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WFP Executive Director to Join World Economic Forum
Josette Sheeran, Executive
Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), will join the World Economic Forum as
Vice-Chairman and Member of the Managing Board. In this role, she will work
with world leaders from ...
Putting the New Vision for Agriculture into Action: A Transformation Is Happening
In order to feed a population of 9 billion in 2050, the world will need a New Vision for Agriculture - delivering food security, environmental sustainability and economic opportunity through agriculture. This ...
Business Solutions for Sustainable Food Production
Mon, 2008-06-23 16:13
Switzerland
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Water Security: The Water-Energy-Food-Climate Nexus
Business leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2008 set out a Call to Action on Water, to raise awareness and develop a better understanding of how water is linked to economic growth across a nexus of issues and to make clear the water ...
Climate change and water shortage main concerns at World Economic Forum on East Asia
ddressing global concern on climate change and water to have greatest impact on Asia, according to participants at the World Economic Forum on East Asia
Climate change and water ...
Organisms as Chemical Factories
"Producing chemicals for food and fuel in highly efficient microbial chemical factories may ease depedence on fossil fuels." Kristala Prather
Mon, 2011-05-16 10:38
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World Economic Forum on Africa 2008
"Capitalizing on Opportunity" was the theme of the 2008 World Economic Forum on Africa, focusing on the power of leadership to bridge the gap between
the region’s challenges and opportunities.
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Calls for cooperation to fight chronic disease
35 million people die every year due
to chronic diseases Chronic disease is no longer a “rich
man’s” burden: more than 80% of deaths are in the developing world There is a fundamental injustice as
many of these deaths are preventable More ...
The Next Billions: Business Strategies to Enhance Food Value Chains and Empower the Poor
This report focuses on business models along the food value chain - from agricultural production through food processing, retailing and consumption – outlining innovative strategies companies are using to do business in poor regions while imrpoving ...
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