Food Security Spotlight – Asia Pacific Region
11/19/13
Location: Canberra, Australia,
FFA National Convention
10/30/13 - 11/2/13
Location: Louisville, KY
Borlaug International Symposium, World Food Prize
10/16/13-10/18/13
Location: Des Moines, IA
Global Food Security Index 2013 Relaunch
7/2/13
Location: Santiago, Chile,
International Food and Agribusiness Management Forum & Symposium
06/16/13 - 06/20/13
Location: Atlanta, GA
Come visit DuPont at the 23rd annual International Food and Agribusiness Management Forum & Symposium (IFAMA) event in Atanta, GA.
On Wednesday, June 19th, tune into: “Achieving Food Security” a keynote address by Jim Borel, Executive Vice President, DuPont. This event will be live-streamed at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Also on June 19th attend:
Global Food Security Index Workshop
Led by the Economist Intelligence Unit
2:15 p.m. ET, Wednesday, June 19
The Economist Intelligence Unit will conduct an interactive workshop to explore the Global Food Security Index (http://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com/), a unique tool sponsored by DuPont, that considers the underlying drivers of food security in 105 countries worldwide. Leo Abruzzese, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s editorial director, will present an overview of the Global Food Security Index model and demonstrate to participants ways in which the model can be used in their own work and research. Conference registration required to attend.
2012 Borlaug Dialogue
10/17/2012 - 10/19/2012
Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown Hotel
Des Moines, Iowa
Partnerships & Priorities: Transforming the Global Food Security Agenda
With the pressing environmental and demographic challenges facing a hungry world, we have seen a growing push toward international collaboration between institutions, disciplines, public and private sectors and countries. The 2012 Borlaug Dialogue will highlight the role of partnerships and their importance in confronting hunger challenges by driving forward cutting edge research and application at the intersection of science, education and enterprise.
The “Partnerships and Priorities” theme will ask several critical questions:
- What are some of the lessons learned from past partnerships?
- Where do we want to be and how do we best leverage partnerships to get there?
- How is the traditional food security agenda being transformed with new models of collaboration around the world?
Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 17, this three-day dialogue will address the questions above. For the full agenda, schedule of events and a list of speakers, please click here.
Iowa Hunger Summit
10/16/2012
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
The Iowa Hunger Summit seeks to gather leaders from across Iowa representing community organizations, business and industry, state and local government, social agencies, churches and religious communities, schools and universities, and other individuals and groups that lead or participate in projects to confront hunger.
This event is held annually and includes the official World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony as well as a Borlaug dialogue international symposium bringing increased awareness and attention to the issues of global food security, agriculture and science. Learn More.
The Global Food Security Index’s Price Adjustment Factor Unveiling
10/17/2012
Location: World Food Prize (Teleconference)
Des Moines, Iowa
Join DuPont, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and special guest speakers for the unveiling of a new tool to assess the impact of food price shocks at the nation level. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, an expert panel will discuss the findings of the Price Adjustment Factor, an interactive tool that presents a new level of insight into the potential impact of food price fluctuations on the ability to address food security at the local level. Commissioned by DuPont and created by the EIU, the Price Adjustment Factor of the Global Food Security Index captures the impact of changing food prices and other macroeconomic considerations over time in 105 countries, on a country by country basis.
Please join the forum via teleconference on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. CDT. Use this information below to access the call.
- Toll free number for callers within the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico: (877) 941-8269
- Conference ID: 4570696
- If your country is not listed in the grid below, please use the U.S. caller paid number: (480) 629-9799.
| Country | Number | Country | Number |
| Belgium | 0800-50-931 | India | 000-800-100-6662 |
| Brazil | 0800-892-1701 | Mexico | 001-888-425-5213 |
| Chile | 1230-020-9278 | Netherlands | 0800-265-8531 |
| China North | 10800-744-0044 | Peru | 0800-54-019 |
| China South | 10800-440-0044 | Russia | 495-580-9532 |
| Denmark | 80-88-54-85 | South Africa | 0800-991-274 |
| Ethiopia | 32-2290-1610 | United Kingdom | 0800-358-5269 |
2012 ASEAN Media Forum
Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Food Ingredients India
09/06/12 - 09/07/12
Location: Mumbai, India
Food Ingredients India 2012 brings together thousands of food and beverage suppliers and manufacturers. The conference will highlight industry developments, innovations and critical issues, featuring speakers from leading manufacturers, ingredients suppliers and research organizations. Learn more.
Food Ingredients China
03/28/12 - 03/30/12
Location: Shanghai, China
The largest international food additives and ingredients industry show in Asia, Food Ingredients China will have over 1,000 exhibitors from more than 20 countries. Learn More.
Posts for Event: Nutrition
Op Ed: Building blocks of agricultural progress
(Originally published Oct. 17, 2013 – Des Moines Register) In the midst of many competing global priorities, the World Food Prize, held annually in Iowa, serves to remind us of the importance of ensuring global food and nutrition security. In the spirit of Norman E. Borlaug, the event brings together experts from many disciplines from around the world to support a common goal — improving the quality, quantity and availability of food across the world.
Never before has this goal been so important to the safety and security of our planet. By 2050, the globe will have 2.4 billion more mouths to feed, with the population exceeding 9½ billion. We must achieve this in the face of huge challenges, including limited resources (land and water), urbanization, climate change and volatile food prices.
Consider that we are not fully meeting the goal today with the over 7 billion people. Even with today’s abundance, nearly 1 billion people are undernourished and fully one-fourth of the world’s children will be stunted for the rest of their lives due to deficiencies of micronutrients. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies cost some 2 to 3 percent of the global gross domestic product.
The economic and human toll of hunger and malnutrition not only affects those countries that are food and nutrition insecure but the global economy as well. Productivity losses due to a malnourished workforce hamper countries’ ability to strengthen their economies and participate in international trade.
About the authors:
The DUPONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE on Agricultural Innovation and Productivity is a group of experts in global agriculture development, science, policy and economics. The committee includes former Sen. Tom Daschle; is a group of experts in global agriculture development, science, policy and economics. The committee includes former Sen. Tom Daschle (chair); Charlotte Hebebrand, director general of the International Fertilizer Industry Association; J.B. Penn, chief economist for Deere & Co.; Pedro Sanchez, director of the Agriculture and Food Security Center at the Earth Institute at Columbia University and World Food Prize laureate; Jo Luck, former president of Heifer International and World Food Prize laureate, and Jason Clay, senior vice president of market transformation at the World Wildlife Fund. Learn more about the Advisory Committee
United States Patent and Trademark Office Recognizes Humanitarian Achievements of the Africa Biofortified Sorghum Initiative
DuPont has been honored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), an agency of the Department of Commerce, for its research efforts to improve nutrition, production and availability of sorghum, a staple crop in Africa. The USPTO Patents for Humanity is an awards competition to recognize patented technologies that address humanitarian needs.
The award affirms DuPont’s commitments to the importance of collaboration and innovation in science, the importance of seeking food security solutions for a growing world population, and the role of patents and intellectual property in encouraging continued investment in science-based research.
“This award recognizes the importance of collaboration across the public and private sectors to bring real solutions to the people and places that need it most,” said DuPont Pioneer President Paul Schickler. “Science must be at the heart of solutions to feeding a growing population.”
In Africa, each year up to half a million children become blind from vitamin A deficiencies and nearly 600,000 women die from childbirth-related causes, many from complications that could be reduced through better provision of vitamin A, iron or zinc. Nearly 300 million people in Africa depend on sorghum as a staple crop, but do not have access to another staple that provides the essential nutrients that sorghum lacks.
DuPont established collaborations with a number of organizations, including Africa Harvest Foundation International, the primary coordinating organization for the Africa Biofortified Sorghum (ABS) initiative, to increase the amount and stability of pro-vitamin A, iron and zinc, and improve protein digestibility of sorghum. In the next several years, the ABS initiative is expected to benefit millions of Africans that rely upon sorghum, which traditionally is deficient in key nutrients.
Pictured: DuPont Scientist Marc Albertsen, ABS Research Lead. Award presented by Teresa Stanek Rea, Acting Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director, USPTO.