On Thursday, 18 May 2017, from 3 to 5:40 p.m., the Farnesina will host the conference \u201cBuilding the sustainable food systems of the 21st Century: the agroecological alternative\u201d, organised by the Italian Development Cooperation Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Systems \u2013 IPES Food.<\/p>\n
The Conference will open with greetings by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,\u00a0Benedetto Della Vedova.<\/p>\n
The programme of the event includes contributions by Olivier De Schutter (Co-president of IPER Food), Emile Frison (IPES-Food), Alexander M\u00fcller (TEEB-AgriFood Study Leader), Jose Graziano da Silva (Director General, FAO), Gilbert F. Houngbo (President, IFAD), David Beasley (Executive Director, WFP), and by Ann Tutweiler (Director General, Bioversity International).<\/p>\n
The Conference will be closed at 5 p.m. by the Foreign Ministry\u2019s Director General for Development Cooperation, Pietro Sebastiani.<\/p>\n
Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for accreditation in one of the following two ways:<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0by filling the interactive form\u00a0and clicking on the event concerned\u00a0at the link\u00a0http:\/\/mae.accreditationsystem.info\/ITA\/Indice.asp<\/a>, attaching thereto, unless already provided, the information requested in digital format (letter from the media organisation and, for representatives of foreign media, also a Note Verbale released by the Rome Embassy of the media organisation\u2019s Country).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n