According to the United Nations, global food production must double by 2050 in order to meet the demands of the world’s growing population. Environmental factors and climate change threaten to place even greater stress on our ability to meet these demands. Many of the solutions that will lead the world through current and future challenges facing food security depend on the leadership of the world’s two largest and most innovative economies: the United States and Japan.
On April 7, 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the U.S. Grains Council, hosted the Partners in Agriculture Global Food Security Symposium. This meeting was a unique opportunity for government, academic, and private sector leaders from around the globe to come together to discuss the food security challenge that the world is facing. Notable speakers at the symposium included U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Japan Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries Hirotaka Akamatsu, and 2009 World Food Prize Winner, Dr. Gebisa Ejeta.
Photographs, press, and presentations from the symposium are available. Please contact us if you have any questions, or would like to learn more about the symposium and speakers.