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Brown Bag Luncheon This Week



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SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY IN THAILAND

Thursday, October 17, 1996   12:30 - 2:00 pm
at CARE, 1625 K Street, NW, Suite 200
(near Red Line Farragut North stop)

	The World Sustainable Agriculture Association will host Ravadee 
Prasertcharoensuk, Secretary General  of  Rural Reconstruction Alumni 
and Friends Association (RRAFA), Bangkok, Thailand for a WSAA Brown 
Bag lunch discussion of grassroots activities to support sustainable 
agriculture 
and food security in Thailand.  Ravadee is in Washington as a panelist 
on the thirteenth Annual World Food Day Teleconference (October 16th), 
focusing on "People Power:  A Harvest of Hope."  She will also visit 
area farms and meet 
with sustainable agriculture advocates while she is  here.


AFRICA AND THE THREAT TO FOOD SECURITY

Friday, November 1, 1996  12:30 - 2:00 pm
at 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 3rd floor, Greeley Hall
(closest Metro Stop on Red Line at Dupont Circle Q Street Exit)

	In cooperation with The Society for International Development 
Food and Agriculture Working Group, WSAA will host Eric Kashambuzi and 
John B.K. Rutayuga for a Brown Bag discussion of the African food 
situation, with an
emphasis on natural resources and the grassroots perspective of what policies
are needed to enable Africans to attain food security.  Mr. Kashambuzi, 
Senior
Program Manager, East African Division, United Nations Development 
Program and Dr. Rutayuga, Center for Natural and Traditional Medicine 
and Ukimwi
Orphans Assistance, have extensive experience in several African 
countries. 


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