2012 Borlaug Dialogue Media Coverage
October 17-19, 2012, Des Moines, IA
(Please Note: This is simply a sampling of the media coverage for this event.)
Highlighted Stories
Des Moines Register: Ban Ki-moon says World is Better Prepared than ’08 for Tight Supplies
By Dan Piller, October 18, 2012
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20121018/BUSINESS/310180116/0/SPORTS0204/?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Huffpost Students, United Kingdom: A Second Green Revolution?
October 19, 2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/gates-cambridge-scholars/a-second-green-revolution_b_1987267.html
International News
World Food Program USA: Breaking the Cycle of Hunger in the Sahel
By WFP USA, October 26, 2012
http://usa.wfp.org/news-story/breaking-cycle-hunger-sahel-world-food-prize-panel
Globe Gazette: UN Top Leader to speak at Iowa’s World Food Prize
September 28, 2012
http://globegazette.com/news/iowa/un-top-leader-to-speak-at-iowa-s-world-food/article_ea7c9276-0961-11e2-8111-001a4bcf887a.html
National News
KDID – Agrilinks: Coverage from The World Food Prize 2012 Borlaug Dialogue
October 29, 2012
http://agrilinks.kdid.org/blog/coverage-world-food-prize-2012-borlaug-dialogue
Iowa News
Iowa Food & Family Project: World Food Prize activities take center stage in Des Moines Oct. 16-19
October 13, 2012
http://www.iowafoodandfamily.com/news/world-food-prize-activities-take-center-stage-des-moines-oct-16-19
Iowa Food & Family Project: World Food Prize attendees inspired by visit to Iowa Farms
October 20, 2012
http://iowafoodandfamily.com/news/world-food-prize-attendees-inspired-visit-iowa-farms
Organizations
Ag Professional: Public-private Partnerships advance Agricultural Growth
October 16, 2012
http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Public-private-partnerships-advance-agricultural-growth-174380131.html
allAfrica: Africa: World Food Prize Laureate Urges Sustainable Food Production
By Kathryn McConnell, October 22, 2012
http://allafrica.com/stories/201210231032.html
Catholic Relief Services Newswire: At World Food Prize, CRS President Carolyn Woo Outlines Role for NGOs
By John Rivera, October 18, 2012
http://newswire.crs.org/at-world-food-prize-crs-president-carolyn-woo-outlines-role-for-ngos/
DuPont Food Security: 2012 Borlaug Dialogue
October 17, 2012
http://foodsecurity.dupont.com/tag/jobs/
Heifer International: Heifer CEO Speaks at World Food Prize 2012
By Pierre Ferrari, October 18, 2012
http://www.heifer.org/blog/2012/10/ceo-speaks-at-world-food-prize-2.html
Home Grown School Feeding: The 2012 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue – Transforming the Global Food Security Agenda
October 25, 2012
http://hgsf-global.org/en/news/274-the-2012-world-food-prize-borlaug-dialogue-transforming-the-global-food-security-agenda
USAid: Remarks by USAid Administrator Rajiv Shah at the World Food Prize Events
Thursday, October 18, 2012
http://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/remarks-usaid-administrator-rajiv-shah-world-food-prize-events
Official Remarks/Blogs/Other links
AD Farm: Around the Farm Blog – Farmers from around the world talk Communications Tech
By Kelly Rivard, October 29, 2012
http://www.adfarmonline.com/blog/aroundthefarm/farmers-from-around-the-world-talk-communications-tech#more-2196
AgWired: 2012 Global Farmer Roundtable at WFP
October 29, 2012
http://agwired.com/2012/10/29/2012-global-farmer-roundtable-at-wfp/
AgWired: Bayer CEO at World Food Prize
October 30, 2012
http://agwired.com/2012/10/30/bayer-ceo-at-world-food-prize/
AgWired: Panel Sets Stage for Borlaug Dialogue
October 18, 2012
http://agwired.com/2012/10/18/panel-sets-stage-for-borlaug-dialogue/
Bloomberg: Africa, Asia May Face Food Shortages by 2050, Group Says
By Alan Bjerga, October 17, 2012
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-17/africa-asia-may-face-food-shortages-by-2050-group-says-1-.html
Alan Bjerga's story also ran nationally in:
- Businessweek
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-17/africa-asia-may-face-food-shortages-by-2050-group-says
Chicago Council – Global Food For Thought: Commentary – Be a Leader
By Paul Schickler, October 18, 2012
http://globalfoodforthought.typepad.com/global-food-for-thought/2012/10/commentary-be-a-leader-entrepreneur-whose-livelihood-provides-food-for-others-.html
Des Moines Register (Blog): Another View: The World Needs Biotech
By Rajesh Kumar, October 11, 2012
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20121011/OPINION01/310110084/-1/MARKETPLACE/Another-View-world-needs-biotech
Farm Progress: Iowa To Host United Nations Leader At World Food Prize Event
By Rod Swoboda, October 5, 2012
http://farmprogress.com/story-iowa-host-united-nations-leader-world-food-prize-event-0-63747
Precision Pays: Importance of Technology in Feeding the World
October 25, 2012
http://precisionpays.com/2012/10/importance-of-technology-in-feeding-the-world/
WHO TV: HUNGER HIKE: World Food Prize Events
October 15, 2012
http://whotv.com/2012/10/15/hunger-hike-world-food-prize-events/