Agricultural Productivity, Food Security, and Trade

Please join us for a panel highlighting global progress in agricultural productivity, with a special focus on recent developments in Indian agriculture. The discussion will provide opportunities for experts to present and discuss issues of agricultural productivity, sustainability, trade, and the role of science and innovation. These representatives from academia, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector will also discuss resource conservation and resilience-building through the improvement of agricultural productivity.

Opening Remarks By:
Ambassador Islam A. Siddiqui
Senior Adviser, Global Food Security Project
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Featuring:
Margaret Zeigler
Executive Director, Global Harvest Initiative

Lystra Antoine
Global Director, Sustainable Agriculture Development, DuPont

Kathryn J. Boor
Dean, Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Roberto Lenton
Executive Director, Robert F. Daugherty Water for Food Institute

Ambassador Darci Vetter
U.S. Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator


This event will feature a presentation of the Global Harvest Initiative's 2014 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report®, an innovative body of research that focuses on the challenge and promise of new global revolutions in agriculture. This event is made possible by the Global Harvest Initiative.

Please RSVP to foodsecurity@csis.org.

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