IRC 2010

Press release October 12th 2010

SÀI GÒN ĐẦU TƯ TÀI CHÍNH

Headline: IRC2010 will be held in Hanoi

Date: 14th October 2010

Summary:

DTTC – The IRC2010 will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in November.

The IRC2010 will be hosted by the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development (MARD), and jointly organized by the International Rice Research Institute
(IRRI) and Asia Congress Events Management Co. Ltd (ACE). The most important
purpose of this global eye – catching event is to identify sustainable solutions to ensure
food security for future generations.

Amidst constant pressure on global food production, worsening poverty, and climate
change, the need to find ways to ensure there is enough affordable rice for everyone is
critical. More than half of the world’s population, or more than 3 billion people, depend
on rice as their main food, including around 640 million in Asia who live in extreme
poverty.
DOANH NHÂN

Headline: Challenge of feeding future generations dominates IRC agenda.

Date:

Summary:

The IRC will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD),
and jointly organized by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Asia
Congress Events Management Co. Ltd (ACE). The IRC2010 will be held in November.

The IRC2010 will bring together the world’s rice science leaders, rice policy makers, rice
traders, and others across the rice industry’s private and public sector. Delegates will
discuss the latest rice research, future technologies, trade issues, and policies that will
define the future role of rice in supporting poor rice-dependent communities. The most
important purpose of this global eye-catching event is to identify sustainable solutions to
ensure food security for future generations.
KINH DOANH
Headline: The IRC2010 will be held in Hanoi

Date:

Summary:

The IRC2010 will be held in Hanoi, in November. The most important purpose of this
global eye-catching event is to identify sustainable solutions to ensure food security for
future generations.

“Our foremost concern at the IRC2010 is how to fully extend advances in technology,
biology, genetics, and IT to deliver benefits to the rice industry and especially to the
poorest people dependent on rice” said Dr. To Phuc Tuong, Principal Scientist at IRRI
and Chair of the IRC2010 organizing committee. By bringing together the most
advanced thinking on the future of the rice industry, IRC2010 is geared towards finding
sustainable solutions to the developing-world food crisis.

The IRC2010 will bring together the world’s rice science leaders, rice policy makers, rice
traders, and others across the rice industry’s private and public sector. Delegates will
discuss the latest rice research, future technologies, trade issues, and policies that will
define the future role of rice in supporting poor rice-dependent communities.