Sept. 6 Event at CGD

Presents a discussion on
The Difficulties of Bringing a Green Revolution to Africa

Featuring
Norman Borlaug
Nobel Laureate and Father of the Green Revolution

Introduction by
Leon Hesser
Author of The Man Who Fed the World: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Norman Borlaug and His Battle to End World Hunger

With discussants
Gawain Kripke
Senior Policy Advisor, Oxfam America

Vijaya Ramachandran
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
and Visiting Fellow, Center for Global Development

and
Peter Timmer
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development

Moderated by
Lawrence MacDonald
Director of Communications and Policy, Center for Global Development

Wednesday, September 6, 2006
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
at
Peter G. Peterson Conference Center, Institute for International Economics
1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

Starting in the 1950s, Norman Borlaug led an international effort to develop short, fertilizer-responsive grain varieties that became the basis of the Green Revolution, more than doubling harvests and helping to avert famines in much of the developing world, especially Asia. Borlaug has also been a tireless and effective force for better food policies, better aid strategies—and for a Green Revolution in Africa, which failed to reap the benefits of the first Green Revolution. The discussion will address several dimensions of the global food economy, including the role of food aid, the agricultural policies of rich countries, and the potential of bio-technology, with a focus on what will work in Africa.

Seating is limited. Please RSVP to events@cgdev.org