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NABC 11: World Food Security and Sustainability: The Impacts of Biotechnology and Industrial Consolidation

June 6-8, 1999
Lincoln, Nebraska

The meeting will take a close look at new developments in agricultural biotechnology and the trends towards consolidation and vertical coordination in the industrial sector. The influence of these two major emerging factors, as separate and combined phenomena, will be discussed relative to the long-term ability of the U.S. and world agriculture to produce an adequate, safe and healthful supply of food, and do so in an environmentally acceptable fashion. The potential impacts of these developments on the production techniques, economics and sociology of agriculture will be evaluated.

The goal of NABC11 is to focus dialogue and debate on this important topic and develop consensus statements in regard to the nature and directions of current trends and the implications of these trends on the structure and sustainability of agriculture in North America and the rest of the world. The meeting will include three days of in-depth, informative sessions comprising invited paper presentations and workshop sessions. Continuing the NABC tradition of providing a forum where people of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints can meet in an environment conducive to the exchange of ideas, the meeting features three concurrent workshops. The workshops are designed to promote dialogue, establish a common knowledge base, identify areas of agreement and disagreement, reach consensus where possible, and develop recommendations.

Keynote Addresses:

The Scope of the Challenges to Securing and Sustaining Adequate World Food Production for the Third Millennium
- Per Pinstrup Andersen, Director General, World Bank IFPRI
The Role of Biotechnology in Helping to Increase and Sustain World Food Production: Scientific Progress and Emerging Business Strategies
- Jerry Caulder, President, Xyris Corp.
Biotech and Food Security: Implications for Rural Landscapes and Lifescapes
- Cornelia Flora, Iowa State University; President, Wallace Institute

Plenary topics:

Perspective of an Economist: Policy and Technology as Factors in Industry Consolidation
-Stan Johnson, Vice Provost for Extension, Iowa State University
Perspective of Ag Business: What Business Strategies are Evolving in Industry to Utilize Developments in Biotechnology, and How Will They Support Long-term Production of Adequate, High-Quality Food Supplies for the World?
-James Tobin, Co-President, Monsanto Global Seed Company
Perspective of a Farmer: Biotechnology on the Ground: What Kind of Future Can Farmers Expect, and What Kind Should They Create?
-Fred Kirschenmann, Kirschenmann Family Farms, North Dakota
Why Biotechnology May Not Represent the Future in World Agriculture
-Dennis Avery, Director, Hudson Institute Center for Global Food Issues
We Can Meet Food Needs Efficiently Through Family Farms and Sustainable Production Systems
-Chuck Hassebrook, Director, Center for Rural Affairs
What are the Major Societal Issues We Face in a Capitalist Society in Helping to Create Secure and Sustainable World Food Supplies, and What Mechanisms Are There to Best Resolve Such Societal Issues?
-William Heffernan, Professor, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia
Using Biotechnology to Sustainably Enhance and Safeguard the Food Supply
-John Pierce, Director of Genetic Technology, DuPont
What Are the Appropriate Roles of Government and Public Institutions in Building Secure and Sustainable Food Supplies, and in Resolving Conflicts Arising out of Implementation of New Technologies and Business Strategies?
-Cliff Gabriel, Office of Science and Technology Policy

For more information:

E-mail: NABC@cornell.edu

Telephone: 607-254-4856

Website: http://www.cals.cornell.edu/extension/nabc

Organized by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln in collaboration with the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture
Sponsor(s): National Agricultural Biotechnology Council (NABC)

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06/06/99 - NABC 11: World Food Security and Sustainability: The Impacts of Biotechnology and Industrial Consolidation - Lincoln, Nebraska

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