Food without Fossil Fuels Now

Most timely as UN has declared 2008 year of the food crisis

Launch Conference in UK Parliament

The Definitive Report on Food & Agriculture Under Climate Change

Food Futures Now
Organic Sustainable * Fossil Fuel Free

By
Mae-Wan Ho
Sam Burcher, Lim Li Ching & Others

How organic agriculture and localised food (and energy) systems can feed the world, compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions due to human activities, and free us from fossil fuels

“Most compelling! A succinct and pithy appraisal of the current state of the planet – and just the right resolutions.”

Sir Julian Rose Chair of Association of Rural Businesses

More details of the Report at https://www.i-sis.org.uk/foodFutures.php

Time: 15:00-18:00h
Date: 22 April 2008
Venue: Jubilee Room, House of Parliament, Westminster, London

Agenda

15:00	*Coffee*
15:25	Opening and Chairman’s Remarks Prof. Peter Saunders Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics, King’s College London & co-Director of ISIS
15:30	Food and Energy Strategy Under Climate Change Rt. Hon. Michael Meacher MP
15:40	Food without Fossil Fuels Now Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, Director of ISIS, UK
15:50	Saving Seeds of Hope, Banning Seeds of Despair Sir Julian Rose, Chair of International Coalition for Protecting the Polish Countryside
16:00	Greening Ethiopia for Food Security & End to Poverty Sue Edwards, Director of Institute of Sustainable Development
16:10	Living without Fossil Fuels Alan Simpson MP
16:20	Reducing Organic Carbon Footprint John & Guy Watson, Riverford Organic Farm
16:30	Organic non-GM Agriculture for Saving the Honeybee Prof. Joe Cummins, Professor Emeritus of Genetics, University of Western Ontario, Canada, and ISIS Distinguished Fellow
16:40	The Benefits of Local Food Systems Dr. Michel Pimbert, Director of Sustainable Development IIED, UK
17:00	*General Discussion*
17:30	Closing Remarks Prof. Peter Saunders