World Food Day 2004

Audio Material

Biodiversity for Food Security

To illustrate the theme of World Food Day 2004: "Biodiversity for Food Security", we propose to Net surfers and to radio broadcasters a series of sound-bites on the importance of the theme.

The recordings are carried out in the FAO Radio studio and on the sites of the FAO projects in the Member States.

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WFD resources

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Director-General's message

Information note 2004

Issues leaflet 2004
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Information for the journalists

How to listen to our sound-bites

Title	Duration	Realaudio	MP3
A 2004 World Food Day issue: Rural women in Mountain regions and biodiversity Reinforcing rural mountain women's role in the safeguard of biodiversity is a priority but relieving their labour in mountain regions is a prerequisite that needs to be addressed. Listen to Jeannette Gurung, head of the international NGO 'Women Organising for Change in Agriculture'. Link: - Adelboden Group	1min11sec	download (81Kb)	download (573Kb)

Message for the celebration of World Food Day by the Director General of FAO, Dr. Jacques Diouf . Transcript	5min47sec	download (387Kb)	download (2,769Kb)

FAO experience in Biodiversity for Food Security It is estimated that about three-quarters of the genetic diversity found in agricultural crops have been lost over the last century. Animal species are endangered. FAO calls for global efforts in conserving, preserving and improving the few species that are left to the future generations.
Peter Kenmore is an FAO expert in Biodiversity and has experience in better ways to protect our ecosystems for a sustainable agriculture. He had this to say.	2min10sec	download (146Kb)	download (1,035Kb)
At the farm level, Asia has adopted good practices in agriculture and maintained species' varieties at a higher level. At a global level, countries will feel encouraged by the coming into force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, in June 23, 2004. Again, Peter Kenmore.	1min21sec	download (90Kb)	download (641Kb)

Biodiversity for Food Security
The World Food Day theme 2004 highlights biodiversity's role in ensuring that people have sustainable access to enough high-quality food to lead active and healthy lives. In Swaziland and Mozambique, will HIV/AIDS affected farmers be able to pass their traditional farming knowledge to their children? . Producer: Peter Lowrey (FAO) . Co-producer/Narrator: Liliane Kambirigi (FAO) . Studio engineer: Eric Deleu (FAO) . Transcript	6min12sec	download (415Kb)	download (2,980Kb)

World Food Day feature 2004: Growing indigenous fruit trees on farms to reduce hunger and poverty The northeastern communities of Namibia cultivate sorghum, millet and maize on the fertile ground, but the nearby bush and forests have always been an important source of nutritious wild fruits. In the regions of Caprivi and Kavango, about 66 wild fruit tree species have been identified that contribute daily to the diets and income of the local communities, mostly during the rainy season when the crops are not ready for harvest. This is a radio reportage on a FAO project that helps improve the use of wild fruit trees to supplement diets and incomes in rural communities in Namibia. . Writer/Producer: Liliane Kambirigi (FAO) . Co-producer: Eve Black, NBC (Namibian Broadc. Corp.) . Narrator: Edward Ogolla (FAO) . Studio Engineer: Eric Deleu (FAO) . Technical Adviser: Forestry Resources Division (FAO) . Transcript
I. Biodiversity - Knowing indigenous fruit trees and preserving them	5min16sec	download (352Kb)	download (2,514Kb)
II. Domestication - Encouraging home gardening of indigenous fruit trees	2min21sec	download (157Kb)	download (1,126Kb)
III. Transformation - Making jam and juice from marula and eembe	4min55sec	download (329Kb)	download (2,351Kb)
IV. Prospects - A lot remains to be done	3min44sec	download (249Kb)	download (1,777Kb)
V. Round-up interviews
Mr. John Sitwala, a Senior Forestry Officer at Katima Mulilo and local co-ordinator of the project	9min17sec	download (617Kb)	download (4,448Kb)
Mr. Joseph Hailwa, Director of Forestry, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia	4min40sec	download (312Kb)	download (2,238Kb)
Ms. Esther Lusepani-Kamwi, Deputy-Director of Forestry and national Co-ordinator of the FAO/Namibian project on Indigenous Fruit Trees Species (2000-2003)	2min50sec	download (192Kb)	download (1,362Kb)
Mr. Peter George Bille, Lecturer at the Namibia University-Food Science Technology, Windhoek	3min59sec	download (268Kb)	download (1,913Kb)

Other Links:

TeleFood
Audio-clips of the World Food Summit: five years later
Biological Diversity in Food and Agriculture

World Food Day Audio archives:

WFD 2003 audio page
WFD 2002 audio page
WFD 2001 audio page
WFD 2000 audio page
WFD 1999 audio page
TeleFood 1999 audio page