March 2010

Greetings:

Every day, we hear of new scientific and engineering breakthroughs for producing safe and affordable food. Each new discovery is accompanied by a glowing press release suggesting that this particular discovery will finally solve the food safety or food supply problems of the world. But they don’t….

Every day, we hear of new scientific and engineering breakthroughs for producing safe and affordable food. Each new discovery is accompanied by a glowing press release suggesting that this particular discovery will finally solve the food safety or food supply problems of the world. But they don’t….

Shared leadership will be most effective in strengthening global food systems because we can tap into the collective wealth of ideas and experience. We need to bring government and intergovernmental organizations together with industry, universities, and non-governmental organizations to capture innovative synergies and grasp new opportunities. Together we can craft flexible strategies and take incremental steps to make the global food systems more effective.