Paris, 23 November 2009


EFITA newsletter / 438 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


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IAALD 2010
We would like to inform you that the closing date for submission has been postponed to Tuesday 1st December. The authors will be notified on December 21 whether their communication has been accepted or not.
See: http://iaald2010.agropolis.fr


Over one billion people live in chronic hunger... Every six seconds, a child dies of hunger...
By signing a new on-line petition to eradicate world hunger at http://www.1billionhungry.org/, you can actively lend your voice to a growing global movement, and send a powerful message to world leaders: that it is unacceptable that one billion people live in chronic hunger, and changing this reality should be our top priority.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could help to widely promote this cause. Here are some of the many ways that you can assist:

- Sign on to the Petition at http://www.1billionhungry.org/, and encourage your friends and families to do the same.

- If you use Twitter, click on the following link to Tweet the cause to your followers: http://twitter.com/home?status=Petition+to+end+hunger.+Sign+on+at+http://bit.ly/15mn7c+via+@faonews+%23unfao+%23hunger+(pls+RT!)+

- On Facebook, place the following text as your status message for a day or two: "Petition to end hunger. Sign on at http://www.1billionhungry.org/"

- If you have a Blog, make a quick blog-post about the cause, inviting people to sign the petition.

- If you have a Web Site, please consider inserting a link to the petition at http://www.1billionhungry.org/.

- Follow the events as they unfold at the Hunger Summit, which will be held next week from 16-18 November: http://www.fao.org/wsfs/world-summit
Thank you in advance for your active participation in promoting this cause!

See: http://www.fao.org
Contact: Dr. Anton MANGSTL - Director, Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building Division - Knowledge and Communication Department - FAO of the United Nations - Rome (Italy)
E-mail: anton.mangstl(a)fao.org


Agritechnica News
Agriculture abounds with confidence
- Over 350,000 expert visitors at Agritechnica – 77,000 international visitors – Surprisingly high level of investment planned. More. 
- VDMA Agricultural Machinery Association: Dynamic agricultural machinery sector sails into the future – Agritechnica 2009 sets the course for the industry . More.
- Preliminary results of a survey of exhibitors More.
- Preliminary results of a survey of visitors More.
Contact: Malene CONLONG
E-mail: m.conlong(a)dlg.org


Nestlé chief hits at ‘well-fed activists’ (FT)
The chairman of Nestlé, the world’s biggest food company, has hit out at “well-fed activists” whose hostility to new food technologies was exacerbating a global food crisis by holding back agricultural productivity.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, who is a high-profile critic of the European Union’s common agricultural policy, said that since 1990 the rate of global population in-crease had overtaken the rate of food production at least partly because of opposition to new food technologies by consumers in developed countries.
“It is disheartening to see how easily a group of well-intentioned and well-fed activists can decide about new technologies at the expense of those who are starving,” he told a conference in Milan aimed at bringing the private sector into the debate on global food security.
See: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/68865e24-cfbb-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html


"That" time is getting closer!
An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly."

The other man said, "What is the name of the restaurant?"

The first man thought and thought and finally said, "What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know... the one that's red and has thorns."

"Do you mean a rose?"

"Yes, that's the one," replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"

Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: harkin(a)iol.ie


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