Grains and Leaves: Weekly Ag-Related News, Events, and Others

Here is this week's edition of Grains and Leaves;

• Mark your calendars: 2011 Borlaug Dialogue. The Next Generation: Confronting the Hunger Challenges of Tomorrow: October 12-14, 2011 – Des Moines, Iowa
• Andris Piebalgs, EU's Commissioner for Development, outlines challenges and EU's policy to achieve food security for all
• Danielle Nierenberg, of Huffington Post, on World Food Prize Recognizes Leadership in Agriculture, but More Policy Support Is Needed to Feed the World's Hungry 
• The debate on bio-fuels and its potential development role for the African continent continues: Green Oil in Africa: Development Opportunity or Threat to Food Security? A story from the New America Media
• FAO publishes its annual The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2011, saying that food price volatility continues to present enormous challenges to poor countries and consumers that spend most of their money on food. (Link added to Relevant Report section of the blog)
• Another FAO report, Crop Prospects and Food Situation, predicts that world cereal prices will continue to remain high despite above-average harvest. NYTime's Green Blog discusses the report
• Robert S. Zeigler, IRRI's Director General, talks about how half of the 7 billion individuals will continue to depend on rice for its staple food.
• The Guardian: Global Coalition Teams Up for Ground Breaking African Famine Solution