Global Conference on

Meeting Nutritional Challenges with Sustainability and Equity

Dates: 2-3 August, 2009

Venue: India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi, India

Organized by: International Baby Food Action Network (Asia), Navdanya, Initiative for Health, Equity and Society/Third World Network, Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India,

In Partnership with: Child in Need Institute, Diverse Women for Diversity, Baby Milk Action-UK, Foodfirst Information and Action (FIAN)-India, International Commission on the Future of Food

Supported by: Planning Commission of India, Plan India, ActionAid

PROGRAMME

Day One – 2nd August 2009

Time / Session / Speakers /
8.30-9.00 am / Registration
9.00-9.10 am / Introduction / Dr. Arun Gupta and Dr. Vandana Shiva
9.10-9.40 am / Inaugural Session - Right to Food – An Inalienable Human Right / Dato Anwar Fazal – Inaugural address
Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchippan- Remarks
Dr. Sompal Singh Shastri-Remarks
9.40-10.40 am / Session 1 - Keynote Speakers Understanding Hunger
Hunger and Malnutrition / Prof. Utsa Patnaik
Dr. Marion Nestle Chair:
Dr. Sarla Gopalan
10.40-11.00 am / Tea
11.00-11.45 am / Session 2 - Food Rights for Health
Realising the Human Right to Food with Equity
Swaraj as the Foundation for Community-based Nutrition Security / Shri Harsh Mander
Prof. George Kent
Chair: Dr. Abhijit Sen
Discussion
11.45 am –12.45 pm / Session 3 - Roots of Malnutrition –
Destruction of sustainable food production and livelihoods
Roots of tribal malnutrition WTO and the threat to food production / Dr. Vandana Shiva
Dr. Binayak Sen
Dr. Kishan Bir Choudhary
Chair – Dr. Sompal Singh Shastri
Discussion
12.45 – 1.30 pm / Lunch
1.30– 2.30 pm / Session 4- Manufacturing Malnutrition
Nutrition for women and children – what does it mean?
Nutrition and the 0-6 months infants
Complementary feeding / Dr. Mira Shiva
Prof. Komal Prasad Kushwaha
Prof. M.M.A Faridi
Chair: Dr. Mohini Giri
Discussion
2.30 – 4.00 pm / Session 5 The Hunger Bazaar: chemicalising food to create markets
Nutritionism – the slippery slope to corporatisation of food
Corporate takeover of infant feeding
Using micronutrient malnutrition to take over food – the example of Shakti Doi in Bangladesh
The politics of ready-to-use therapeutic foods / Dr. Veena Shatrughna
Ms. Patti Rundall
Dr. Khursheed Talukder
Dr. Vandana Prasad
Chair: Dr. Umesh Kapil
Discussion
4.00-4.30 pm / Tea
4.30 – 5.30 pm / Session 6 - Paradigms that Pamper Profit-making
Public Private Partnerships - will they feed the hungry?
Science in service of the market – health and nutrition issues
Science in service of the market - Genetic Engineering / Dr. Arun Gupta
Dr. J.P. Dadhich
Dr. Vandana Shiva
Chair: Ms. T.K. Rajalakshmi
Discussion
5.30-6.00 pm / Announcements Sharing draft of “People’s Charter for Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutrition Security”

Day Two – 3rd August 2009

Time / Session / Speakers
9.00-9.10 am / Recap of previous day’s programme and sharing the People’s Charter / Dr. Arun Gupta
9.10-10.00am / Group Discussion on the People’s Charter for Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutritional Security / Moderated by Dr. Vandana Shiva and Dr. Arun Gupta
10-10.11.00 am / Session 1 - Defending the Right to Food
The Right to Food in Supreme Court and the legislature
The Infant Milk Substitutes Act – an Act that needs to be strengthened
Using the judicial system to protect food – the case against Micronutrient Fortification of flour in Gujarat High Court / Adv. Colin Gonsalves
Dr. Arun Gupta
Ms. Sejal Dand
Chair: Shri Rahul Dev/ Dr. R.K. Anand
Discussion
11.00-11.15 am / Tea
11.15-1 pm / Session 2 - Addressing Malnutrition through Practice
The Lalitpur experience
Mobile Creches
Child in Need Institute
Christian Medical College, Vellore.
The Gambia experience / Prof. Komal Prasad Kushwaha
Dr. Mridula Bajaj/Ms. Devika Singh
Dr. Nimai Chand De
Prof. Anuradha Bose
Dr. Modou
Chair: Shri Harsh Mander
Discussion
1.00 – 1.45 pm / Lunch
1.45 – 3.00 pm / Session 3 - Addressing Hunger and Malnutrition through Policy Panel discussion
Going green – the Cuba experience
Experience from Latin America
Meeting children’s food needs – Integrated Child Development Scheme and Mid-day Meal Scheme in India
Protecting access to food – Public Distribution System and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India / HE The Ambassador of Cuba
HE The Ambassador of Venezuela
HE The Ambassador of Brazil
Ms. Dipa Sinha Shri Biraj Patnaik
Chair: Shri Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Discussion
3.00-4.00 / Group Discussion to finalise the People’s Charter for Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutrition Security / Moderated by Dr. Vandana Shiva and Dr. Arun Gupta
4.00 -4.30 pm / Tea
4.30 – 6.00 pm / Session 5 Summing Up
Presentation of the People’s Charter for Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutrition Security to Members of Parliament Dr. Vandana Shiva / Ms. Supriya Sule, MP (Lok Sabha)
Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan,MP (Rajya Sabha)
Ms. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, MP (Rajya Sabha)
Ms. Renu Bala Pradhan ,MP (Rajya Sabha),
Sh. Penumalli Madhu ,MP (Rajya Sabha)