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International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security |
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May 3rd to 5th 2007
Rome, Italy
The International Conference
on Organic Agriculture and Food Security will be held from May 3-5 2007
in FAO’s Headquarters (Green Room) in Rome, Italy, in connection with
the 33rd Session of the Committee on World Food Security (7-10 May
2007).
Conference organizers
The
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, through its
Inter-Departmental Working Group on Organic Agriculture, in partnership
with: the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
(IFOAM), Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI), World
Wildlife Fund (WWF), Third World Network (TWN) ... (list open)
Conference participants
The
Conference is open to all interested colleagues, including government,
academic institutions, civil society and private sector institutions
interested in organic agriculture and food security. The target
audience are the government delegates attending the 33rd Committee on
Food Security and country representatives to FAO. Invitations for
attendance will be only electronic, through dedicated websites (see
below).
There is a need to clarify the contribution of organic
agriculture to food security and to demystify this subject so that FAO
can provide objective and informed advice to its member countries.
Organic agriculture offers a rich arena for research and debate about
the future, and FAO offers a unique forum for this knowledge exchange.
Conference objectives
The
overall objective of the Conference is to shed light on the
contribution of organic agriculture to food security, through the
analysis of existing information in different agro-ecological areas of
the world. The Conference will identify organic agriculture’s potential
and limits in addressing the food security challenge, including
conditions required for its success.
The outcome of the
Conference will be a thorough assessment of the state of knowledge on
organic agriculture and food security, including recommendations on
areas for further research and policy development. The Report of the
Conference will be submitted to the 33rd Session of the Committee on
Food Security, for information and further action.
Therefore, the Conference’ specific goals are to:
- Comprehensively review existing information and evaluate the contribution of organic agriculture to food security;
- Create
a platform for information and knowledge exchange between the organic
community and FAO’s governing bodies on food security policies;
- Identify measures and actions required to enhance the performance of organic agriculture.
Preliminary agenda
Thursday May 3rd, 9-12 hours: Organic agriculture and food availability
Thursday May 3rd, 14-17 hours: Organic agriculture and access to food
Friday May 4th, 9-12 hours: Organic agriculture and stability of food supply
Friday May 4th, 14-17 hours: Organic agriculture and food utilization
Saturday May 5th, 9-12 hours: Organic agriculture and food security and sovereignty
Discussions will be held in Plenaries simultaneously in French, English and Spanish. Each session will include:
- Presentation of the agenda item synthesis document and a few related case studies;
- Panellists views (3 persons);
- Discussions from the floor.
Presentations
will include a synthesis of published information and case studies
offered by participants through the Conference Call for Papers (see
below).
Communications
The FAO website on Organic Agriculture (www.fao.org/organicag) will serve for information dissemination throughout the preparatory process of the Conference.
The
Conference is free of charge. The Registration Form and dedicated
Conference webpage will be available on-line, in February 2007, on the
FAO website on Organic Agriculture. For further information, please
contact Nadia Scialabba (nadia.scialabba@fao.org). |
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