Chronology on Food Security:

Presently, Dr. Marsh is promoting the program described through a cooperative effort of members of WIS²H (or WISSH), IUFoST, IFT, FAO, and other interested parties on food security.  Previous efforts (please click on blue text to link more information) include:

August, 2007, “Help feed the world; share your packaging knowledge”, Food and Drug Packaging, page, 64.

February, 2007 - Announcement of support for food security efforts in the IoPPupdate, February, 12,  2007 Issue.

February, 2007 - Received a letter of endorsement from the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), the world's largest profssional packaging organization, which included a plea for their members to volunteer to reduce hunger.

December, 2006, Publication of "Can We Reduce World Hunger by 50% in only Nine More Years?", IFT International Division Newsletter, Volume 81, page 10.

September 20, 2006 - Nantes, France - "Can we reduce world hunger by 50% in only 9 more years?" presented at the symposium on Global Responsibility at the World Food Congress XIII.

June 21, 2006 - Catania, Italy, Presented “Shelf Life Modeling in Real Time and Real Conditions” at the Shelf Life International Meeting Symposium (SLIM 2006).

May 17, 2006 - Submitted Can We Reduce World Hunger by 50% in only Nine More Years?" to Food Technology for publication.

May 5, 2006 - Myrtle Beach, SC - Presented “Packaging: The Key to Economic Development, Both Here & Abroad”, Sustainable Packaging Symposium, VA/ Carolinas Chapter of IoPP.

May 1, 2006 - Submitted "Feeding the World - Opportunities Beyond Production" to IUFoST for publication.

July 15, 2005 - Presentation to Institute of Food Technologists Board of Directors on the importance of food technologies in reducing world hunger.

April/May, 2005 - Publication of "A specific Call to Action", International Union of Food Science & Technology Newsline No. 60.

February 5, 2005, Chiang Mai, Thailand, K. S. Marsh presented “Packaging to Protect, Preserve & Add Value to Food" and excerpt from “Feeding The World, Within Our Grasp”

August 24, 2004 - Kuantan, Malaysia., K. S. Marsh presented “Reducing World Hunger through Post Harvest Opportunities” as part of the Sustainable Development Network, Community Forum Series

August 21, 2004 - Colombo, Sri Lanka, Presented a 1-day workshop on Food Security & Post Harvest Packaging, organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging consisting of the following seminars:
- “Packaging for Agricultural Products”
- “Post Harvest Opportunities for Food Enhancement”
- “Value added Packaging: A Key to Economic Development”

May 13, 2004 – Basel, Switzerland, K. S. Marsh presented “ Packaging/Transportation: A Key to Global Food Security” to Board of Directors of the World Packaging Organization.

March 11, 2004 – Zagreb, Croatia, K. S. Marsh submitted seminar " Agribusiness Packaging in Croatia”

December, 2003 – Dr. Marsh testified as an expert witness in a court case relating to food losses experienced in ocean transport between North and South America.

July 18, 2003 - Chicago, Illinois. K. S. Marsh presented “Feeding the World – Opportunities Beyond Production”, Session Keynote at the 12th World Food Congress of Food Science and Technology,

March, 2003 – publication of "Acceptance of Unacceptable Losses” ", Food Technology,“ Back Page”, 57, No. 3, 96.

December, 2002 - Geneva Switzerland – Publication of K. S. Marsh, “Trends in Food Packaging”, UN Bulletin, International Trade Centre.December, 2002 - Geneva Switzerland – Publication of K. S. Marsh, “How to Reduce Food Degradation with Appropriate Processing, Transportation and Packaging”, UN Bulletin, International Trade Centre.

September, 2002 - Publication of “World Food Summit focuses on hunger reduction”, in IFT News, Food Technology, 56, No. 9, 107.

July, 2002 – Publication of K. S. Marsh, "Global mandate to reduce world hunger offers new opportunities for packagers", Business News Column, Food & Drug Packaging, July, 9

June 13, 2002 - Rome, Italy. K. S. Marsh presented "Expanding Global Food Supplies without increasing Production?", at FAO during the World Food Summit:five years later international summit.

June 10-13, 2002, Dr. Marsh represented the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and was endorsed by the Institute of Packaging Professionals, at the World Food Summit:five years later, sponsored by the Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the UN, in Rome, Italy.

February, 2002 – Publication of Subcommittee on Technical Specifications for High-Energy Emergency Relief Rations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, High-Energy, Nutrient-Dense Emergency Relief Food Product, National Academies Press, Washington, DC.

May 16, 2001 - Dr. Marsh left the Cryovac Chair and took leadership of the institute.

March, 2001 – Publication of K. S. Marsh, M. D. Hammig, N. Singer, "Estimates of International Transport Losses of World Food Supply", Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing, 12, No. 3,

March, 2001 – Publication of K. S. Marsh, "Looking at Packaging in a New Way to Reduce Food Losses", Indian Food Industry, 20, No. 3, 34. (Reprinted with permission from IFT)

February, 2001 - Publication of K. S. Marsh, "Looking at Packaging in a New Way to Reduce Food Losses", Food Technology, 55, No. 2, 48.

August 8, 2000 - Washington, DC - K. S. Marsh presented "Expanding Global Food Supplies without increasing Production?" at the World Bank,

July 1, 2000 – Woodstock, Il - Dr. Marsh proposed an emphasis on Global Food Security to the WIS²H (or WISSH) Board of Directors, which was approved.

May 11, 2000 - Atlanta, GA - K. S. Marsh presented "A Program to Build Global Food Security", at the Institute of Food Technologists, Dixie Section.

October 5, 1999 - Sydney Australia – K. S. Marsh presented "Reducing Post-harvest Losses to Enhance Food Security" at the 10th World Congress of Food Science and Technology.

June 25, 1999 - Chicago, IL - K. S. Marsh presented "Fulfilling Appert's Dream: Using Technology to Insure a Secure Food Supply for the World's Population", at the Ceremony to induct past and present winners of the Nicholas Appert award into the Association Internationale Nicholas Appert. The Reception was held at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting.

October, 1997 - Dr. Marsh proposed formation of the Center for Global Food Security at Clemson University and organized a multi-disciplinary task force.

August, 1997 - Dr. Marsh joined the faculty at Clemson University as the Cryovac Chair - the first holder of the first endowed professorship of packaging science in the US.

Contact Dr. Ken Marsh, Executive Director of WISSH