Events

Jan
24
2011

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE, IFAD, ROME

Gordon Conway presented at the international Conference on “New Directions for Smallholder Agriculture” on 24-25 January 2011 in Rome, Italy to discuss the future of some 500 million smallholders. Here is an extract from the speech given by Gordon Conway at the conference: On Being a Smallholder Being a smallholder is a relevant term. Having less than two… Read more »

Oct
14
2010

THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE

The World Food Prize is the foremost international award recognising the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. Dr Norman Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in world agriculture, envisioned a prize that would honour those… Read more »