2013 Global Food Security Symposium Commentaries
Collection by Global Agricultural Development Initiative
Commentaries from speakers at our 2013 Global Food Security Symposium.
Global Food for Thought
Commentary - Food Aid Reform: Making Every Dollar Count - Helene D. Gayle
How the U.S. Can Lead on Food Security
How the U.S. Can Lead on Food Security - Nick Conger
Commentary - Hay Festival 2013: Roger Thurow looks at the effects of famine
Roger Thurow, author of The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change, gives an insight into the devastating effects of malnutrition. 15-year-old Hagirso (left) has suffered the consequences of the 2003 famine. By Roger Thurow In the first year classroom of Shemena Godo Primary School, in Boricha, Ethiopia, three dozen children study the alphabet. On a black chalkboard, teacher Chome Muse highlights the letter B and writes the combination with each vowel…
Commentary - Today’s Challenge Requires Tomorrow’s Leaders
Commentary - Today’s Challenge Requires Tomorrow’s Leaders - Paul Schickler
Commentary - Food security beyond calories
Commentary - Food Security Beyond Calories- Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Commentary - Advancing Food Security by Opening Markets
Commentary - Advancing Food Security by Opening Markets - Ambassador Isi Siddiqui
Commentary - Supporting Business-led Agricultural Development in Africa
Commentary - Supporting Business-led Agricultural Development in Africa - Helen Mant
Commentary - The Future of Food Aid
Commentary - The Future of Food Aid - Tom Hart
Commentary - High Food Prices and Dietary Quality: Who Pays?
Commentary - High Food Prices and Dietary Quality: Who Pays? - Dr. Howarth Bouis
Commentary - From Dairy Farm to the Global Table
Commentary - From Dairy Farm to the Global Table - Tom Gallagher
Commentary - Addressing Food Security Beyond our Food Supply
Commentary - Addressing Food Security Beyond our Food Supply - John Ginascol
Commentary - Stretching the Food Aid Dollar by Building Strong Local Markets
Commentary - Stretching the Food Aid Dollar by Building Strong Local Markets - Jon Halverson
Commentary - What Would Norm Say?
Commentary - What Would Norm Say? - Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn
Commentary - InterAction’s Food Security Pledge: $1 Billion of Potential Leverage
Commentary - InterAction’s Food Security Pledge: $1 Billion of Potential Leverage - Sam Worthington
Commentary - Lesson from a Famine: Markets Matter
Lesson From A Famine: Markets Matter-Roger Thurow
Live Blog - Is there a New Trade Opportunity?
Live Blog - Is there a New Trade Opportunity? - Meerim Shakirova