Rural Development and Food Security: Towards a New Agenda A series of discussion meetings at the Overseas Development Institute to assess new thinking on agriculture and rural development, and prepare for the five year review of the outcome of the 1996 World Food Summit, due to be held in Rome in November 2001. Since accommodation is limited, if you wish to attend please email: meetings@odi.org.uk   Wednesday 16 May Does agriculture still matter, or are there better routes to livelihood security? Colin Thirtle, Imperial College, London Joachim von Braun, ZEF, Bonn Daniel Start, Overseas Development Institute Wednesday 23 May Globalisation, technical change, and economics of scale: can small farms survive - and if not, what should be done about it? Jonathan Kydd, Imperial College Michael Lipton, PRUS, University of Sussex Peter Gibbon, Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen Wednesday 30 May Beyond safety nets: social protection and livelihood protection John Seaman, Save The Children Caroline Moser, ODI Wednesday 6 June Why food security still matters* Stephen Devereux, Institute of Development Studies Chris Stevens, Institute of Development Studies - to be confirmed Tim Lang, Thames Valley University Simon Maxwell, Director, Overseas Development Institute Wednesday 13 June Beyond the Washington Consensus: new donor perspectives on rural development John Westley, Vice President, IFAD Philip Mikos, Environment and Rural Development, DG Development, European Union Wednesday 20 June Is there a sustainable agricultural option? Jules Pretty, University of Essex Barbara Dinham, Pesticides Action Wednesday 27 June Food trade: the case for a food security box John Madeley, Independent Consultant and Journalist Duncan Green, CAFOD Wednesday 4 July Whatever happened to the World Food Summit? Barbara Huddleston, Food and Agriculture Organisation Edward Clay, Senior Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute Wednesday 18 July Where next for rural development and food security? DFID Speaker - to be confirmed John Farrington, Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute Simon Maxwell, Director, Overseas Development Institute   * A new book on "Food Security in Africa", edited by Stephen Devereux and Simon Maxwell, and published by IT Publications, will be launched at this meeting. All meetings will take place between 1.00pm and 2.15pm and will be held in the Conference Room at our new offices: Overseas Development Institute, 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JD (nearest underground Lambeth North, or 5 minutes walk from Waterloo underground and mainline stations) Since accommodation is limited, if you wish to attend please email: meetings@odi.org.uk We are grateful for funding for this series from the Department for International Development