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Above photos L-R: Rob Horsch, Heinrich Toepfer, James Bolger, David Hughes, Anan Sirimongkolkasem and Ken Roberts |
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Above photos: View of the closing plenary and closing remarks of Leonard Guarraia, Chairman and CEO, WAF and Hon. James Bolger, Chairman of the Advisory Board, WAF. |
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As the WAF Congress drew to a close,
Bolger summarized the Forum's discussions and said the Forum put into context how agriculture can help achieve security and global peace. He said lessons learned from each of the thematic sessions include,
inter alia, that: the outcome of political initiatives will have an impact on how we collectively feed the world; water is the sustainer of all life; biofuels should be used where there is agricultural waste, in particular in developing countries; scientific research and technology transfer will lead to greater productivity and support the needs of the human race; and markets do work, but operate differently in many countries. He indicated that the role of science was not widely discussed at this Congress, but that it is a key tool to feed today's world.
Leonard Guarraia, Chairman and CEO, WAF, thanked
the Board of Directors, the Forum organizers, and
participants for having a constructive three-day session and
closed the Forum at 3:38pm Central Time. |
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Related Links |
World
Agricultural Forum Official Conference web site World Agricultural Forum Agenda World Agricultural Forum History and Organizational Information Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity CGIAR Future Harvest World Agricultural Forum Agricultural Resources Links to Previous Congresses of the World Agricultural Forum |
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