World Food Crisis - CGIAR Audio-Conference Press Briefing

Tuesday, 29 April 2008
9:30 am Washington DC / 2:30 pm London / 4:30 pm Nairobi (13:30 GMT)

To RSVP contact:
Jeff Haskins at +254 729 871 422 or jhaskins@burnesscommunications.com or
Megan Dold at +1 301 652 1558 ext 5720 or mdold@burnesscommunications.com

To access the audiobriefing, reporters should dial:
U.S.: +1 800 895 0198
Outside of the U.S.: +1 785 424 1053
Conference ID: 7CGIAR
Program Title: CGIAR Conference

Press Kit:

• Media Advisory: World-leading scientists address key issues underlying food crisis - and show a way ahead -
• Rising Food Prices: CGIAR Statement
• Speaker Bios: short bios of Carlos Seré, Joachim von Braun, Robert Zeigler
• Backgrounder Documents:
• • The Rice Crisis - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines
  • Rising Food Prices - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC
  • Rising Food Prices: a statement by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
  • Soil Health, Fertility and Conservation - an overview of CGIAR research on soil management
• Audio recording of press conference (audio mp3 format file, 15 MB): Download here.
• Transcript of press conference: Download here

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.