From Food First's web page:

New Era for Agriculture?

August 11th, 2008

By Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, Molly Anderson, and Ivette Perfecto

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On April 7, 2008, as the media headlines focused on falling grain reserves, soaring food prices, and food riots, representatives from 61 nations met in Johannesburg, South Africa to adopt a UN Report that proposed urgently needed solutions to the global food system's systemic problems. The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) asked the question: What must we do differently to overcome persistent poverty and hunger, achieve equitable and sustainable development, and sustain productive and resilient farming in the face of environmental crisis?

To read the entire backgrounder open the attached pdf file.