STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
14-16 OCTOBER 2001

The media has a valuable role to play in educating the public on the plight of the 815 million hungry people in the world. As part of a larger effort to educate journalists and the public on global food security, FAO hosted a European Media Seminar in Stockholm, from 14 to 16 October. This three-day event brought together dozens of journalists from Europe and from developing countries around the world, as well as participants from academia, industry, government, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.

The seminar was co-hosted and jointly organized by the Swedish Government and FAO. Partners and sponsors included: the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) and DeLaval, a private-sector agricultural concern.

The following excerpts are from the seminar, with links to background material and speeches.