The World Agroforestry Centre’s chief science advisor, Meine van Noordwijk, is among the keynote speakers at the inaugural International Food Security Dialogue being held from 30 April to 2 May 2014 in Edmonton, Canada.

Delegates – which will include food security researchers, policymakers, and practitioners - are expected to discuss how smallholder farmers can become more productive, resilient and profitable.

"Research and investment are key to putting an end to hunger,” says Jean Lebel, President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). “Tapping into Western Canada's long history of agricultural innovation, its expertise in the private sector and civil society will also go a long way to feeding an increasingly hungry world."

The dialogue is being organized by the University of Alberta with support from Canada's International Development Research Centre and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD),

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For more information about the dialogue, visit: http://www.foodsecuritydialog.com/