World Food Prize Foundation
2017 Borlaug Dialogue
October 18-20, 2017 | Des Moines, Iowa
The Road out of Poverty
The 2017 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium will convene a fantastic array of international leaders, farmers, agribusiness executives, non-governmental organizations, and development experts to address the most critical issues facing global food security. This year, we honor the entrepreneurial spirit of farmers, and the ability of agriculture to provide health, wealth, and stability at the personal level and at the international level.
Our 2017 Symposium theme, “The Road out of Poverty” encapsulates the power of treating agriculture as a business, and the impact of truly “bringing it to the farmer”, as Norman Borlaug taught us. The theme is drawn from “Africa’s Norman Borlaug”, our 2017 Laureate President Akinwumi Adesina of the African Development Bank who has made it his life’s mission to promote agriculture, good nutrition, and education as the keys to “uplifting millions out of poverty.” President Adesina shared, “As someone who grew out of poverty, I know that poverty is not pretty. My life mission is to lift up millions of people out of poverty, especially farmers in rural areas…We must give hope and turn agriculture into a business.”
Whether talking about physical infrastructure like roads or new pathways in agricultural technology, improved access to nutritious foods or innovative approaches to education and research, the ideas and speakers at the 2017 Borlaug Dialogue will embark us further on the journey toward a hunger free, just world.
About the Dialogue
THE NORMAN E. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, known informally as the “Borlaug Dialogue,” each year brings together over 1,200 people from more than 65 countries to address cutting-edge issues related to global food security and nutrition. The three-day conference convenes a wide array of scientific experts, policy leaders, business executives and farmers and has been called “the premier conference in the world on global agriculture.” Through the Borlaug Dialogue, the World Food Prize Foundation helps build alliances in the struggle against world hunger and malnutrition.
The Borlaug Dialogue occurs each October on or around World Food Day in conjunction with the awarding of the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Additional events surrounding the conference include the Global Youth Institute, which aims to inspire the next generation of scientific and humanitarian leaders; the Iowa Hunger Summit, a free, grassroots event for regional hunger-fighting organizations; and several side events held by partner organizations.
Transcripts by Agenda
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
9:00 a.m. President’s Welcome
Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn – President, World Food Prize Foundation, @IAHungerSummit, @WorldFoodPrize
9:15 a.m. Secretaries of Agriculture
MODERATOR: Tom Vilsack – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (2009-2017)
Dan Glickman – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1995-2001)
Ann Veneman – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (2001-2005)
Mike Johanns – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (2005-2007)
Ed Schafer – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (2008-2009)
10:45 a.m. Who is ALICE?
Deann Cook – Executive Director, United Ways of Iowa
12:00 p.m. Iowa Hunger Luncheon
Norman Borlaug Day Proclamation by Governor Kim Reynolds
Governor Kim Reynolds reads the official proclamation declaring October 16 as Norman E. Borlaug/World Food Prize Day in Iowa
Presentation of Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
Diana Aviv – Chief Executive Officer, Feeding America
1:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions, Round One
Fighting Hunger While Reducing Wasted Food
Organized by ReFED, Eat Greater DSM, and the Food Rescue Partnership
Hunger Relief Partnerships in Rural and Urban Iowa
Organized by the Iowa Food Bank Association and United Way of Story County
Food Insecurity and Child Nutrition
Organized by the Farm to ECE Statewide Coalition and Midwest Dairy Council
Donation Gardens & Increasing Access to Produce
Organized by Iowa State Extension and Outreach Master Gardener Program, Iowa Gardening for Good, and United Way of Muscatine
The Outreach Program & The Alliance to End Hunger:
Partnering to Empower Advocacy
Organized by The Outreach Program and The Alliance to End Hunger
2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions, Round Two
Iowa Hunger Coalition: A New Advocacy Approach
Organized by Iowa Hunger Coalition
A Partnership for a Healthier America
Organized by The Partnership for a Healthier America and DMARC
Food Security: The Foundation for Healthy Aging
Organized by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Department on Aging, and Iowa State Extension – Human Sciences
Growing Healthy Kids Through School Partnerships
Organized by FoodCorps Iowa and Des Moines Public Schools
Global Greens and Refugee Farming
Organized by Global Greens, Lutheran Services in Iowa
3:15 p.m. Networking
8:00 a.m. DuPont Seed Security for Food Security Forum
Hosted by: DuPont
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 3rd Floor, Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs Rooms
9:00 a.m. Iowa AgriTech Accelerator’s Demonstration Day
Hosted by: Iowa AgriTech Accelerator
Location: World Food Prize Hall of Laureate, 100 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
1:00 p.m. Building an Evidence Base for Resilience Programming under the USG Global Food Security Strategy: Bridging the Gap Between Humanitarian and Development Assistance
Hosted by: Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD)
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 2nd Floor, Salons A, B, & C
1:00 p.m. Global Farmer Roundtable: Opening Session
Hosted by: Global Farmer Network
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 2nd Floor, Salons F and G
3:30 p.m. Global Farmer Roundtable: Second Session
Hosted by: Global Farmer Network
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 2nd Floor, Salons F and G
6:00 p.m. DuPont Reception
Hosted by: DuPont
Location: Science Center of Iowa, 401 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Des Moines, IA 50309
8:00 p.m. Food Evolution Film Screening
Hosted by: CropLife International
Location: Des Moines Embassy Club, 34th Floor Ruan Building, 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
8:00 a.m. DuPont Seed Security for Food Security Forum
Hosted by: DuPont
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 3rd Floor, Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs Rooms
9:00 a.m. Iowa AgriTech Accelerator’s Demonstration Day
Hosted by: Iowa AgriTech Accelerator
Location: World Food Prize Hall of Laureate, 100 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
1:00 p.m. Building an Evidence Base for Resilience Programming under the USG Global Food Security Strategy: Bridging the Gap Between Humanitarian and Development Assistance
Hosted by: Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD)
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 2nd Floor, Salons A, B, & C
1:00 p.m. Global Farmer Roundtable: Opening Session
Hosted by: Global Farmer Network
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 2nd Floor, Salons F and G
3:30 p.m. Global Farmer Roundtable: Second Session
Hosted by: Global Farmer Network
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 2nd Floor, Salons F and G
6:00 p.m. DuPont Reception
Hosted by: DuPont
Location: Science Center of Iowa, 401 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Des Moines, IA 50309
8:00 p.m. Food Evolution Film Screening
Hosted by: CropLife International
Location: Des Moines Embassy Club, 34th Floor Ruan Building, 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
1:00 p.m. Opening Session | Transcript
Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn – President, World Food Prize Foundation,
@WorldFoodPrize
1:15 p.m. Presentation | Transcript
Martin Richenhagen – Chairman, President and CEO, AGCO Corporation
1:40 p.m. Presentation – The Fall Army Worm: a Clear and Present Danger to African Food Security | Transcript
Pedro Sanchez – 2002 World Food Prize Laureate
1:50 p.m. Russia and Eurasia: Agriculture after the Communist Experiment | Transcript
Amb. James Collins – U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (1997-2001)
Amb. Asif J. Chaudhry – Former U.S. Ambassador to Moldova and Vice President for International Programs, Washington State University, @wsu_vp_chaudhry
Christian J. Foster – Former Deputy Administrator for Trade Programs, Foreign Agriculture Service and President and CEO, CJ & Associates
2:45 p.m. How Can CRISPR-Cas Technology Assist Small Holder Farmers Around the World? | Transcript
Neal Gutterson – Vice President of Research and Development, DuPont Pioneer
Feng Zhang – Core Institute Member, Broad Institute, @zhangf, @broadinstitute
Kevin Pixley – Director of Genetic Resources Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, @CIMMYT
Nigel Taylor – Interim Director, Institute for International Crop Improvement, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
3:40 p.m. Latin America’s Role in Global Food Security: The Intricate Links Among Conservation, Trade and Agricultural Productivity? | Transcript
Moderator – Ginya Truitt Nakata, Lands Director: Latin America at The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Bram Govaerts – Regional Director for the Americas, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Victor Villalobos – Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
Ruben Echeverria – Director General, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), @CIAT_
Priscila Vansetti – President, DuPont do Brasil
Juan Jose Molina Echeverry – Veterinarian and Rancher, El Hatico Natural Reserve; Center for Research on Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CIPAV Foundation)
4:35 p.m. How Can Urban Food Systems Deliver Healthy Diets?: Launch of the Global Panel’s New Policy Brief | Transcript
H.E. Akinwumi Adesina – President, African Development Bank
Sandy Thomas – Director, Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition
Emmy Simmons – Co-Chair, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa/Asia
Tom Arnold – Former Director General, Institute of International and European Affairs
Agnes Kalibata – President, The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), @Agnes_Kalibata, @agraalliance
5:30 p.m.
Award Ceremony and Reception for the 2017 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, 100 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
6 p.m. AWARD PRESENTATION
W. Ronnie Coffman, Member of WFP Council of Advisors and Chairman of the Award Jury
7:00 p.m. Program Concludes
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
8:30 a.m. Securing Africa’s Farming Future – Where Are the Youth? | Transcript
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda – Vice President for Country Support, Policy, and Delivery, The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Mercy Lung’aho – Research Scientist, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Ariong Moses – Project Specialist, One Acre Fund – Uganda
Salif Niang – Co-founder, Malo SARL
Sithembile Mwamakamba – Senior Programme Manager, FANRPAN
Emma Naluyima – Farmer and Private Veterinarian
9:25 a.m. Keynote Address | Transcript
Hon. Mark Green – Administrator, U.S. Agency for Development, @USAIDMarkGreen, @USAID, @FeedtheFuture
9:40 a.m. African Development Bank Announcement | Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) | Transcript
H.E. Akinwumi Adesina – President, African Development Bank
Jennifer Blanke – Vice-President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank
Agnes Kalibata – President, The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), @Agnes_Kalibata, @agraalliance
Rajiv Shah – President, The Rockefeller Foundation, @rajshah, @RockefellerFdn
Nick Austin – Director of Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Haleh Bridi – Director for External Communications in the Africa Region, World Bank
11:10 a.m. European-African Collaboration on Food Security: Voices from the G-20, German Marshal Fund for Africa, and the Malabo Montpellier Panel | Transcripts
Joachim von Braun – President, Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Professor, Director of Center for Development Research (ZAF), Bonn University, @joachimvonbraun
Ousmane Badiane – Africa Director, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Gebisa Ejeta – 2009 World Food Prize Laureate, @PurdueAg, @PurdueAgronomy
Nachilala Nkombo – Interim Africa Executive Director, ONE Campaign
Stefan Schmitz – Deputy Director-General and Commissioner for the “One World – No Hunger” Initiative
12:00 p.m. Luncheon Address | Transcript
Louise Fresco – President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research, @LouiseOFresco
Rajiv Shah – President, The Rockefeller Foundation, @rajshah, @RockefellerFdn
2:00 p.m. Getting Technology to Smallholder Farmers | Transcript
Robert T. Fraley – 2013 World Food Prize Laureate, @RobbFraley
Enock Chikava – Deputy Director of Agricultural Development, Global Growth and Opportunity at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Howard-Yana Shapiro – Chief Agricultural Officer, Mars
Steven Leath – President, Auburn University
2:50 p.m. Keynote Address | Transcript
Erik Fyrwald – Chief Executive Officer, Syngenta, @Syngenta, @SyngentaUS
3:15 p.m. Consolidation, Innovation, and the Road to Feeding 9 Billion by 2050 | Transcript
Tim Hassinger – President and Chief Executive Officer, Lindsay Corporation
Randal J. Kirk – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Intrexon
Tom Hayes – Chief Executive Officer, Tyson Foods
Jim Blome – Chief Executive Officer, Bayer CropScienes
Paul Schickler – President, DuPont Pioneer
4:10 p.m. Nutrition Security and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Agriculture and the U.S. Dairy Industry in Fostering Global Economic Development | Transcript
Secretary Tom Vilsack – President and CEO, U.S. Dairy Export Council
Mary Hennigan – Senior Technical Advisor – Nutrition, Catholic Relief Services
Lauren Landis – Director of Nutrition, World Food Programme, @LaurenLandis1, @WFP
Gregory Miller – Global Chief Science Officer National Dairy Council, @drdairy50
Chris Policinski – President and CEO, Land O’Lakes, @ChrisPolicinski, @LandOLakesInc
7:00 p.m. Laureate Award Ceremony and Dinner (by invitation) | Transcript
Iowa State Capitol Building – broadcast live on Iowa Public Television
Thursday Side Events:
7:00 a.m. Fall Army Worm: a Clear and Present Danger to African Food Security
Hosted by: Dr. Pedro Sanchez
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, Des Moines Hall
7:00 a.m. Going from Science to Scale – Commercializing Aflasafe™ in 11 African Countries
Hosted by: Chemonics International
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 3rd Floor, Council Bluffs Room
7:00 a.m. An Exploration Into Food/Cash Crop Alternatives to Tobacco in Africa
Hosted by: Foundation for A Smoke-Free World
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 3rd Floor, Waterloo Room
7:00 a.m. On the Front Lines: Farmer and Retailer Perspectives on Sustainable Fertilizer Management
Hosted by: The Mosaic Company
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 3rd Floor, Cedar Rapids Room
7:00 a.m. State of Food and Agriculture 2017: Empowering Rural Communities in Pursuit of Zero Hunger
Hosted by: Alliance to End Hunger and The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 3rd Floor, Davenport and Dubuque Rooms
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
7:30 a.m. Breakfast Keynote Address | Transcript
Samuel Allen – Chairman and CEO, Deere & Company
9:00 a.m. Dance of the Lions & Dragons: How are Africa and China Engaging, and How Will the Partnership Evolve? | Transcript
Sunil Sanghvi – Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Irene Sun – Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
9:35 a.m. The African Fertilizer Summit – 10 Years Later | Transcript
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo – Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correa Sacko – Commissioner for the Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission, @_AfricanUnion, @AUC_CAADP
Charlotte Hebebrand – Director General, International Fertilizer Industry Association
Richard Mkandawire – Director, Alliance for African Partnership/MSU
Mustafa El Ouafi – Managing Director, OCP Group
Benjamin Pratt – Vice President of Corporate Public Affairs, The Mosaic Company
10:30 a.m. A Conversation on Sustainability | Transcript
Diane Holdorf – Chief Sustainability Officer, Kellogg Company, @KelloggCompany
Claire Starkey – President, Fintrac, @fintrac
Dennis Schaffler – Senior Director – Global Access Markets – The Americas, Elanco Animal Health
Kojo Amoo-Gottfried – Vice President and Commercial Leader – Agriculture Supply Chain North America, Cargill
Ismail Serageldin – Founding Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
11:25 a.m. Breaking Down Silos: Encouraging Transdisciplinary Problem Solving for Global Food and Nutrition Security | Transcript
Peter McPherson – President, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
Cathann Kress – Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Dean, College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, @cathannkress
Kendall Lamkey – Professor and Chair, Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University, @krlamkey, @isuagronomy
April Mason – Provost, Kansas State University, @kstateprovost
12:15 p.m. Laureate Luncheon | Transcript
Laureate Address:
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina – President, The African Development Bank
Friday Side Events:
2:30 p.m. AgroAfrica Magazine Launch | Private Event