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#FoodPrize15 Twitter Chat Announced for 6th October

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Farming First is giving you the exclusive opportunity to tune into a Twitter Chat with the President of the World Food Prize Foundation, and the Bangladesh-based NGO BRAC!

BRAC’s outstanding contribution to reducing hunger and poverty is being recognised by the World Food Prize Foundation this year, as its founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed will be honoured as the 2015 World Food Prize Laureate. He will also speak at the upcoming Borlaug Dialogue event in Des Moines from 14 – 16th October 2015. The Foundation annually awards individuals tackling “the greatest challenge in human history” – feeding 9.6 billion sustainably by 2050.

Can’t make it to Iowa? Ask the #FoodPrize15 panellists your questions online!

Tuesday 6th October, 10.30 am EST / 3.30pm BST

Along with a special panel of experts on food security and agriculture, Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President of the World Food Prize and the BRAC USA team will be answering selected questions for one hour later next month. Just tweet us using #FoodPrize15 and your question could be answered live.

Topics for debate will include:

  1. What makes agriculture such a powerful tool for poverty reduction?
  2. Why does the empowerment of women and young people make a big impact?
  3. How can issues in delivery of technologies to smallholders be overcome?
  4. How can development practitioners ensure approaches are “holistic” and cover more than one area of development?

The #FoodPrize15 Panel

Ken Quinn Twitter Ambassador Kenneth Quinn – @WorldFoodPrize

In 2000, Kenneth Quinn assumed the presidency of the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa, following a 32-year career as an American diplomat which focused significantly on refugee and humanitarian relief efforts and culminated with his service as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia. 

2015 WorlSir Fazle Twitterd Food Prize winning NGO BRAC – @Bracworld

Since its inception over 40 years ago, BRAC has provided the opportunity for nearly 150 million people worldwide to improve their lives, have enhanced food security and follow a pathway out of poverty through its dynamic and effective development programs.

Dr. Pamela AnPamela Anderson Twitterderson, Director of Agricultural Development, Gates Foundation

Pamela leads the team that works to reduce hunger and poverty for millions of farming families in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by increasing agricultural productivity in a sustainable way.

Katrin Glatzel TwitterDr. Katrin Glatzel, Agriculture for Impact – @katringlatzel

Katrin is the leads researcher and writer of the Montpellier Panel Reports and Briefing Papers and leads the Agriculture for Impact team’s research work around sustainable intensification.

jkaufman twitter 150x150Jay Kaufman, Senior Vice President of Field Operations, Fintrac – @Fintrac

Jay has two decades of experience providing support and oversight to multi-year agricultural development projects in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. He is an expert in market analysis and commercial distribution channels; smallholder and local partner grants administration; and agricultural sector rehabilitation post-disaster.

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