World Food Day 2004
FARMERS EVENT TO CELEBRATE
BIODIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY

15 October 2004
13-15 hours
FAO Atrium, Rome, Italy

Welcoming remarks
Peter Kenmore, Chair, Inter-Departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture

Facilitator
Matthew Fort, Food & Drink Editor, Guardian, United Kingdom

Stories of small farmers of the world:

• Mamadou Mouctar Sow, Guinea: saving the néré tree and generating income for Peulh women
• Sae Bong Ryu, Republic of Korea: upholding the historic jukbang technique of anchovy fishing and making available a competitive, environmentally-responsible and highly valued produce
• Pablo Jara, Chile: revitalizing quinoa as a recovery of the identity of the Mapuche ethnic group
• Jesùs Garzòn, Spain: conserving the mountain environment, transhumance and traditions
• Fabio Brugnoli, Italy: using the ecosystem approach in organic vineyards
• Victoria Kakoko Sebagereka, Uganda: enhancing biodiversity in subsistence food systems in Kayunga District