Can organic farming feed the world?

Organisers:  Rudi Buntzel, Protestant Church Development Service, EED, Germany and Louise Luttikholt, IFOAM, Germany

Outline:
Sustainable farming methods of different formats to practice organic agriculture is a success story around the world. Empirical case studies from 3 diffent continets from the micro-level will proof this case. Practical farmers from developing countries will give evidence about their way to practice alternative  farming methods. The claim will be made that organic farming can be a modell not only for the local level, but also for a sustainable food supply system in the world. A scientist from an international agricultural research institute (IFPRI) will have the chance to challenge that claim.

Draft Programme:
Opening: Ms. Claudia Warning, Director EED/President VENRO
 Audio File (mp3, 1,7 MB. English)

1.) Theological Introduction:  Rev. Wilfried Steen, Board Member EED
 Audio File (mp3, 6 MB, English)

2.)  Organic Farming can be a solution – Case studies from JAP-Partners from EED
Alphonce Katunci, Inades/Tanzania
Rita Surita, CAPPA/Brazil
Safaruddin Siregar, Bitra/Indonesia

3.)  We feed the World with organic
Christina Grandi, IFOAM

4.) Reaction by IFPRI (International Food Research Institute, Washington)
Jose Falck-Zepeda

5.) Farmers speak out about their experiences
Saraswatibai S. Gaikwad, Indian Farm Women from IIRD
Ternur Gogoberidze, Georgian Farmer from ELKANA
Sjima Das Shimu, Bangladesh Farm Woman from UBINIG
Jonston Matungwa, Tanzanian Farmer from PELUM

 Farmers' experiences Audio File (mp3, 68 MB, English, German, Brazilian)

6.)    General Discussion

7.)    Summary by P.V. Satheesh, DDS/India