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The Community Food Security Coalition Proudly Presents...
Monday, October 12, 2009
Polk County Convention Center,
Des Moines
Room 204
5:45 pm Reception
6:15 pm Lecture and Discussion
This event is free and open to the
public. Appetizers and a cash bar will
be available. This event is sponsored
by the Food & Society Fellows Program
at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Policy and the Worldwatch Institute.
For more information contact
Angie Tagtow at 515.367.5200 or
[email protected].
Dr. Hans R. Herren, an internationally recognized scientist, is
the President of the Millennium Institute in Arlington, Virginia.
Prio
to joining MI, he was director-general of the International
Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, Kenya.
H
also served as director of the Africa Biological Control Center
of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in
Benin. At
ICIPE, Hans developed and implemented programs in the area of
human, animal, plant and environmental health (the 4-H
paradigm) as they relate to insect issues. At IITA, he conceived
and implemented the highly successful biological control
program that saved the African cassava crop, and averted Africas
worst-ever food crisis. Hans earned his Ph.D. at the Federa
Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, and holds
numerous awards that recognize his distinguished and continuing
achievements in original research. Over the years, Hans has
moved his interests toward integrated sustainable development,
in
particular, linking environmental, plant, animal, and human
health issues. Hans serves on the boards of numerous
organization
including co-chairing the International Assessment of
Agricultural Knowledge, Science & Technology; chairman of
BioVision, a
Swiss foundation with a global mandate to alleviate poverty and
improve the livelihoods of poor people while maintaining the
precious natural resource base that sustains life; member of the
Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research
Science Council; past president of the International Association
of the Plant Protection Sciences; and former member of the U
Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Reception with Lecture and Discussion featuring the
1995 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Hans R. Herren
With more than 7,000 plants available for food, 60 percent of
the global diet is
derived from corn, wheat and rice. Farm organizations and food
industries often
claim that advances in biotechnology of these crops are required
to meet growing
demands on the food supply - but at what cost? Join 1995 World
Food Prize
Laureate Dr. Hans Herren as he explores an agricultural agenda
that establishes
global food security, environmental sustainability and social
justice. Dr. Herren is the
President of the Millennium Institute and is the co-chair of the
International
Assessment of Agriculture Knowledge, Science, and Technology for
Development
work group which wrote the 2009 report Agriculture at a
Crossroads. An
esteemed panel will respond to Dr. Herren followed by dialog
with the audience.
What Will the World Eat?
U.S. Impact on Global Food Security
This event is part of the Community Food Security
Coalitions 13th Annual Conference, October 10-13,
2009 at the Polk County Convention Center. For more
information and to register for this conference go to
www.communityfoodconference.org.
