By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Lawrence Haddad, Director of IDS, was interviewed about the food crisis for the BBC 10 O’clock News. Watch a video of the news item…
Food Crisis, Lawrence Haddad on BBC News
UN WORLD FOOD SUMMIT: KOFI ANNAN ARRIVES WITH AGRA MESSAGE
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Ban Ki-moon’s predecessor at the head of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, was due to arrive in Rome this morning to sign an agreement…
UN FOOD SUMMIT: BACKGROUNDER
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation called the emergency meetingafter soaring commodity prices threatened to add as many as 100 million more people…
UN FOOD SUMMIT: US$20BN NEEDED, SAYS BAN KI-MOON
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Day two of the UN World Food Summit has commenced with UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s declaration that US$15 billion to US$20 billion is needed…
UN FOOD SUMMIT: MUGABE’S PRESENCE
From the Independent newspaper, UK
UN FOOD SUMMIT: WILL FARMERS’ VOICES BE HEARD?
By DAN SMITH, Future Agricultures Consortium member In his opening speech for the UN World Food Summit, Jacques Diouf, the FAO Director General, stated that “the world only needs US$30…
UN FOOD SUMMIT: WHOSE VISION FOR THE FUTURE?
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The UN World Food Summit opened in Rome today, aiming to address the soaring food costs which have sparked riots in Egypt, Cameroon, Cote…
SALZBURG DAY 2: INNOVATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR WHOM?
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member There was much talk across the group and plenary sessions about the importance of coordination and alignment of initiatives and institutions. This is happening…
SALZBURG DAY 1: AFRICAN CONTEXT IS ALL
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member See photos from SalzburgA Green Revolution in Africa must be grounded firmly in an African context, taking African biodiversity, climates, cultures and peoples into…
IAASTD: CHANGE IN FARMING CAN FEED THE WORLD
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The 2,500-page International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) report has garnered support from sixty countries, the World Bank and most…