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Farmers Leading the Way from Crisis to Resilience

Farming Practices to Improve Family, Public and Environmental Well - Being

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Lunch Briefing: 12 - 2:00 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building, Rotunda, North Tower; 8th Floor
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004

Lunch will be served at 11:50 a.m.

Special Guest:

US Agency for International Development Representative

Remarks by :

• Raymond C. Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America
• Representative from WWF - US

Special presentations by developing country farmres:

• Mr. Le Thach: President, Dai Nghia Cooperative, Ha Noi Province, Vietnam
• Mrs. Duddeda Sugunavva: Farmer, Katkur Village, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Mr. Moussa Ag Demba: President, Goundam District Cooperatives Federation, Douekire, Mali

Over a million farming households in Asia and Africa have adopted innovative practices that change the management of plants, soil, water and nutrients in irrigated rice production, which supplies most of the world's rice. Known as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), this agroecological approach enables farmers to increase yields while using less seed, water, fertilizer and often less labor. This has the potential to increase food security, raise incomes, conserve water, and buffer crops against adverse effects of climate change on a very large scale.

Please join Oxfam America, Africare and WWF to hear farmers and development experts discuss how many more could benefit from methods such as SRI.

This event is open to the public
Please RSVP to Fay Johnson by October 15th at [email protected]