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Following our successful food security conference in 2008, this year's event will tackle the politics and science surrounding global food security.
Food security - affordability and access of great concern
While forecasts for harvest and stocks are broadly positive, the experience of the last two years combined with the current economic downturn suggests that volatility is likely to be a feature of food markets for some time yet.
The FAO estimates that the number of undernourished people worldwide has risen by 115 million recently, noting that one billion people - 15% of the global population - now do not get enough food to eat.
- A year or more on from the 2008 food price crisis have the lessons been learned?
- How have national food security strategies and the international framework changed?
- What more is needed to ensure adequate global supply, the proper functioning of global food markets and to improve food affordability?
- How can policy-makers and opinion formers ensure public understanding of the issues and risks, and support for the changes ahead?
- What more should the governments and businesses do to ensure the long-term sustainability of global food production?
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Testimonial
"Very good, best conference in terms of topic, content, speakers that I have been to in a while."
Susan Revell, Managing Director of Legal & Compliance, Morgan Stanley International Ltd
The Chatham House Rule
To enable as open a debate as possible, this conference will be held under the Chatham House Rule.