The World Food Prize 2009 Borlaug Dialogue The 2009 Borlaug Dialogue: Food, Agriculture, and National Security in a Globalized World The Iowa Hunger Summit ................................................................................................................................4 Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton: Continuing the Borlaug Legacy ........................................................................5 Patricia Woertz: Innovation, Investment, Partnership ........................................................................................6 Ellen Kullman: Increasing Quantity, Improving Quality ....................................................................................7 H.E. Gerda Verburg: The Critical Challenge of Sustainability ............................................................................8 Conversation: Global Agricultural Yields — Trends and Threats ....................................................................10 Margaret Catley-Carlson, Jason Clay, William Dar, Seyfu Ketema, Jeffrey Simmons, Weibin Yan The Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates Dedication Ceremony ...................................................................16 Conversation: Poverty, Hunger, and Food Security in Crisis Areas ................................................................18 Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Malik Zahoor Ahmad, Tom Arnold, Chelston Brathwaite, H.E. Faida Mitifu, Frances Stewart Amb. Kenneth Quinn President, Bill Gates: Supporting the World’s Poorest Farmers ..........................................................................................24 The World Food Prize Foundation Conversation: Intelligence and Security Perspectives on Agriculture .................................................................27 Mathew Burrows, Raymond Gilpin, Dennis McGinn President’s Welcome Jeffrey Sachs: Food at the Center of Global Crisis ...............................................................................................32 Ten years ago, the World Food Prize more than 65 countries. As one senior foun- ficers, government officials, and other lead- Indra Nooyi: Closing the Nutrition Gap .........................................................................................................34 International Symposium was a half-day dation executive noted: “We meet a more di- ers and thinkers who participated. event attracting only about 50 people from verse array of people at the World Food Prize It is our great hope that their presen- The Secretary’s Roundtable: Cooperation in Food and Agriculture ..................................................................36 outside of Iowa. in Des Moines than at any other conference tations will help illuminate the challenge Hon. Tom Vilsack, H.E. Amin Abaza, H.E. Gerry Ritz, Carlos Vazquez Ten years ago, it is safe to say that ag- we attend anywhere around the world.” our globalized agricultural system may face riculture was unlikely to be found on the This decade-long effort culminated in as countries react to what they perceive as Conversation: Will a Food-Secure World Require New Global Institutions? ................................................... 42 agendas of foreign ministers or the Secre- our 2009 symposium entitled “Food, Agri- threats to their national security induced by Sir Gordon Conway, Mark Cackler, Louise Fresco, Kanayo Nwanze, Amb. Richard Williamson tary of State. culture, and National Security in a Globalized food shortages, price rises, and changes in Over the last decade, working closely World,” with close to 1,000 participants. the climate. Roger Thurow: Outrage and Inspire ................................................................................................................48 with our founder Dr. Norman Borlaug, my It was our great honor to welcome Bill Global agriculture faces numerous staff and I have strived to build the World Gates and to have him give his first speech challenges in the coming years. It was H.E. Joaquim Chissano: Securing Africa’s Livelihoods Through Agriculture ................................................. 50 Food Prize into one of the most stimulating ever on agriculture and bringing the Green humbling to have noted economist Jeffrey conferences each year bringing together ex- Revolution to Africa here at the Borlaug Sachs declare, “We need a venue to address Conversation: Gender in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health ..........................................................................52 perts from agriculture, development, educa- Dialogue. We also recognized Dr. Gebisa these challenges. And I would hope that the Catherine Bertini, Namanga Ngongi, Geeta Rao Gupta, Mahabub Hossain tion, and government. We have endeavored Ejeta of Ethiopia as our 2009 World Food World Food Prize can be the venue.” to pick cutting-edge topics and to address Prize Laureate. Several persons told me that they felt Conversation: Assessing Progress in Global Agriculture .....................................................................................58 subjects that we believe warranted much It was likewise a special privilege to this was our “best conference ever.” While Joachim von Braun, Marco Ferroni, Brian Halweil, Hans Herren, J.B. Penn greater attention by foreign policy officials, have remarks by Secretary of State Hillary I was, of course, pleased, I was so sorry that such as: the role of biotechnology in devel- Clinton and to feature Secretary of Agricul- Norm was not able to be here. I think he Gebisa Ejeta: The African Green Revolution Need Not Be a Mirage .................................................................64 opment; the threat of agroterrorism; global ture Tom Vilsack along with the ministers might have felt his dream about the World water insecurity; and the dual global chal- of agriculture from Burkina Faso, Canada, Food Prize being seen as the “Nobel Prize for The 2009 World Food Prize Laureate: Gebisa Ejeta ..........................................................................................66 lenges of obesity and malnutrition. Egypt, and the Netherlands. Food and Agriculture” was coming true. As a result, each year participation has This book of symposium highlights cap- To honor Norm, I hope you will mark Conversation: Agriculture and Climate Change — Being Part of the Solution ................................................68 expanded as has the length of our confer- tures their remarks and comments, as well as October 13-15 on your calendar and plan Hans Herren, Peg Armstrong-Gustafson, Michael Hansen, Anita Idel, Helena Paul, John Reganold ence. The “Borlaug Dialogue” is now a those of the CEOs, NGO leaders, journalists, to join us for the 2010 World Food Prize three-day event, with people attending from research scientists, educators, intelligence of- and Borlaug Dialogue. The World Food Prize Global Youth Institute ..................................................................................................74 The World Food Prize 2009 Borlaug Dialogue Food, Agriculture, and National Security The World Food Prize More than 500 community leaders turned out for the third annual Iowa Hunger Summit to take part in panel discussions and attend a “Hunger Luncheon” featuring Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America. The event also involved leaders of the Iowa Department of Agriculture, the Community Food Security Coalition, and Doctors Without Borders. Iowa Hunger Summit Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Secretary of State he 2009 Iowa Hunger Summit interfaith and com- on October 13 for the third year munity responses to kicked off the World Food Prize hunger in Iowa, food events with a full-day program fo- security and urban Tcused on Iowans’ diverse grassroots efforts to agriculture nationally, confront hunger both at home and abroad. Native American per- Continuing the Borlaug Legacy More than 500 community leaders and spectives on agricul- citizens from around the state attended the ture and health, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sent struggle with chronic hunger. to work in support of country-led plans “Hunger Luncheon” featuring Vicki Escar- the global epidemic of the following video message, which was shown I had the privilege of speaking at the to collaborate and coordinate with other ra, president and CEO of Feeding America, child malnutrition. at the outset of the 2009 Borlaug Dialogue: World Food Prize announcement ceremony stakeholders, to build partnerships with the whose keynote remarks focused on the one Participants also I want to send my congratulations and June. I spoke of Dr. Ejeta’s commitment to private sector, universities, foundations, and in eight Americans currently experiencing offered their thoughts thanks to you for coming together to dis- strengthening the entire agricultural sup- NGOs – and to be held accountable for this hunger in their lives. and feedback to U.S. cuss an issue that the Obama administration ply chain, especially in developing nations. commitment and our efforts. The luncheon also included First Lady Department of Agri- has as a top priority of our foreign policy – Since that time, we have been hard at work, In the case of global hunger, actions Mari Culver and Bishop Richard Pates, who culture officials in a lis- Hunger Luncheon attendees were served meals used by Iowa-based global hunger and food security. This year’s across numerous departments of our gov- much speak more loudly than words. We both reflected on the legacy of Iowans like tening session on how programs in their