The Future of Agriculture

Oxfam’s online discussion series at blogs.oxfam.org/future-of-agriculture will feature essays by leading thinkers from around the world. They will address four provocative questions:

• What if farmer’s knowledge were the driver of innovations and investments?
• What if women owned the land they till and the food they produce?
• What if all food were produced without fossil fuels?
  • What if all farmers could rely on effective systems to manage risk?

New essays will be posted daily, and every day will feature YOU, responding to the experts’ ideas and sharing your own. The discussion will take place simultaneously in English, Spanish and French. All essays and comments will inform an Oxfam discussion paper to be published in 2013.

The Future of Agriculture: debate the experts

• John Ambler: Vice President, Strategy, Oxfam America
• Julio Berdegue: Principal Researcher, Latin American Center for Rural Development (RIMISP)
• Prem Bindraban: Director of ISRIC (World Soil Information)
• Sonali Bisht: Sustainable development consultant
• Nicko Debenham: Director Development and Sustainability Armajaro Trading Limited
• Shenggen Fan: Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
• Susan Godwin, Nigerian farmer
• José Graziano da Silva: Director-General, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
• Alexis Nicolás Ibáñez Blancas, Researcher, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Perú
• Rokeya Kabir: Founder, Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha, a Bangladeshi women's organization
• Anna Lappé: Founding principal, Small Planet Institute
• Pat Mooney: Co-founder and executive director, ETC Group
• Sophia Murphy: Senior Advisor, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
• Bill McKibben: Founder, 350.org
• Madiodio Niasse: Secretariat Director, International Land Coalition (ILC)
• Kayano F. Nwanze: President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Michael O'Gorman: Founder, Farmer-Veteran Coalition
• Harold Poelma: Managing Director, Cargill Refined Oils Europe
• Kavita Prakash-Mani: Head of Food Security Agenda, Syngenta International
• Sarojeni Rengam: Executive Director, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific
• Tarcila Rivera Zea, Executive Director of Chirapaq, Perú
• Roger Thurow: Author of The Last Hunger Season and ENOUGH
• Florence Wambugu: CEO and Founder, Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International

Please spread the word and join the discussion at blogs.oxfam.org/future-of-agriculture.

For more information: Contact Jim French, jfrench@oxfamamerica.org