World Food Prize Foundation
2004 Borlaug Dialogue
Rice, Biofortification and Nutrition
[ 2004 Symposium Brochure (PDF) ]
On October 14-15, over 400 individuals, including Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates, government officials, research scientists, international experts, business representatives and leaders of anti-hunger advocacy organizations joined together in Des Moines for the 2004 World Food Prize International Symposium. The symposium also coincided with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s International Year of Rice.
Transcripts by Agenda
8:00 AM OPENING CEREMONY
Ambassador Ken Quinn, President, World Food Prize
8:20 AM SIXTY YEARS OF FIGHTING HUNGER
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (TRANSCRIPT – PowerPoint)
9:25 AM ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY
Dr. Joachim von Braun, Director General
International Food Policy Research Institute (TRANSCRIPT)
9:55 AM MILLENNIUM PROJECT HUNGER TASK FORCE: LAUNCH OF THE 21ST CENTURY UNIQUELY AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman,
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Co-Chair, U.N. Hunger Task Force
and 1987 World Food Prize Laureate (TRANSCRIPT)
Mr. Tiffin Harris, Consultant,
Millennium Development Goals Technical Support Center (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Florence Wambugu, Executive Director,
Harvest Biotech Foundation International (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Kevin Cleaver, Director, Agriculture and Rural Development Program,
The World Bank (TRANSCRIPT)
10:55 AM DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: WHAT CAN IT DO TO HELP?
Mr. M. Peter McPherson, President,
Michigan State University, and Chair, Board on International
Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD);
Co-Chair, The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Richard Mkandawire, Agricultural Advisor,
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (TRANSCRIPT)
Ms. Emmy B. Simmons, Assistant Administrator, Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, United States Agency for International Development (TRANSCRIPT)
12:15 PM LUNCHEON
“Science and Good Intentions: Technologies and Partnership for Africa’s Farmers”
Dr. Gordon Conway, President,
The Rockefeller Foundation (TRANSCRIPT)
2:00 PM GOVERNMENTAL PERSPECTIVES
The Honorable Dr. Sama S. Monde, Sierra Leone Minister
of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food Security (TRANSCRIPT)
The Honorable Lan Lijun, Deputy Chief of Mission, The People’s Republic of China Embassy to the U.S. (TRANSCRIPT)
3:00 PM HIDDEN HUNGER: THE ROLE OF NUTRITION, FORTIFICATION, AND BIOFORTIFICATION
The Hon. Catherine Bertini, Under Secretary General
for Management, The United Nations; and
2003 World Food Prize Laureate (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Catherine Woteki, Dean,
College of Agriculture,
Iowa State University (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Alfred Sommer, Dean,
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; Professor of Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, and International Health, Johns Hopkins University (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Howarth Bouis, Director,
HarvestPlus (TRANSCRIPT)
4:30 PM SYMPOSIUM ADJOURNMENT FOR THE DAY
7:45 AM BREAKFAST
The Honorable Luis P. Lorenzo, Secretary for Jobs Creation and Countryside Development, Philippines (TRANSCRIPT)
9:15 AM THE 2004 WORLD FOOD PRIZE LAUREATES
“Hybrid Rice Technology for Food Security in the World”
Professor Yuan Longping, Director General,
China National Hybrid Rice Research
and Development Center;
2004 World Food Prize Laureate
“From Asia to Africa: NERICA Fighting Africa’s War Against Poverty and Hunger”
Dr. Monty P. Jones, Executive Secretary,
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA);
2004 World Food Prize Laureate
10:15 AM Strategies for Achieving a Doubly Green Revolution in Agriculture
Dr. Nyle Brady, Emeritus Professor, Cornell University;
Former Director General, International Rice Research Institute (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman,
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation;
Co-Chair, U.N. Hunger Task Force
1987 World Food Prize Laureate (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Susan McCouch, Professor of Plant Breeding / Plant Biology,
Cornell University (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Steven Tanksley, Professor of Plant Breeding / Plant Biology
Cornell University (TRANSCRIPT)
12:00 PM LUNCHEON
The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Governor of Iowa (TRANSCRIPT)
2:00 PM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
RICE RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD
(Transcripts include all speakers at the Roundtable Discussion)
Dr. Robert Havener, World Food Prize Council of Advisors
Dr. Ron Cantrell, Director General,
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) (ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Ren Wang, Deputy Director General,
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) (ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, Director General,
West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) (ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Luis Sanint, Executive Director,
Latin American Fund for Rice (FLAR) (ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Mark Walton, Vice President,
Rice Tec, Inc. (ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Gurdev Khush, Professor,
University of California-Davis;
1996 World Food Prize Laureate (ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. V. Prakash, Director,
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) (ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT)
3:30 PM 2004 SYMPOSIUM ADJOURNS