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Commission on Global Food Security

	Background
	The enormity of the problem
	Why do plant diseases matter?
	What the Commission can do
		Food security focus at plant pathology congresses
		Food security focus at plant pathology congresses
		A new journal, Food Security
		Knowledge base on plant diseases and food security
		Knowledge base on plant diseases and food security
		Supporting cassava farmers in Ghana
		Supporting cassava farmers in Ghana
		Raising public awareness of plant diseases in Southern Africa

	Members of the Commission
	Aim of the Commission
	The Commission in the history of ISPP
		Commission Meetings since 1999
		Activities agreed at 1999 Meeting

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	PRESENTATIONS AT ICPP98, Edinburgh, August 1998 What are the options for managing crop diseases to improve food security? To address this question, five distinguished scientists addressed different aspects of the issue: Clive JAMES (Chairman, International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications) Global Food Security Norman BORLAUG (Nobel Peace Laureate, Mexico) Food security, plant pathology and quarantine Cyrus NDIRITU (Director, Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute) Human capital investment in plant pathology: a view from the South Robert WILLIAMS (Deputy Director General, CAB International) Public-private sector partnerships in plant pathology that will contribute to food security Paul TENG (International Rice Research Institute, Philippines) Practising plant pathology in changing agricultural systems Abstracts have been archived at: http://www.bspp.org.uk/icpp98/toc_global.html


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