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Online Press Room - CGIAR Audio Conference Press
Briefing on Latin America's Food Crisis
Thursday, 8 May, 2008
7:30 Hours GMT / 9:30 am Johannesburg / 10:30 am
Nairobi
To RSVP or to arrange access to the teleconference,
contact:
Jeff Haskins at +254 729 871 422 or jhaskins@burnesscommunications.com
To access the telephone briefing, reporters should
dial:
U.S. Toll-free: 800 862-9098
South Africa Toll-free: 080-098-1020
From other locations: +1 785 424 1051
Conference ID: 7CGIAR
Program Title: Latin America's Food
Crisis
 Press Kit:
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Media Advisory: Leading Experts on African
Agriculture to Address Key Issues Underlying Food Crisis - and Show
a Way Ahead
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CGIAR Statement: forthcoming
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Speaker Bios:
Dennis Garrity
(World Agroforestry Centre), Papa Abdoulaye Seck (Africa Rice
Center), Marianne Banziger (Global Maize Program/CIMMYT)
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Backgrounder Documents:
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- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
- Africa Rice Center (WARDA), Cotonou, Benin
- Global Maize Program of the International Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Nairobi, Kenya
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Link to download audio recording of press
conference (audio mp3 format file, X MB): forthcoming
- In addition to the audio file on this website, a recording of
the briefing will be available by telephone through Friday, 9 May,
2008. Call US toll-free at 800-839-1162, or +1 402 220-0398 to
listen to the playback.
About the CGIAR
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR), established in 1971, is a strategic partnership of
countries, international and regional organizations and private
foundations supporting the work of 15 international agricultural
research Centers. In collaboration with national agricultural
research systems, civil society and the private sector, the CGIAR
fosters sustainable agricultural growth through high-quality
science aimed at benefiting the poor through stronger food
security, better human nutrition and health, higher incomes and
improved management of natural resources.
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