The Global Harvest Initiative is hosting a symposium today starting at 9:00am that will be broadcast via their webpage, www.globalharvestinitiative.org. Senator Richard Lugar will be delivering the keynote address and some of the interesting topics on the agenda include:

International Food and Agricultural Development: Lessons Learned
Catherine Bertini
Syracuse University

The Politics of Agriculture: Breaking the Commercial Vs. Small-holder Myth
Dan Glickman
Vice Chair, Friends of the World Food Program

The Links Between Food, Agriculture and National Security
Kenneth Quinn
President, World Food Prize

A Daunting Task: Projections of the Challenge Ahead
Robert Thompson
University of Illinois Gardner Endowed Chair in Agricultural Policy

The Constraints: Addressing Environmental Needs for a Sustainable Future
Jason Clay
World Wildlife Fund

The Alternative Future — Enhanced Innovation and Productivity Meeting the Challenges
Patricia Woertz
Archer Daniels Midland Company

Ellen Kullman
DuPont

Samuel Allen
John Deere

Hugh Grant
Monsanto Company

Impact of Innovation for Industrialized and Developing Agriculture
Neil Conklin President Farm Foundation

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