Wednesday 10 December, 2008 9.00am to 6.00pm
Angliss Conference Centre, 555 La Trobe St, Melbourne
The food riots earlier in the year brought international attention to the pressures faced in many developing countries to secure affordable food. Over the past year, prices for staple foods, such as rice, wheat, and corn had increased by 100% or more. Fortunately there’s been some subsidence of prices in recent months but the medium and long-term picture remains very uncertain. According to the UN – this global food crisis endangers millions of the world’s most vulnerable, and threatens to reverse critical gains made towards reducing poverty and hunger. The global food crisis is creating a host of humanitarian, human rights, socio-economic, environmental, developmental, political and security-related challenges.
The global food crisis is complex with numerous contributing factors. The response must therefore reflect this confluence of factors. This conference is an opportunity for both government agencies, nongovernmental organisations and researchers to reflect on their response to the food crisis and highlight their best practice.
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Agencies presenting include CARE, Caritas, Oxfam, World Vision Australia.
Any queries to Dr Matthew Clarke ( mclarke at deakin.edu.au)
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