IFA co-organized a side-event promoting productivity and sustainability in agriculture in May at the UN

IFA was part of the organizing members of an official side-event of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development negotiations that was finalized in May 2009 in New York City, USA.

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Farming First: Enhancing Sustainable Development through Agriculture

Tuesday 5 May 2009, 1pm to 3pm

UN Headquarters, New York

Delegates Dining Room, 4th floor

Download the invitation (PDF format)

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You can also watch a recording of a press conference that took place on 24 February 2009 at the Millennium Hotel in New York City the morning of a previous side event and several interviews at:

Farming First YouTube Channel

Farming First Videos

The Commission concluded in May its two-year round of negotiations that have been focusing on Africa, agriculture, drought and desertification, land, and rural development.

As part of the International Agri-Food Network, IFA joined forces with the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), the International Council for Science (ICSU) and CropLife International.

The following speakers participated to the February side-event:

• Arlin Bostian, Senior Vice President, Research and Development and
  Global Sustainability Officer, North America, Bayer CropScience
• Robert Carlson, President, North Dakota Farmers' Union
• Marjatta Eilitta, Agribusiness Programme Leader, International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development (IFDC)
• James Hansen, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University
• Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chief Executive Officer, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
• Ajay Vashee, Director, International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP)

The farmers, scientists, business and industry are working together to increase agricultural output in an environmentally-sustainable, economically-feasible, sociall-responsible manner.

For more information:

Farming First: Policy Document

Farming First: Principles and Case Studies

Invitation to Farming First February Press Conference

Invitation to Farming First February Side-Event