A Better World in 2020 - Wake-Up Calls from the Next Generation (IFPRI, 2001, 34 p.): (introduction...)

A Better World in 2020 - Wake-Up Calls from the Next Generation (IFPRI, 2001, 34 p.)

		*(introduction...)*
		Foreword
		Sharing their worries, Sharing their hopes
		Essay Competition Grand Prize Winner
		Essay Competition Runner Up

(introduction...)

A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Initiative

International Food Policy Research Institute

“2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment” is an initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to develop a shared vision and consensus for action on how to meet future world food needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environment.

This booklet has been prepared for the IFPRI 2020 conference on “Sustainable Food Security For All By 2020,” Bonn, Germany, September 4-6, 2001, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German Foundation for International Development (DSE-ZEL) in cooperation with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ-BEAF); Aventis CropScience; CARE; Cargill Inc.; Deutsche Welthungerhilfe; EuronAid; International Fund for Agricultural Development; Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (Danish Association for International Co-operation); Syngenta; and World Vision International.

The 2020 Vision Initiative also gratefully acknowledges support from the following donors: Canadian International Development Agency; Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA); Instituto Nacional de Investigaci TechnologAgraria y Alimentaria (Spain); Rockefeller Foundation; Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA); and Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC).

IFPRI’s mission is to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting food needs of the developing world on a sustainable basis, with particular emphasis on low-income countries, poor people, and sound management of the natural resource base that supports agriculture. IFPRI is one of 16 Future Harvest centers and receives its principal funding from 58 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.

Figure

Hunger will not take a day to end.
It is not going to end tomorrow or the day after.
And it is certainly not going to end
suddenly by itself,
for nothing good comes easy.

Baba A. Isabella

16 years old
Nalerigu, Ghana

The views expressed in this booklet by the contestants do not necessarily reflect those of IFPRI or the cosponsoring or supporting organizations.