| Past World Congresses 2013 Congress - Hyderabad, India 2011 World Congress - Brussels 2010 Latin America Round Table The Role of Latin America in Feeding the World in 2050 Brasilia, Brazil May 12-13, 2010 Former Presidents, former Agricultural Ministers, representatives of key Agribusiness Companies and NGO’s joined the first World Agricultural Forum (WAF) to be held Latin America. From May 12 to 13th the forum discussed the role that Latin American will play as a global supplier of agricultural products to 2050. With plenty of available land and water Latin America is well placed to play an increasingly important role in helping the world meet its increasing demand of food, fuel and fiber. But in order to do that it must be proactive and give an answer to areas holding its growth. The World Agricultural Forum Latin America will focussed its discussions on how to tackle key constraints for the region such as: What technological and natural resource policies do we need? Are we building enough human capital to bring the next generation of agricultural leaders? Do we have the needed infrastructure to be efficient? What opportunities and challenges will climate change bring? Can small producers be beneficiaries of this growth? Is Latin America leading or following in Bio-Fuels? How do we tackle the growing water constraint? Does Latin America follow the right strategies to reach markets? Is Latin American agriculture attractive for investors? Agenda 2010 Latin America Round Table 2009 World Congress The Agricultural Challenge May 18 - 20, 2009 St. Louis, Missouri USA The 2009 World Congress focussed on seeking solutions to issues around agricultural production and supply, rising food costs, the crucial resource of water, and the impacts on agricultural economies and resources during a period of unprecedented financial uncertainties on a global scale. Defining strategies and creating solutions to achieve a better understanding of the drivers and challenges of agriculture and food production including labour, rising prices, shrinking sources of credit, leveraging of innovation and technology, creation of incentives for production and higher productivity, and reducing the impact of input costs to farmers. Lessons learned in Latin America highlighted the important role of education to drive successes in agricultural production and provide a path forward for Africa and the developing world. Each sector -- government, private and private-public partnerships and civil society (NGOs) was challenged to provide a road map to success by addressing the crucial issues of safe, affordable and reliable supplies of food, fuel, fiber and water. Failure to address these issues around agriculture and food production as an economic priority will have long-lasting impacts in the global community. Agenda - 2009 World Congress 2009 World Congress Proceedings 2009 Asia Rountable Balancing the Agricultural Bottom Line March 8 - 10, 2009 Phuket, Thailand Sponsored by Agriculture, the foundation of most economies, is the prominent avenue for sustaining economic growth. Therefore, it is imperative that agriculture be viewed not only as a means to feed people, but also as an investment. Historically, global attention has focused on trade policies and import and export markets for agricultural goods. However, today’s economic strains are forcing a closer look at agricultural financing and investments. Agricultural investments are the necessary component to stimulating growth in emerging economies. Thus, an agenda has been created to address these issues and advance a collaborative solution(s). [read more] Agenda - The 2009 Asia Roundtable 2007 World Congress Creating Prosperity through Investments in Agriculture May 8 - 10 St. Louis, Missouri USA The World Agricultural Forum (WAF) experienced the most successful World Congress to date. More than 400 world leaders gathered for the 10th World Congress to focus on the timeless theme of "Creating Prosperity through Investments in Agriculture." With several nations represented at the 10-year anniversary, the WAF is able to highlight more key outcomes poised to empower agriculture than in years past. [ read more ] Featured Speakers Robert W. Lane – Chairman and CEO, Deere & Company Hon. DR. Rajashekara Reddy – Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA Rt. Hon. John Gummer – Former Minister of Ag, UK Carl Hausmann – President and CEO, Bunge North America, Inc Hon. Minister Hilary Onek – Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries, and Fisheries, Republic of Uganda Marcos Jank – President of the Brazilian Institute for International Trade Negotiations ICONE, Brazil Rick Greubel – Group Vice President and International President, Tyson Food Inc Brett Begemann – Executive Vice President, Monsanto Company Lutz Goedde – Senior Director, Market Access, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Andrew Bennett – CEO, Syngenta Foundation, UK Hon. Dr. George Chaponda – Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Republic of Malawi Christopher Delgado – Strategy & Policy Adviser, Agriculture & Rural Development, World Bank Michael de Groot – Executive Director, Rabobank Foundation. The Netherlands Mariann Fischer Boel – Commissioner for Agricultural and Rural Development, European Economic Union Raghuveera Reddy – Hon Minister for Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh, India James Spellman – United Nations Foundation Barclay Forrest – ODE, Director, D1 Oils, UK Thomas Dorr – Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture Dr. Paul Thompson – W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics, Michigan State University Hon. Minister Hilary Onek – Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries, and Fisheries, Republic of Uganda Need for Transforming Rural Areas to Productivity Dr. Joyce Cacho – Director, Agribusiness Initiatives, The Corporate Council on Africa Pamela Anderson – Director General, International Potato Center, Peru Julie Howard – Executive Director, Partnership to End Hunger in Africa Richard Foster – Vice President-Programs, W.H. Kellogg Foundation Adama Gaye – Group Head Corporate Affairs, Government and Investor Relations, Ecobank, Togo Africa Mr. Joseph U. Ayalogu, Amb – Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria to Switzerland, Berne Mike Johanns – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mohamed Ait Kadi – President of the General Council of Agricultural Development, Morocco Agenda - The 2007 World Congress 2005 World Congress The Key to Peace, Security and Growth: Local, Regional AND Global Agri-Food Systems 2005 World Congress May 16 - 18 St. Louis, Missouri USA The 2005 Congress examined critical issues in agriculture and its role in economic development and human welfare. Speakers stressed positive achievements in local and global agri-food systems that can be expanded to bridge the gaps and create a more peaceful and equitable society for all. Featured Speakers Ruth Oniang’o – Executive Director, Rural Outreach Program, Kenya Felipe Manteiga – Managing Director, Agricultural Programs, Millennium Challenge Corporation Hans Johr – Corporate Head of Agriculture, Nestle Carl Hausmann – President & CEO, Bunge North America Philip Kiriro – President, East Africa Farmers Federation Jean-Marc Trarieux – Agricultural Attache , Delegation of the European Commission Mohamed Ait-Kadi – President of the General Council of Agricultural development, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Forestry Morocco Reid Detchon – Executive Director, Energy Future Coalition Mike Eckhart – President, American Council for Renewable Energy Israel Klabin – President, Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development Rick Tolman – CEO, National Corn Growers Association Stephen Censky – CEO, American Soybean Association Felipe Manteiga – Head of Agriculture, Millennium Challenge Account Istvan Feher – Deputy Secretary of State, Hungary Deborah Perkins – Executive Director, Food and Agribusiness Research, Rabobank Jim Thompson – Global Development Alliance Secretariat, USAID Paul Carothers – Vice-President, Public Affairs, Kraft Foods Rob Horsch – Vice-President Monsanto Company Ken Roberts – Associate Administrator FAS, USDA Agenda - 2005 World Congress 2003 World Congress A New Age in Agriculture: Working Together To Create The Future And Dismantle The Barriers May 18 - 20 St. Louis, Missouri USA Hyatt Hotel, Union Station Featured Speakers Dr. Norman Borlaug – Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, President, Sasakawa African Association Jacques Diouf – Director General Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, represented by Charles Riemenschneider Dr. Pedro Sanchez – Co-Chair, United Nations Task Force on Hunger, 2002 World Food Prize Laureate Joachim von Braun – Director General, International Food and Policy Research Institute Mr. Adrian Measner – President & CEO, Canadian Wheat Board Armando Paredes – President, National Agriculture Council, Mexico Ken Roberts – Deputy Associate Administrator, Foreign Ag Service, USDA Hon. V. Sobhanadreeswara Rao – Minister of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh, India Dr. Memed Gunawan – Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia Hon. Kipruto Rono arap Kirwa – Minister of Agriculture, Kenya Jaesoo Kim – Agriculture Counselor, Korea Hon. Alvaro Enrique Quijandria Salmon – Minister of Agriculture of Peru Siphiwe Mkhize PhD – Minister of Agriculture, Embassy of South Africa in Washington, DC David Walker – Deputy Chief of Mission, New Zealand Hideaki Kumazawa – Vice Agriculture Minister, Japan Peter Baxter – Deputy Chief of Mission, Australian Embassy, US Fons Schmid – Chairman, Global Food Safety Task Force and Vice President Food Safety, Royal Ahold, The Netherlands Dr. Jose Zaglul – President of Earth University, Costa Rica Margaret Kruk – Expert Presenter, UN Millennium Project Aly Shady – Co – Founder, World Water Council, Canada Oran Hesterman – Program Director, Food Systems and Rural Development, W. K. Kellogg Foundation Jim Hershey – Program Director, World Initiative for Soy in Human Health WISHH Jake Walter – Mozambique Country Director, TechnoServe Marcelo Muniagurria – Lieutenant Governor of Santa Fe, Argentina Hon. David Jimenez Sardon – Governor of Puna, Peru Agenda - 2003 World Congress 2001 World Congress A New Age in Agriculture: Feeding the World May 20 - 22 St. Louis, Missouri USA Featured Speakers John C. Danforth – Chairman, Advisory Board Jacques Diouf – Director General, Food & Agriculture Organization of United Nation Dr. Bugaran Saragih – Minister of Agriculture, Representing Meagawati Soekarnoputri, Vice President, Indonesia Prof. Ango Abdullahi – Special Advisor to the President on Food Security, Representing President Obasanjo, Nigeria Ismail Alaoui – Minister of Agriculture, Representing the Prime Minister, Kingdom of Morocco Marcelo Regunaga – Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Argentina Franz Fischler – Commissioner for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, European Union Herbert G. Brown – Chairman Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn – President Mr. Gerard Viatte – Director for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, OECD, Paris Casaba Csaki – Senior Advisor, World Bank Carlos – Felipe Jaramillo - Ph.D., Director, Colombian Government Trade Bureau J. Erik Fyrwald – President, Dupont Nutrition and Health Dan Glickman – Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture George McGovern - Ambassador, UN Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy Ben Gill – President, National Farmers Union, United Kingdom George Melloan - Deputy Editor, Wall Street Journal Sharad Joshi – Chairman, Task Force on Agriculture, Government of India Lyle Vanclief – Minister of Agriculture and Agri – Food, Canada Dr. His-Huang Chen – Chairman of Council of Agriculture, Chinese Taipei Mattie R. Sharpless – Acting Administrator of Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA |
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