posted on August 03, 2009 07:37
Emerging Global Food Markets… Dr. Tom Reardon of Michigan State University’s Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics. He will explore world trends and suggest strategies on how Oregon can emerge as a global "winner" in the dynamic new world market.
Prof. Tom Reardon is a leading global expert on the growth and modernization of food markets in the Emerging Market countries of Asia and Latin America. This includes the rapid rise of supermarkets, large processing, modernized wholesale, and the rise of an urban consumer market that adds 1 billion new middle class customers to the ranks of potential US exporters’ customers. He has devoted 25 years to studying the food markets of Asia, Latin America, and Africa, traveling extensively, having just returned from a year in Asia. This year he participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland; served on an agricultural expert panel for the Chicago Council for Global Affairs; and was just named to the WEF Global Agenda Council on Food Security.
Where: World Trade Center Portland, Building Two, 121 SW Salmon St., Portland, Oregon Conference Center auditorium
When: 10:00-11:30 AM, Friday, 11 September, 2009
There is no charge for this event, but an RSVP would be appreciated to
jeff.deiss@or.usda.gov
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