solutions to meeting the agricultural challenges of the next several decades. GHI will unveil a four-part study to provide additional perspective on the difficulty of the challenges ahead, as well as the global consequences of not closing the productivity gap.The study was commissioned to provide a ground work to shape the policies necessary to sustainably close the global agricultural productivity gap by 2050.
The symposium will be webcast live at www.globalharvestinitiative.org. We will be tweeting from the event. To catch the latest happenings and discussions, follow us on Twitter at @Harvest2050.
Registration to this event will be by invitation only and seating is expected to be limited. To request further information about the symposium, please contact Christina Altenau at christina.altenau@globalharvestinitiative.org.
Past Events
9/22/09
Washington, D.C. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
Global Harvest Initiative Symposium Series: Agriculture at a Crossroads
The first in a series of Global Harvest Initiative symposiums will bring together thought leaders across the agriculture, environmental, food security, international trade and food industry sectors to critically evaluate the challenges faced by global agriculture today, to anticipate how they will evolve in the future, and to thoughtfully consider the actions necessary to meet these demands in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Click here to view the final agenda
10/14/09 - 10/16/09
Des Moines, Iowa
World Food Prize: Food, Agriculture, and National Security in a Globalized World
The World Food Prize 2009 Borlaug Dialogue symposium will convene experts and decision-makers from around the world to discuss how their fields - in policy, industry, science and academia, and development - can ensure adequate access to food and nutrition for, and thus contribute to the security of, all people. More information can be found here: http://www.worldfoodprize.org/symposium/2009.htm
