World Food Prize Foundation
2010 Borlaug Dialogue
“Take it to the Farmer”: Reaching the World’s Smallholders
Inspired by the last words of Nobel Laureate and World Food Prize Founder Dr. Norman Borlaug, the 2010 Borlaug Dialogue international symposium will gather the top minds and foremost leaders in global agriculture, food, and development this October in Des Moines – with a special focus on the world’s small-scale farmers.
As global leaders and institutions carry out work to increase agricultural production and ensure food security worldwide – on the heels of severe food shortages, economic crises, and other upheavals of the past several years – the small-holder farmer is poised to play a unique role in enhancing the food supply for families and communities around the globe. However, small-holder farmers also face particular challenges that must be overcome in order to meet international goals to produce enough food for a growing population in the face of limited resources.
This three-day dialogue will address major themes including:
- Smallholder farming and rural livelihoods
- How agricultural development can be done in partnership with small farmers and with specific benefits for small farmers
- Major challenges affecting small producers and their communities, including energy resources for food production, climate change and water access, and demographic changes
- Promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among small-holders
- The role of smallholders in stewardship of soil, water, and biodiversity
- Livestock in rural food systems, livelihoods, and health
- Dietary diversity, increasing nutritional content and availability, and reducing post-harvest losses in small-scale agriculture
- Small-scale farmers’ role in the global food and agriculture trading system
- Grassroots and collaborative partnerships toward food security
These topics and other critical issues will be explored through keynote presentations and lively and engaging “conversation” sessions that will feature the expertise and diverse perspectives of policymakers, CEOs and executives from agribusiness and NGOs, scientific and academic experts, development leaders – along with several farmers from around the world.
Transcripts by Agenda
Keynote Address (Transcript)
Amb. Tony Hall, Director, Alliance to End Hunger
Opening Keynote (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Howard Buffett – President, the Howard G. Buffet Foundation
Presentation: Who is the smallholder farmer? (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Prabhu Pingali – Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Conversation: Smallholder successes around the world (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Moderator: Pedro Sanchez – Director, Tropical Agriculture, Earth Institute at Columbia University
Shenggen Fan – Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
Ruth Oniang’o – Founder, Rural Outreach Program Kenya
Ajay Vashee – President, International Federation of Agricultural Producers
Vo-Tong Xuan – Vice President, Tan Tao University
Conversation: Promoting smallholders as entrepreneurs and innovators (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Moderator: Louise Fresco – Professor, University of Amsterdam
Marco Ferroni – Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation
Eleni Gabre-Madhin – CEO, Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
Kamal El-Kheshen – Vice President, African Development Bank
Rajesh Kumar – Farmer, Tamil Nadu, India
Shivaji Pandey – Director of Plant Production Division, FAO
2010 World Food Prize Laureates Forum (Transcript) (Audio)
Moderator: Roger Thurow
David Beckmann, 2010 World Food Prize Laureate and President of Bread for the World
Jo Luck, 2010 World Food Prize Laureate and President of Heifer International
Conversation: Overcoming major constraints facing smallholders (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Moderator: Uma Lele – Senior Advisor (ret)., World Bank
Jessica Adelman – Vice President, Syngenta
Rolf Derpsch – Senior Expert, Soil Conservation (ret.), GTZ
Joe DeVries – Director, Program for Africa’s Seed Systems, AGRA
Stephanie Hanson – Director of Outreach and Policy, One Acre Fund
Nuhu Hatibu – CEO, Kilimo Trust
Sarah Munalula – Farmer, Mwumba, Zambia
Keynote: Speeding the Forces for Change to End Hunger in Africa (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
H.E. Kofi Annan – Chair, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Conversation: Smallholder agriculture and biodiversity (Transcript) (Audio)
Moderator: M.S. Swaminathan – Chair, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Christian Borgemeister – Director General, icipe
Christopher Flavin – President, Worldwatch Institute
Dennis Garrity – Director General, World Agroforestry Center
Guilmer Miguel Montufar – Farmer, Nueva Frontera, Honduras
Suyapa Ucles Salinas – Program Coordinator, Mennonite Social Action Commission, Honduras
Presentation: Smallholders in a changing climate (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Sir Gordon Conway – Professor, Imperial College London
Symposium Luncheon Keynote: Progress in Agricultural Development (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Jeff Raikes – CEO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Secretary’s Roundtable (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
H.E. Nazar Gondal – Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Pakistan
H.E. Mohammad Rahimi – Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Afghanistan
Hon. Tom Vilsack – Secretary of Agriculture, United States
Keynote: Private-sector leadership in partnering with smallholders (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Gregory Page – Chairman and CEO, Cargill
Conversation: Partnering with smallholders on strategies for food security (Transcript) (Audio)
Moderator: Sean de Cleene – Vice President, Yara International
Gabriela Cruz – Farmer, Elvas, Portugal
Hon. Jose Fernandez – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Economics, Energy, and Business Affairs
Matt Kistler – Senior Vice President of Marketing, Walmart
Robert Zeigler – Director General, International Rice Research Institute
Symposium Breakfast: “Hunger Fighter” Keynote (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Hon. Rajiv Shah – Administrator, US Agency for International Development
Presentation: Land issues facing smallholders (Transcript) (Video) (Audio)
Camilla Toulmin – President, International Institute for Environment and Development
Conversation: Producing more food and better food (Transcript) (Audio)
Moderator: Philip Nelson – Professor Emeritus, Purdue University
Howarth Bouis – Director, HarvestPlus
H.E. Florence Chenoweth – Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Liberia
Dyno Keatinge – Director General, The World Vegetable Center
Jacqueline Morette – Farmer, Pouly, Haiti
Joseph Taets – Vice President, ADM Grain Group
Derek Yach – Senior Vice President for Global Health, PepsiCo
Conversation: The role of livestock in supporting smallholder agriculture (Transcript) (Audio)
Moderator: Alice Pell – Vice Provost for International Relations, Cornell University
Nao Bee Lor – Farmer, Xieng Khouang, Laos
Christie Peacock – Chief Executive, FARM-Africa
Carlos Seré – Director General, International Livestock Research Institute
Thad Simons – President, Novus International
Deepak Tikku – Chairman, National Dairy Development Board Dairy Services
2010 World Food Prize Laureate Luncheon (Audio)
David Beckmann – President, Bread for the World (Transcript) (Video)
Jo Luck – President, Heifer International (Transcript) (Video)