Western Cape Celebrates World Food Day in Dialogue

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organisation was founded in 1945. The World Food Day theme for 2005 is, "Agriculture and intercultural dialogue". This theme is selected as it recalls the contribution of different cultures to world agriculture and argues that sincere intercultural dialogue is a precondition for progress against hunger and environmental degradation.

The Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry cordially invites you to a Western Cape Food Security Workshop to be held in celebration of World Food Day.

Date: 14 October 2005
Venue: Country Manor, Philippi
Time: Registration will commence at 08:00
Directions can be supplied by Glynnis Fritz
Tel: 021 483 4700

Programme Director:     Blanché Claasen-Hoskins

Arrival and Registration

Refreshments

09:00 : Opening scripture reading - Mr Tatane Herbet Madalane
Prayer - Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels, MJC

09:10 : Welcoming Remarks - Councillor Achmat Brinkhuis Welcomes Minister Dowry
09:20 : Opening Speech - Minister Cobus Dowry

09:40 : Food production & resource conservation DoA: Johan Van Vuuren

09:55 : Alignment of food security strategies - Dept of Social Services & Poverty Alleviation

10:15 : Cultural activity

10:30 : Link between Philippi Market and food security - MBB: Mr Mdlalo

10:45 : Poverty Eradication Project & Philippi  Yasier Gabriels, Muslim Judicial Market Council

11:00 : Organic farming & food security - Organic Farms Group: Nigel Rudling

11:15 : HIV/Aids and food nutrition - DoA: Blanché Claasen-Hoskins

11:30 : Food safety and food security - City of Cape Town: LM Stofile

11:45 : Role of farmers in food production - NAFU: Willie Williams

12:00 : Civil Society role in food security - Surplus Peoples Project: Ricado Jacobs

12h15 : Vote of Thanks - DoA: Vusumzi Zwelendaba

12:20 : LUNCH

Issued by:

Alie van Jaarsveld
Spokesperson
Ministry of Agriculture: Western Cape
Tel: 021 483 4930
Fax: 021 483 3890
E-mail: avjaarsv@pgwc.gov.za

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