IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast: The board-managed cocoa sector in Ghana – 3/8/2018

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: 2018 Global Food Policy Report

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Tales of yield improvement - 4/5/2018

The Global Report on Food Crises provides food security and nutrition analyses from countries that are chronically vulnerable to food crises and have large populations facing acute food insecurity.  The Report draws attention to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly associated with conflict and the impact of extreme climate events.

The 2018 Report provides the latest estimates of severe hunger in the world.  Conflict and insecurity continued to be the primary drivers of food insecurity in 18 countries, where almost 74 million food-insecure people remain in need of urgent assistance.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Washington, DC Launch--2018 Global Report on Food Crises- 4/27/2018

POLICY SEMINAR
How USD 10 billion can transform food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: Report launch
Co-organized by IFPRI, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), and Shamba Centre for Food and Climate
MAR 16, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

A new study finds that sustainable food system transformation can be achieved in the next decade in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria by increasing public investment by US$10 billion per year (on average from 2023 to 2030) and implementing a more effective portfolio of interventions that achieve multiple outcomes.  

In an ambitious effort, researchers from IFPRI and IISD, engaged closely with the government, donors, and stakeholders in each country, synthesized the evidence, and then applied sophisticated macro- and microeconomic modeling techniques to identify pathways to provide affordable and healthy diets to all people in an environmentally sustainable way. 

Join us to learn more about the findings. 

Introduction
Sean Woolfrey, Senior Advisor & Research Coordinator, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Presentation of the report: Evidence-based and costed deep dives for achieving sustainable food systems
Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Livia Bizikova, Lead II, Monitoring and Governance, Tracking Progress program, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Francine Picard, Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships, Shamba Centre for Food and Climate
Carin Smaller, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Shamba Centre for Food and Climate

Reactions: From evidence to action
Willem Olthof, Deputy Head of Unit, DG INTPA, European Commission
Kathrin Weny, Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Moderator
Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

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How USD 10 billion can transform food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: Report launch

POLICY SEMINAR
Water & SDGs - Downscaling WATer relevant SDGs (DWAT-SDGs)
2023 UN Water Conference Side Event
Jointly organized with the International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
MAR 20, 2023 - 10:00 TO 11:00AM EDT

Localizing and realizing SDGs will require deep transformations in every country and region, including contextualizing toward a locally relevant subset of goals. Localization is essential due to the diversity of local conditions and priorities across regions in both the developed and developing world, local disagreements over priorities, competing interests, trade-offs, and synergies among multiple sectors and stakeholders, and country- and region-specific risks posed by future uncertainties. However, current SDG localization efforts are hampered by lack of appropriate institutional support (especially the participation of local communities), future uncertainties and risk, limited interactions between science and practice communities, and limited communication among countries and regions.

To support localizing SDGs, the International Water Resources Association is increasing support to SDG implementation through a task force committee (TFC) on Water & SDGs. The overall goal of the TFC is to downscale WATer-relevant SDGs (DWAT-SDGs) to the country/region, basin, and local scales to facilitate SDG realization and support sustainable management of water resources in a climate crisis.

This session will allow member countries to exchange existing tools and case studies linked to SDG 6 implementation and will develop suggestions and partnerships for expanding SDG 6 localization, making an important contribution to the Water Action Agenda.

Overview and introduction
Ximing Cai, Ben Chie Yen Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

A SDG localisation framework for guiding sustainable development leadership in the Australian water sector
Paul Satur, Research Fellow and Lecturer, Monash University Sustainable Development Institute

Localizing SDG6 in India: Where to start?
Riddhi Singh, Associate Professor, Indian Institute for Technology Bombay

How to localize SDG 6 in Egypt and the MENA Region: The role of the private sector
Dahlia Sabri, International development practitioner, KEO International Consultants, Egypt

Does SDG 6 matter in a water-abundant country like Brazil?
Alcigeimes B. Celeste, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil

Discussant
Raya Stephan, Water law expert, International consultant; Deputy Editor in Chief, Water International, International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Timothy Foster, Senior Lecturer in Water-Food Security, University of Manchester

Moderator
Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI

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Water & SDGs - Downscaling WATer relevant SDGs (DWAT-SDGs)

POLICY SEMINAR
Groundwater: Potential and Pitfalls for Africa
2023 UN Water Conference Side Event
MAR 20, 2023 - 8:00 TO 9:30AM EDT

Development of groundwater is key to accelerating agricultural and overall economic growth, fighting climate change, and generating employment in Africa. However, improvements in groundwater institutions are needed to increase equity and environmental sustainability in groundwater use. This session discusses the groundwater program of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW), including case studies on the benefits of groundwater development and institutional advances in several African countries.

The importance of groundwater development for water and food security in Africa

H.E. Dr. Seleshi Bekele, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the US

Africa’s groundwater development program
Moshood Tijani, African Ministers' Council on Water

Groundwater development potential in Africa
Ramon Brentführer, Policy Advice Groundwater bei BGR, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

The economy-wide benefits of accelerating groundwater development in Senegal and Uganda
Angga Pradesha, Senior Scientist, IFPRI

The groundwater governance toolbox: Elements to increase sustainability of groundwater use in Africa
Hagar ElDidi, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI

Panel Discussion
Niokhor Ndour, Director of Resource Management and Planning, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Senegal
Julius Aheebwa, Water Officer, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
Mure Agbonlahor, Agricultural Production and Marketing Officer, African Union Commission
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Moderator
Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI

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Groundwater: Potential and Pitfalls for Africa

POLICY SEMINAR
Science and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation – follow up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
In cooperation with the former Scientific Group of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
APR 11, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT

The UN Food Systems Summit held in September 2021 was first of its kind in several respects: it was the first UN summit to focus on food systems, the first food-related summit involving heads of state in the UN General Assembly, and the first such summit that was informed by an independent Scientific Group.  Food systems require ongoing attention, as evidenced by the widespread repercussions of the Ukraine crisis and the focus on food systems at COP27. A UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, established in early 2022, coordinates follow-up to the summit, including facilitation of food systems transformation pathways at the country level, and will organize the first biannual stocktaking of the summit outcomes and follow-up actions in 2023.  

Please join us as we bring together members of the UNFSS Scientific Group, the Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, and the Managing Director of the CGIAR Science Group on Systems Transformation to explore scientific findings that inform food systems transformation and point to research gaps, and examine food systems governance and the role of global institutions in shepherding food systems transformation.

Welcoming Remarks

Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI
Setting the Context / What Is at Stake

Joachim von Braun, Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group 2021; Professor, Economic and Technological Change at Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Reflections from the 2021 UNFSS Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit

Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA
A Preview of the 2023 UNFSS Stocktaking

Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub; Director, Office of Sustainable Development Goals, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (video recording)
Bringing together scientific expertise to advance food systems transformation

Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan, Vice Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group; World Academy of Sciences
Food systems transformation for advancing nutrition and health

Kaosar Afsana, Vice Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group; James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Prioritizing scientific evidence to inform food systems transformation

Ismahane Elouafi, member of the UNFSS Scientific Group; Chief Scientist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The role of the CGIAR in advancing food systems transformation / How to advance on food systems transformation in fragile settings/amid crises?

Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI
Moderator

Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI

Links:  Science And Innovations For Food Systems Transformation Book:  https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5

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Science and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation – follow up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Science & Innovation for Food Systems Transformation – follow up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT
Informe de políticas alimentarias mundiales 2023: Repensar las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias
Latin America & Caribbean Discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
JUN 21, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT

Lo invitamos a unirse a nosotros en el evento de lanzamiento virtual para LAC, donde los oradores arrojarán luz sobre los hallazgos significativos del informe 2023 desde una perspectiva regional.

En 2022, el mundo se enfrentó a múltiples crisis. Continuaron las perturbaciones de los sistemas alimentarios debidas a la prolongada pandemia de COVID-19, las grandes catástrofes naturales, los disturbios civiles y la inestabilidad política, así como los crecientes efectos del cambio climático, mientras la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania y la inflación agravaban una crisis mundial de alimentos y fertilizantes. El creciente número de crisis, su impacto cada vez mayor y el aumento del número de personas hambrientas y desplazadas han galvanizado los llamamientos para replantear las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias, creando así una verdadera oportunidad para el cambio.

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We invite you to join us at the virtual launch event for LAC, where speakers will shed light on the significant findings of the 2023 report from a regional perspective.

In 2022, the world faced multiple crises. Disruptions to food systems from the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, major natural disasters, civil unrest and political instability, and the growing impacts of climate change continued, as the Russia-Ukraine war and inflation exacerbated a global food and fertilizer crisis. The growing number of crises, their increasing impact, and rising numbers of hungry and displaced people have galvanized calls to rethink responses to food crises, creating a real opportunity for change.

Welcome Remarks
Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

Speakers
Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, IICA Visiting Fellow, IFPRI
Manuel Hernandez, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions (MTI), IFPRI

Panel Discussion
Julio A. Berdegué, Research Professor, Agricultural Economics Department, Catholic University, Chile
Gloria Abraham Peralta, Consultant, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
Cecilia Lopez Montaño, President, CiSoe

Closing Remarks
Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

Moderator
Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/informe-de-pol%C3%ADticas-alimentarias-mundiales-2023-repensar-las-respuestas-las-crisis

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RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses - https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-food-policy-report-2023-rethinking-food-crisis-responses
Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses: Synopsis - https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-food-policy-report-2023-rethinking-food-crisis-responses-synopsis
LINKS
Global Food Policy Report Website - https://gfpr.ifpri.info/
2023 Global Food Policy Report Global Launch Event - https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses

Informe de políticas alimentarias mundiales 2023: Repensar las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR
Irregular Migration and Food Security: A View from West Africa
Co-organized by IFPRI and World Food Programme (WFP)
JUL 20, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT

ow does food insecurity affect irregular migration, and what role can a needs-based humanitarian response play? A recent collaboration between IFPRI and the World Food Programme took a route-base approach to looking at irregular migration in West Africa—examining migrant origins, their transit experience, and the situation where their journey stalls or ends. The mixed method study includes case studies of the Ténéré desert crossing, across the south-central Sahara, for Malian and Libyan migrants. The resulting report and interactive website designed by MIT’s Civic Design Lab illustrate the migrant journey and associated risks as migrants make their way from West Africa to the Maghreb and, for some, on to Europe.

This virtual seminar will present study results and the website, with discussion by researchers from IFPRI, WFP, and MIT as well as other experts.

Speakers
Sara Moussavi, Policy Advisor, World Food Programme (WFP) Italia
Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Sarah Williams, Director of the Civic Data Design Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Discussant
Ganesh Kumar Seshan, Senior Economist, the World Bank

Moderator
Daniel Gilligan, Director, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion (PGI), IFPRI

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/migrants-move-risks-west-africa-migration
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Irregular Migration and Food Security: A View from West Africa

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR
Irrigation sensible à la nutrition au Mali : un guide pour progresser en matière de sécurité hydrique, alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Mali
Co-organized by IFPRI, Feed the Future Initiative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the World Vegetable Center
AUG 2, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

L'irrigation contribue à l'intensification de l'agriculture et à la rentabilité des exploitations, aide les ménages agricoles à prolonger la saison de croissance et est de plus en plus importante pour la résilience des agriculteurs aux chocs et aux facteurs de stress climatiques. Jusqu'à récemment, moins d'attention était accordée aux autres avantages de l'irrigation, notamment l'amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition des ménages, la santé et l'autonomisation des femmes.

Selon le dernier état de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition dans le monde, la prévalence de la sous-alimentation au Mali est de près de 13 % et près d'un quart de tous les enfants de moins de 5 ans souffrent d'un retard de croissance. De plus, 59 % des femmes souffrent d'anémie, un taux qui n'a guère évolué au cours des 10 dernières années. L'irrigation peut améliorer la diversité alimentaire et réduire le retard de croissance. Pour soutenir l'irrigation sensible à la nutrition, le Small-Scale Irrigation Innovation Lab sous la direction de la Texas A&M University et avec le soutien de l'USAID a élaboré un guide sur l'irrigation sensible à la nutrition, décrivant les voies qui soutiennent la nutrition grâce à un meilleur développement de l'irrigation. Veuillez nous rejoindre pour un webinaire pour discuter de ce sujet important le 2 août à 9h00 EDT et 13h00 heure de Bamako (GMT).

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Nutrition-Sensitive Irrigation in Mali: Guidance for Progress on Water, Food, and Nutrition Security

Irrigation contributes to agricultural intensification and farm profitability, helps farm households extend the growing season, and is increasingly important for farmers' resilience to climate shocks and stressors. Until recently, less attention was paid to the other benefits of irrigation, including improvements in household food security and nutrition, health, and women's empowerment.

According to the most recent State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, the prevalence of undernourishment in Mali is almost 13 percent and nearly a quarter of all children below the age of five are stunted. Moreover, 59 percent of women suffer from anemia, a rate that has barely changed in the last 10 years. Irrigation can improve dietary diversity and reduce stunting. To support nutrition-sensitive irrigation, the Small-Scale Irrigation Innovation Lab, under the leadership of Texas A&M University and with the support of USAID, developed a guidance document on nutrition-sensitive irrigation that describes pathways to support nutrition through better irrigation development. Please join us for a webinar to discuss this important topic on August 2 at 9:00 EDT and 13:00 GMT (Bamako time).

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/irrigation-sensible-%C3%A0-la-nutrition-au-mali-un-guide-pour-progresser-en-mati%C3%A8re-de-s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
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Irrigation sensible à la nutrition au Mali

CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES
Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities
Co-organized by IFPRI, the CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
SEP 1, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

The new CGIAR series on Strengthening Food Systems Resilience kicks off with a seminar examining food security trends and the impacts of recent shocks to food systems. Speakers will highlight the need for renewed efforts to strengthen food systems resilience and identify priority investments and actions.

Johan Swinnen, Director General IFPRI; CGIAR Managing Director Systems Transformation Science Group: Overview of Food Security Trends and Impacts of Past Crises 

Dirk Meyer, BMZ Director General, Global Health; Employment; Transformation of the Economy; Digital Technologies; Food and Nutrition Security: Crisis Response and Resilience-Building: Priority Actions of the German Government 

Simeon Ehui, Director General, IITA; CGIAR Regional Director Continental Africa: Supporting African-Led Resilience Building 

Katrina Kosec, IFPRI, Senior Research Fellow and co-lead of CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration: Key Findings and Recommendations of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report “Rethinking Food Crisis Responses” 

Lynn Brown, Director, Policy, Strategy and the Africa Region, Harvest Plus: Gender Considerations for Just and Strong Food Systems 

Martien Van Nieuwkoop, Global Director, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank: Food Systems 2030: A Better Food System for Healthier People Planet and Economy: Funding Considerations 

Moderator: Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/cgiar-seminar-series-stock-take-food-system-shocks-and-resilience-building-priorities
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LINKS
CGIAR - https://www.cgiar.org/
Germany’s Federal Ministry For Economic Cooperation And Development (BMZ) - https://www.bmz.de/en
CGIAR Policy Seminar Series: Strengthening Food Systems For Increased Resilience To Future Shocks - https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/cgiar-seminar-series-food-systems-resilience
2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses - https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses

Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities

CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES
Payments for Ecosystem Services: Win-Win Solutions?
Co-organized by IFPRI, the CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Session at Tropentag 2023
SEP 21, 2023 - 7:45 TO 9:15AM EDT

Globally, five out of six farms are operated by smallholder farmers who produce around one-third of the world’s food. These farms provide a wide range of additional ecosystem services, such as carbon storage, pollination, and cultural and supporting services. However, smallholder households face continued and often growing challenges to making a living from their farms. They also tend to be the poorest and most food-insecure populations in low-and middle-income countries.

Evidence suggests that payments for ecosystem services can diversify smallholder earnings and incentivize more sustainable farming and land management practices. While a number of such smallholder-focused schemes have been implemented around the world, they have not gained enough traction to improve farm incomes or environmental outcomes.

This second seminar of the CGIAR Policy Seminar Series on Strengthening Food Systems examines past and current ecosystem service payment schemes targeted at smallholders, evaluates their effectiveness, and impacts, and explores how such schemes could be taken forward in order to help build greater resilience within food systems.

Welcome Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI

Payments for Ecosystem Services: What, Where & How?
Marcela Quintero, Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation for the Alliance of Bioversity and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); Senior Director, Food Systems Transformation Science Group

BMZ Interest in Ecosystem Service Payments
Felicitas Röhrig, Senior Policy Officer, Sustainable agricultural supply chains, international agricultural policy, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Understanding Socio-Ecological Context when Designing PES and Carbon Market Interventions
Steven Lawry, Senior Associate, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Experiences from Linking Farmers with Carbon Markets in Africa
Amos Wekesa, Carbon Specialist, Global EverGreening Alliance (GEA)

The Promise of Commons as a Unique PES Scheme
Pranab Choudhury, Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), Founder, Centre for Land Governance

Moderator

Claudia Ringler, Director, Natural Resources and Resilience (NRR), IFPRI

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/payments-ecosystem-services-win-win-solutions
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LINKS
CGIAR Policy Seminar Series: Strengthening Food Systems For Increased Resilience To Future Shocks: https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/cgiar-seminar-series-food-systems-resilience

Payments for Ecosystem Services: Win-Win Solutions?

IFPRI-AMIS SEMINAR SERIES
Facilitating Anticipatory Action with Improved Early Warning Guidance
Co-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)
SEP 26, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

Worldwide, the number of people facing crisis-level or worse acute food insecurity has more than doubled since 2017. The 2023 Mid-Year Update of the Global Report on Food Crisis (GRFC) signals 238 million people in 48 countries with recent, comparable data are facing high levels of acute food insecurity, an increase by 10 percent from 2022. The GRFC provides trends and projections of food crises and informs the Global Network Against Food Crisis on where humanitarian and developmental assistance is most needed. These new acute food insecurity numbers come at a time of ongoing uncertainty in global food markets amidst the repercussions of the war in Ukraine, fears for a strong El Niño phenomenon and other potential shocks.

Most food crises grow out of compounding causes such as conflict, adverse weather shocks fueled by climate change, and economic shocks. A good understanding of these causes can facilitate the development of sound crisis response plans and anticipatory action to help mitigate a looming crisis and build food systems resilience. Calls have grown for preemptive or anticipatory action to mitigate impacts, reduce recovery costs, and strengthen social, economic, and environmental resilience to shocks, but resources for humanitarian responses still remain significantly larger than those for preventive development action.

This seminar will take stock of existing early warning, early action systems (EWEAs) and examine whether they provide sufficient guidance to policymakers and decisionmakers keen to enhance anticipatory action and is featured under the IFPRI-AMIS policy seminar series on Making Sense of Food and Agricultural Markets.

Opening Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI

Global Food Crisis: Where do we Stand and How is the GRFC Servicing Early Warning Systems?
Sara McHattie, Global Coordinator of Food Security Information Network (FSIN)

How to Identify Food Crisis Risks? Early Warning Systems for Global Market Shocks and for acute Food Insecurity
Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions (MTI), IFPRI

What Works and What Does not Work with Existing Early Warning Systems to Inform Preventative Action?
Arif Husain, Chief Economist, World Food Programme (WFP) 

Agricultural Market Early Warning Mechanisms for Identifying Global Risks to Food Security
Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow IFPRI and Secretary of AMIS

How can Improvements/Integration of EWEAs better Facilitate Anticipatory Action?
Sandra Ruckstuhl, Senior Researcher at International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and co-lead CGIAR initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM)

Global Network Against Food Crises and Early Warning, Early Action to Address Food Crises
Leonard Mizzi, Head, Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries, European Commission 

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/facilitating-anticipatory-action-improved-early-warning-guidance
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LINKS
Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS): https://www.amis-outlook.org/
Global Report On Food Crises 2023 Mid-Year Update (GFRC 2023 MYU): https://www.fsinplatform.org/global-report-food-crises-2023-mid-year-update

Facilitating Anticipatory Action with Improved Early Warning Guidance

NPS book launch
Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Sourcebook
Co-organized by the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies, Alliance Bioversity and CIAT, IFPRI and IWMI
October 10, 2023 - 09:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

Stakeholders working in food system policy research and development often ask, “What works where, why, and how?” These fundamental questions fuel other important debates—what are the “windows of opportunity” for reform and policy change? Are biotech crops part of the solution to solving climate, food, and nutrition security challenges in developing economies? What institutional innovations are “best fit” for managing shared natural resources to avoid conflict?

This webinar will launch a new political economy and policy analysis (PEPA) sourcebook that offers a unique combination of frameworks, analytical tools, and case studies to answer key questions relevant to agrifood system transformation. This event showcases the PEPA Sourcebook by applying frameworks to case study examples and discussing the relevance of PEPA for national policies and strategies.

A G E N D A
Opening remarks
Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Country Program Leader, Kenya, IFPRI
 

PEPA Sourcebook for food systems transformation: Framework, analytical tools, and case studies
Jonathan Mockshell, Research Scientist – Senior Agricultural Economist, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
 

Systems Transformation Research Group Perspective on PEPA
Marcela Quintero, Senior Director, Food Systems Transformation Science Group, CGIAR and Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Alan Nicol, Co-lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Principal Researcher, IWMI
 

Panel Discussion: Evidence based insights from political economy and policy analysis for national policies and strategies
Antonia Simbine, Director General, Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER)
Jamie Morrison, Senior Advisor, Policy and External Relations, GAIN
Marco V. Sánchez Cantillo, Deputy Director, Agrifood Economics Division, FAO
Biniam Iyob, Senior Policy Adviser, Office of Policy, Analysis and Engagement, Bureau of Resilience and Food Security, USAID
 

Moderator
Naureen Karachiwalla, Research Fellow, IFPRI

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/facilitating-anticipatory-action-improved-early-warning-guidance
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LINKS
Political Economy and Policy Analysis Sourcebook: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132050
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This work is part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) - https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/national-policies-and-strategies/. CGIAR launched NPS with national and international partners to build policy coherence, respond to policy demands and crises, and integrate policy tools at national and subnational levels in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CGIAR centers participating in NPS are The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Potato Center (CIP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and WorldFish. We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund (https://www.cgiar.org/funders/).

Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Sourcebook

NPS book launch:  Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Sourcebook

IFPRI-AMIS SEMINAR SERIES
A Look at Global Rice Markets: Export Restrictions, El Niño, and Price Controls
Co-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)
OCT 18, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

To address rising domestic prices for rice, India banned exports of non-basmati rice on July 20, 2023—a move many feared would drive global prices even higher. Since then, these worries have been realized: Thailand’s benchmark price for rice has increased 14 percent, Viet Nam’s rice prices are up 22 percent, and India’s white rice prices are up 12 percent.

To prevent exporters from undermining its ban, India instituted a surcharge of 20 percent on exports of parboiled rice and a minimum sales price for basmati rice in August. India’s actions have had repercussions around the world as domestic consumers struggle with higher prices and rice importers seek alternative suppliers. Some markets have experienced cases of panic buying (the United States and Canada), additional export restrictions (such as export licensing requirements in Myanmar), and price controls (retail price caps in the Philippines).

At an August meeting of ASEAN countries, leaders committed to maintain an unimpeded flow of agricultural products and refrain from using “unjustified” trade barriers. Meanwhile, a strengthening El Niño in the Pacific has threatened to cut the rice production of key Asian suppliers and push prices sharply higher. This webinar will provide a brief update on the global rice situation.

Opening Remarks
Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Interim Secretary, Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)

An Overview of the Global Rice Market
Shirley Mustafa, Economist, Markets and Trade, Social and Economic Development Stream, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

The Impact of El Niño on Rice Markets
Christina Justice, Senior Faculty Specialist, University of Maryland and Coordinator, GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning

The Impact of Export Restrictions in the Rice Market
Abdullah Mamun, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI

The Importance of Rice in Senegal
Fousseini Traoré, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Moderator
Seth Meyer, Chief Economist, USDA and AMIS Chair

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LINKS
Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS): https://www.amis-outlook.org/

A Look at Global Rice Markets: Export Restrictions, El Niño, and Price Controls

CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES
Can Sustainable Livestock Systems and Alternative Proteins Address the Climate Crisis?
Co-organized by IFPRI, CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
NOV 7, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST

Climate change is severely impacting our food systems, making it increasingly challenging to provide food security and healthy diets for all people. At the same time, food systems contribute 25–30% of all greenhouse gas emissions. The livestock sector alone contributes about half of these GHGs, and has a large land and water footprint.

The livestock sector is also the fastest growing agricultural sector in Africa and other parts of the Global South, where access to healthy, affordable milk, meat, and egg remains low. Clearly food system adaptation, including in the livestock sector, must deliver both mitigation and healthy diets.

The CGIAR’s 2023 Achieving Agriculture Breakthrough report identifies seven key technological areas and approaches for driving real change in the agriculture sector. Three of these are related to livestock: reducing methane emissions from livestock, livestock breeding for climate resilience, and alternative proteins to replace traditional animal-source proteins.

The third seminar of the CGIAR Policy Seminar Series on Strengthening Food Systems will delve into findings and recommendations around sustainable livestock technologies, healthy diets, methane emissions, and alternative proteins, including promising initiatives and technologies that can be pursued to address climate change and healthy diets.

Welcome Remarks
Jan Brix, Senior Policy Officer, Division of Agriculture and Rural Development, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Appolinaire Djikeng, Director General and CGIAR Senior Director of Livestock-Based Systems (ILRI)

Overview of the Breakthrough Report
Loraine Ronchi, CGIAR Senior Advisor for Policy Impact, IFPRI

Priority Sustainable Livestock Technologies 
Fiona Flintan, Senior Scientist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Lead of the CGIAR Research 
Initiative on Livestock and Climate

The Role of Alternative Proteins
Claudia Ringler, Director, Natural Resources and Resilience (NRR), IFPRI

Animal-Source Foods and Sustainable Healthy Diets
Jef Leroy, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Discussants
Dennis Rijnders, Commercial Director, EMEA-Bovaer
Mary Mbole Kariuki, African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) 
Fabrice DeClerck, Science Director, EAT
Stephanie von Stein, Director of International Engagement, The Good Food Institute

Moderator
Michael Victor, Head, Communications and Knowledge Management, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

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Can Sustainable Livestock Systems and Alternative Proteins Address the Climate Crisis?

POLICY SEMINAR
Food System Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War
2023 Borlaug Dialogue Breakout session
Co-organized by IFPRI and CGIAR
OCT 26, 2023 - 1:10 TO 2:10PM EDT

This session will examine the impacts of the conflict in Ukraine on food systems around the world. Russia’s February 2022 invasion triggered trade disruptions and dramatic price increases for energy, agricultural commodities, and fertilizers, which were already high following the COVID-19 lockdowns and value chain disruptions. While international prices have come down from the peaks seen in 2022, domestic inflation levels remain high in many low- and middle-income countries, and food and fertilizer affordability remains a challenge. The war has also led to a sizable drop in agricultural production in Ukraine, which has been an important exporter of grains and cooking oil. Given that 30 percent of Ukraine’s agricultural land may be riddled with land mines, production in this major breadbasket may not recover swiftly when hostilities cease. In line with the 2023 Borlaug Dialogue theme of “Harnessing Change,” the event will also focus on efforts already underway or required to improve systemic resilience, recover from shocks, and sustainably nourish all people in light of the significant shock the conflict has had on food systems around the world.

Opening Remarks
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chair, CGIAR System Board

Mitigating the Global Impacts of Food System Shocks: Key Takeaways for Resilience Building Efforts
Dina Esposito, Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) at USAID, Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development, and Global Food Crisis Coordinator, and the Agency’s Global Food Crisis Coordinator

Outlook for Ukraine's Agricultural Sector
Antonina Broyaka, Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics (Presentation) 

Impact of the War on Global Markets
Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, Market, Trade and Institutions, IFPRI (Presentation) 

How Domestic Policy Measures Exacerbate the Impact of the War
David Laborde, Division Director, Agrifood Economics Division (ESA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Prevalence and Impact of Landmines on Ukrainian Agricultural Production

Caitlin Welsh, Director, Global Food and Water Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) 

Moderator
Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI

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Food System Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War

BOOK LAUNCH
The Political Economy of Food System Transformation: Pathways to Progress in a Polarized World
Hybrid Event
NOV 14, 2023 - 3:00 TO 4:30PM EST

Amid rising geopolitical conflict, populism and nationalism, and clashes between empirical evidence and disinformation campaigns, many countries are trying to transform their food systems to achieve healthier, more sustainable outcomes. To accomplish this challenging goal, pathways to transform food systems must be grounded in a sound understanding of interest group dynamics, incentive systems, the role of ideology and coalitions, and accountability structures.

The Political Economy of Food System Transformation, a new IFPRI and Oxford University publication edited by Danielle Resnick and Johan Swinnen, tackles this complex subject by integrating insights from a global set of interdisciplinary scholars. Their work encompasses food system policy issues relevant to diets and environmental sustainability at the local, national, and international levels. The authors address a wide range of issues, including the need to repurpose costly agricultural subsidies, reduce red meat and ultra-processed food consumption, increase uptake of appropriate biotechnologies, adopt sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, implement the European Union’s Farm to Fork Strategy, adapt urban food system councils to local contexts, and track accountability for global food system commitments.

Join us for this hybrid book launch at IFPRI headquarters and online—speakers will discuss the political economy of these issues and reflect on opportunities to pursue food system policy reforms in an increasingly polarized world. A light reception will follow the presentations.

Speakers

Christopher Barrett, Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management and International Professor of Agriculture at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Koen Deconinck, Economist, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Eduardo Gómez, Professor and Director of the Institute of Health Policy and Politics, Lehigh University
Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance Unit, IFPRI and Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI

Discussant
Loraine Ronchi, CGIAR Senior Advisor for Policy Impact, IFPRI

Moderator
Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI  

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The Political Economy of Food System Transformation: Pathways to Progress in a Polarized World

MARTIN J. FORMAN MEMORIAL LECTURE
Tackling Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases in Mexico: A Policy Approach
33rd Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture
Hybrid Event
NOV 21, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EST

Globally, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has nearly tripled since 1975—among adults over the age of 18, more than 1.25 billion are overweight and 650 million are obese. Overweight and obesity affects more than 340 million children and adolescents ages 5 to 19 and nearly 39 million children under 5. These rates have risen significantly in low- and middle-income countries, as rising poverty and inequity, urbanization, and climate and humanitarian crises limit access to healthy diets, especially for the poorest and most marginalized.

The 33rd Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture will feature Dr. Simón Barquera, the Director of Nutrition and Health Research Center at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP) who will address the growing obesity epidemic and alarming rate of diet-related noncommunicable diseases in Mexico. Outlining the INSP’s initiatives and policy recommendations, Dr. Barquera will speak about the Mexican government’s efforts to improve food environments in Mexico, as well as the response of the food industry to these efforts. While focused on Mexico, the lecture will provide recommendations for other countries struggling with rising obesity and non-communicable diseases.

The annual lecture commemorates Martin J. Forman, who headed the Office of Nutrition at USAID for more than 20 years and made a significant impact on international nutrition. The lecturer is invited to present personal views about major issues related to malnutrition.

Welcome
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI

Remarks
Kenan Forman, Son of Martin J. Forman
Kellie Stewart, Chief, Nutrition and Environmental Health Division, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Forman Memorial Lecture
Dr. Simón Barquera, Director, Center for Research in Nutrition and Health, National Institute of Public Health, México. President Elect, World Obesity Federation

Moderator
Purnima Menon, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy, CGIAR and IFPRI

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Tackling Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases in Mexico: A Policy Approach

POLICY SEMINAR
Food Security and Agrifood Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean
Co-organized by IFPRI and The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
NOV 28, 2023 - 10:00 TO 11:00AM EST

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) cordially invite you to the launch of the report: Food Security and Agrifood Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, La Seguridad Alimentaria y el Comercio Agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe.

This publication aims to inform government representatives and other decision-makers who formulate and implement agrifood policies and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. It should also be useful for private sector actors, including producers, agroindustry, and trade associations, and for researchers interested in agricultural policy and trade analysis.

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La seguridad alimentaria y el comercio agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe

Esta presentación será en español. Habrá traducción simultánea al inglés.

El comercio intrarregional de alimentos en la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) presenta oportunidades de expansión sin explotar. En la actualidad, el 60 por ciento de las importaciones de alimentos de ALC proceden de proveedores extrarregionales, a pesar del alto grado de complementariedad que existe en la producción de productos alimentarios entre los países de ALC. La expansión del comercio intrarregional de ALC podría mejorar el acceso a los alimentos, su disponibilidad y diversidad, además de garantizar un suministro de alimentos más estable ante el creciente riesgo de fenómenos que pueden impactar la región, como crisis económicas, eventos meteorológicos extremos, conflictos y epidemias.

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y el Instituto Internacional de Investigación sobre Políticas Alimentarias (IFPRI) lo invitan cordialmente a la presentación del informe: La seguridad alimentaria y el comercio agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe.

Esta publicación pretende poner en conocimiento a representantes gubernamentales y otros responsables de tomar decisiones que formulan e implementan políticas y programas agroalimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe. También debería ser útil para actores del sector privado, incluidos los productores, la agroindustria y las asociaciones comerciales, así como para investigadores interesados analizar la política agrícola y el comercio.

Welcome Remarks
María Daniela Godoy Gabler, Senior Policy Officer for Food Security and Nutrition, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Report Presentations  
Agustín Tejeda Rodriguez, Content Director at the Southern Producing Country Group (GPS) and consultant on agricultural policies, trade and international negotiations
Nelson Illescas, Director of the International Agricultural Negotiations Institute Foundation (INAI)

Discussion
Mônica Rodrigues, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-ECLAC
Moisés Mérida, Director of Partnerships for Development of the Guatemalan Exporters Association (AGEXPORT)

Concluding Remarks
Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Program and Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

Moderator
Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Program and Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

Links
Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO): https://www.fao.org/home/en
La Seguridad Alimentaria Y El Comercio Agroalimentario En América Latina Y El Caribe: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/es/c/cc8592es

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Food Security and Agrifood Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean

POLICY SEMINAR
Implications of El Niño 2023/24 for Africa South of the Sahara
Co-organized by IFPRI, USAID Famine Early Warning Network (FEWS NET), and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NOV 29, 2023 - 7:30 TO 9:00AM EST

Climate scientists are anticipating an El Niño event in the upcoming boreal winter season (November 2023–February 2024), ending the recent three-year La Niña. In collaboration with USAID FEWS NET and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, IFPRI is hosting a presentation on the potential impact of the upcoming El Niño on the global agrifood system, with special emphasis on low-income countries in Africa South of the Sahara. The event will be organized around four short talks. Part 1 will examine the latest scientific outlook for the 2023 El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole climate patterns. Part 2 will focus on El Niño’s impact on global markets, particularly rice markets. Part 3 will provide a sub-national assessment for Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zambia of potentially affected crops and rural populations. Part 4 will present an economywide socioeconomic impact analysis of El Niño at the national level in selected focus countries, including Malawi, using IFPRI’s RIAPA model. The presentation will conclude with a summary of potential hotspots and proposals for policy options, as well as a review of knowledge gaps, points of uncertainty, and priorities for future research and collaboration.

Overview and Global Implications

Weston Anderson, Assistant Research Scientist at University of Maryland (UMD) and NASA, Earth Sciences Division
Karyn Tabor, Agroclimatology Advisor, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

Global Markets with a Focus on Rice
Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI 
Abdullah Mamun, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI
Vivian Hoffman, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Sub-National Implications with a Focus on Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zambia
Liangzhi You, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Liz Ogutu, Policy Analyst, IFPRI

Socioeconomic Analysis for Malawi
James Thurlow, Director, Foresight and Policy Modeling (FPM), IFPRI
Joachim De Weerdt, Senior Research Fellow / Malawi Country Program Leader, IFPRI
Andrew Jamali, Research Manager, National Planning Commission, Malawi

Moderator
Channing Arndt, Senior Director, Transformation Strategies, CGIAR and IFPRI

Links
Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO): https://www.fao.org/home/en
Latin America And The Caribbean: Food Security And Agrifood Trade Website: https://lac.ifpri.info/
La Seguridad Alimentaria Y El Comercio Agroalimentario En América Latina Y El Caribe: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/es/c/cc8592es

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Implications of El Niño 2023/24 for Africa South of the Sahara

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR
The E-FooD Dataset and Food Security Simulators for Kenya and Nigeria: Innovative Tools to Support National Policies and Strategies
Co-organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS)
DEC 7, 2023 - 8:00 TO 9:00AM EST

Recent global food price spikes and household income losses pose significant challenges to people’s food security and diets, raising important questions for governments and international organizations about how best to support households. The new Income and Price Elasticities of Food Demand (E-FooD) dataset [https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OXZ0H6] and Food Security Simulators (FSS) provide rigorous, yet easy-to-use tools for forward-looking evaluations of direct, household-level outcomes of economic crisis and policy responses. This webinar, organized by the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS), introduces the E-FooD dataset and FSS for Kenya [https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NS1A7V] and Nigeria [https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WWMN6H], showcases their applications, and discusses the role that such tools can play in policymaking.

Welcome Remarks 
Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Country Program Leader, Kenya, IFPRI

The E-FooD Dataset
Olivier Ecker, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Food Security Simulators for Kenya and Nigeria
Andrew Comstock, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI

Panel Discussion 
Alan Rennison, Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Development, Global Growth & Opportunity, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Utz Pape, Lead Economist, The World Bank, Abuja
Dorah Momanyi, Young Professional (YP) and Winner of FSS Blog Competition; KIPPRA Kenya
Temitayo Adeyemo, Agricultural Economist, Food systems research, Policy research, AWARD-GRASP fellow, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Closing Remarks 
Yumna Kassim, Program Manager, IFPRI

Moderator
Yumna Kassim, Program Manager, IFPRI

Links
Income And Price Elasticities Of Food Demand (E-FooD) Dataset: Documentation Of Estimation Methodology: https://www.ifpri.org/publication/income-and-price-elasticities-food-demand-e-food-dataset-documentation-estimation
Food Security Simulator Kenya: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/NS1A7V
Food Security Simulator Nigeria: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/WWMN6H

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The E-FooD Dataset and Food Security Simulators for Kenya and Nigeria

POLICY SEMINAR
From Farm to Table: Agrifood Systems and Trade Challenges in the Southern Cone
Co-organized by IFPRI and United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
DEC 12, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST

De la granja a la mesa: Sistemas agroalimentarios y retos comerciales en el Cono Sur

Esta presentación será en español. Habrá traducción simultánea al inglés.

Los sistemas alimentarios de todo el mundo se enfrentan a retos sociales, nutricionales y medioambientales graves, y deben evolucionar para cumplir nuevos y diversos objetivos interrelacionados. A medida las políticas públicas que se remodelan para apoyar esta transformación, hay que tener en cuenta dos factores fundamentales: 

(1) Se necesitan innovaciones tecnológicas que permitan satisfacer la demanda de una mayor productividad de forma respetuosa con el medioambiente.

(2) Es esencial allanar el camino de los flujos comerciales internacionales, y esto requiere una mejora en las normas comerciales que permita facilitar los flujos desde los países con el mayor potencial de crecimiento de la oferta —sobre la base de sistemas de producción respetuosos con el medioambiente— hacia aquellos que presentan las mayores limitaciones para alcanzar la autosuficiencia alimentaria.

Ir tras estos objetivos puede suponer un reto importante para los países en desarrollo, que tendrán que ajustar y transformar sus prácticas de producción y distribución, en particular aquellos que participan activamente en el comercio de alimentos. En el Cono Sur de Sudamérica, que se ha convertido en la mayor región exportadora neta de alimentos del mundo, la atención a estas cuestiones debe ser primordial.

Para responder a ello, el Programa para América Latina y el Caribe del IFPRI lanza la publicación De la granja a la mesa: Sistemas agroalimentarios y retos comerciales en el Cono Sur. Este trabajo analítico pretende informar a los procesos políticos para la transformación del sistema alimentario regional del Cono Sur.

Los oradores presentarán un análisis de los principales retos a los que se enfrentan los sistemas agroalimentarios nacionales del Cono Sur, especialmente en lo relacionado con normativas y barreras nuevas que pueden afectar al comercio internacional y las condiciones para la exportación. También debatirán cómo el sistema alimentario regional podría contribuir mejor al sistema alimentario mundial a través del comercio, la inversión, el desarrollo de cadenas de valor y la transferencia de tecnología.

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From Farm to Table: Agrifood Systems and Trade Challenges in the Southern Cone

IFPRI-AMIS SEMINAR SERIES
Emerging Trends in the Global Soybean Complex
Co-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)
DEC 14, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST

Global changes in soybean production and consumption are reshaping global markets. Global oilseed prices have fallen considerably since last year’s record highs. World soybean production is likely to hit a record high in 2023/24, with global ending stocks projected to rebuild for the second consecutive year. Global soybean trade continues to be driven by China, which accounts for about 60% of total soybean imports. China’s domestic consumption has grown at about 4% per year over the past 10 years. In the United States, increased biodiesel production has diverted more soybean production to be crushed domestically for soybean oil, reducing soybean exports. As a result, Brazil and other suppliers have seen their market shares grow. In 2023/24, Brazil is projected to account for almost 58% of total soybean exports.

This seminar will explore the market outlook for soybeans and vegetable oils, and examine the implications of the US biodiesel industry and recent developments in South American soybean production.

Introduction
Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and interim Secretary of AMIS

Market Situation and Outlook for Soybeans
Di Yang, Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Growth of the US biodiesel Industry and its implication for the Global Soybean Market
Joanna Hitchner, Chair, Interagency Commodity Estimates Committee (ICEC) for Oilseeds, World Agricultural Outlook Board, USDA

Vegetable Oils: Some Observations on World Markets and Trade
Darren Cooper, Senior Grains & Oilseeds Economist/Commodities Analyst, International Grains Council  

Recent Developments in the South American Soybean Complex
Ramiro Costa, Chief Economist, Buenos Aires Grain Exchange

Moderator
Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist and AMIS chair  

Links
Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS): https://www.amis-outlook.org/

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Emerging Trends in the Global Soybean Complex

BOOK LAUNCH
Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future
Co-organized by IFPRI, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), and CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS)
JAN 8, 2024 - 4:30 TO 5:45PM EAT

Food systems transformation offers a promising avenue to achieve the goals Kenya has set out in the Bottom-Up Economic Agenda (BETA). The new book Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future, edited by Clemens Breisinger, Michael Keenan, Jemimah Njuki, and Juneweenex Mbuthia, takes a critical look at Kenya’s whole food system, including food supply chains, the food environment, consumer behavior, external drivers, and development outcomes and considers the system’s history and experiences from other countries. With chapters authored by Kenyan and international experts, this collaborative work presents both a bird’s-eye view of the Kenyan food system and in-depth analyses of its components. Rigorous economic research provides unique insights into both broad policy themes and specific actions that can position Kenya as a global leader in tackling the challenges of food-system-led transformation. 

Join us for this hybrid book launch at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi campus and online. Speakers from academia, Kenyan research institutes, policy institutions, and CGIAR will discuss the recommendations. A light reception will follow the presentations. For in person attendance, please contact Ann Mureithi (a.mureithi@cgiar.org).

Welcoming Remarks
Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI
Hon. Jonathan Mueke, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD)
Gideon Obare, Executive Director, Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development 

Overview of the Book
Juneweenex Mbuthia, Research Officer, IFPRI and co-editor
Clemens Breisinger, Program Leader, IFPRI/CGIAR and co-editor

Reflections on the Book and Panel Discussion
Jane Ambuko, Professor, University of Nairobi
Michael Keenan, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI
Rose Ngugi, Executive Director/Board Secretary, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) 
Nancy Laibuni, Associate Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisors 
Anne Chele, Agriculture and Rural Development Partner Group (ARDPG) Representative; National Policy Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO-Kenya)

Closing Remarks  
Appolinaire Djikeng, Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Senior Director, Livestock Based-Systems, CGIAR and MD Resilient AgriFood Systems, CGIAR

Moderators
Esther Waruingi, Research Officer, IFPRI
Joseph Karugia, Principal Scientist, Agricultural Economist and Policy Expert, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Links
Food systems transformation in Kenya: https://www.ifpri.org/publication/food-systems-transformation-kenya-lessons-past-and-policy-options-future

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Book Launch: Food Systems Transformation in Kenya

SPECIAL EVENT
From Commitments to Impact: Analyzing the Global Commitments Toward Promoting Food Security and Healthy Diets
Co-organized by IFPRI and The Rockefeller Foundation
FEB 6, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EST

Since the mid-2010s, progress in reducing food insecurity and improving diet quality has stalled. Multiple shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, have exacerbated the situation and put Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger further out of reach.

There have been many calls for action to address the food and diets crisis facing vulnerable people around the world. The private sector has been called on to invest in transforming food systems—at an annual rate of $320 billion—while the development banks have been asked to align financial incentives with food system-related goals. While some of these actors have stepped up, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) opening of a food shock window to channel funds to countries beset by crisis, ultimately, progress depends on governments. National governments are responsible, and can be held accountable, for ensuring food security; healthy, diverse diets; and stable, dignified livelihoods, for their populations.

Since the SDGs were announced in 2015, governments in both high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries have made commitments to actions to address food insecurity and poor diets by 2030, including at the UN General Assembly, the World Health Assembly, the G-20, and the UN Food Systems Summit. What remains uncertain at this midway point is which commitments and actions are most salient, whether and how much global and linked national commitments are both fit-for-purpose and fit for the future, and to what extent these commitments have the potential to address known challenges to achieving SDG goals on food security and healthy diets.

This seminar will shed light on commitments already made, share research results on the potential of current commitments to achieve a focused set of food and nutrition security goals, and foster continued dialogue with global advocacy partners. A brunch reception will follow the presentations.

Opening Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI
Catherine Bertini, Managing Director, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation

Report Findings
Purnima Menon, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy, CGIAR and IFPRI

Global Scenarios for Food Security: An imperative for action
Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions (MTI), IFPRI

From Commitments to Impact
Christina Zorbas, Postdoctoral Researcher, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition in the Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University 
Shoba Suri, Senior Fellow, Health Initiative, Observer Research Foundation
Elyse Iruhiriye, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI

Implications of Findings
Purnima Menon, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy, CGIAR and IFPRI

Panelists
Mwandwe Chileshe, Director, Food Security Nutrition and Agriculture, Global Citizen
Oliver Camp, Environment and Food Systems Advocacy Advisor, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Alexandre Brecher, Communications and Advocacy Advisor, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement
Pedro Vormittag, Deputy Director for External Relations, Brazilian Center of International Relations (CEBRI)

Moderators
Purnima Menon, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy, CGIAR and IFPRI
Asma Lateef, Policy and Advocacy Lead, SDG2 Advocacy Hub

Links:
The Rockefeller Foundation: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/
From Promises To Action: Analyzing Global Commitments On Food Security And Diets Since 2015: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/c700ac9e-1b22-4319-b285-7e14e395b566
The SDGs And Food System Challenges: Global Trends And Scenarios Toward 2030: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/2961e6f2-5da4-41b4-80fe-8c61a02072a6

From Commitments to Impact

POLICY SEMINAR
Introducing the new Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS)
FEB 22, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EST

The new Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) https://weai.ifpri.info/wemns/ is a streamlined tool for measuring women’s empowerment, intended for use in large-scale, multitopic surveys conducted by national statistical systems. WEMNS is designed to measure empowerment in households with all types of livelihoods, in both urban and rural areas, complementing the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) https://weai.ifpri.info/, which focuses on agricultural households. WEMNS was developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Emory University, Oxford University, and the World Bank’s Living Standards Measurement Study Unit in collaboration with country partners and the 50x2030 Initiative, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development.

This event will present the WEMNS metric, review the development of the tool, and discuss its use to advance women’s empowerment. A panel of stakeholders from government and national statistical offices and from multilateral organizations will discuss the potential of WEMNS for promoting and monitoring women’s empowerment as part of national statistical surveys.

Welcome Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI

WEMNS: The Next Stage of Developing Empowerment Metrics
Agnes Quisumbing, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, IFPRI

Intro to WEMNS
Jessica Heckert, Research Fellow, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI
Greg Seymour, Research Fellow, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, IFPRI

Maximizing the Potential of WEMNS: Panel Discussion
Shelton Kanyanda, Director of Agriculture and Economic Statistics, National Statistical Office, Malawi
Regina Valiente, Sectorialista recursos naturales, tierra y vivienda, Secretaría Presidencial de la Mujer (SEPREM)
Heather Moylan, Senior Economist, Development Data Group, Development Economics, World Bank
Chiara Brunelli, Statistician, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Closing Remarks
Chiara Kovarik, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Farzana Ramzan, Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Advisor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (invited)

Moderator
Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI

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Introducing the new Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS)

CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES
Reforming Agricultural Policies and Farm Support to Advance Sustainable Food System Transformation
Co-organized by IFPRI, CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
15:00 TO 16:45 CET
FEB 29, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:45AM EST

In the recent COP28 Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action, world leaders affirmed that “agriculture and food systems must urgently adapt and transform in order to respond to the imperatives of climate change.” This declaration strengthens the growing global consensus that current food systems need urgent transformative change to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition and to make food production and delivery systems resilient and sustainable.

Evidence-based policies are critical to steer such a transformation, which requires urgent action from governments around the world—both in the global North and the global South—to better align, reform, or repurpose current policies and public support to deliver better value for people, planet, and prosperity. Public investments and other expenditures help to create incentives for producers and other food system actors as they choose what, how, and where to produce food, as well as for consumers in their choices of what foods to eat.

The seminar will highlight key IFPRI findings on the potential to repurpose existing agriculture policies and public support to accelerate the transformation of food systems to become more inclusive, resilient, sustainable, and healthy. Developing appropriate incentives to encourage producers to adopt technological innovations and sustainable practices, and consumers to make healthy and sustainable food choices, will help deliver desired food system outcomes, but doing so will require bold action through both international coordination and national-level policy reform.

The seminar will present available evidence on promising technological innovations from CGIAR and elsewhere, identify associated tradeoffs, and examine how policies can shape greater uptake of such innovations. It will highlight global initiatives seeking to advance agricultural policy reform and assess the evidence base behind these initiatives, as well as examining country-level attempts at reform and the obstacles these reforms can face in both the global North and global South.

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI
Jan Brix, Senior Policy Officer, Division of Agriculture and Rural Development, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Science for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems
Loraine Ronchi, CGIAR Senior Advisor for Policy Impact, IFPRI
Will Martin, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Panel 1: Global Initiatives for Agricultural Policy Reform
Representative of the  Presidency (Brazil) (Invited)
Debbie Palmer, Director for Energy, Climate and Environment, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Sergiy Zorya, Lead Agriculture Economist and Global Lead for Policies and Public Expenditures, Agricultural and Food Global Practice, The World Bank

Panel 2: Regional and National Policy Reform Experiences
Alan Mathews, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin
Shenggen Fan, Chair Professor, College of Economics and Management at China Agricultural University, CGIAR System Board member
Patrick Ofori, Deputy Director, Head of M&E Division at Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Policy Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Directorate (PPMED) 

Moderator
Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI

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Reforming Agricultural Policies and Farm Support to Advance Sustainable Food System Transformation

LAUNCH EVENT
Global Food 50/50 Launch Event
Co-organized by Global Health 50/50, IFPRI, and UN Women
MAR 7, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EST / 1:00 TO 2:30pm BST

The Global Food 50/50 initiative monitors progress and holds food system organizations accountable for advancing gender-just and equitable food systems. This event marks the launch of the third annual Global Food 50/50 Report, which reviews the gender- and equity-related policies and practices of 51 global food system organizations to assess two interlinked dimensions of inequality: inequality of opportunity in careers within organizations and inequality in who benefits from the global food system.

For the first time, the 2023/2024 Report expands its focus to address a policy area that plays a decisive role in promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace: the extent to which workplace policies recognize and support employees’ care responsibilities. The data reveal policy attention to parental leave, but other policies related to family needs, such as child care and elder care, remain scarce.

This launch event seminar will present key findings from the report and explore how this new accountability mechanism can empower a broader movement to demand more equitable and inclusive organizations across the global food system.

Introductory Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI 

Keynote Address
Jamille Bigio, Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Results of 2022 Global Food 50/50 Report
Jemimah Njuki, Chief, Economic Empowerment, UN Women
Sonja Tanaka, Deputy Director, Global Health 50/50

Panelists
Ananda Uvl, Head of Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, East-West Seed
Juan Echanove, Associate Vice President, Food and Water Systems, CARE
Susan Kaaria, Director, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
Santiago Alba-Corral, Director, Climate-Resilient Food Systems, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Closing Remarks
Sarah Hawkes, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Global Health 50/50

Moderator
Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

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Global Food 50/50 Launch Event

CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES
Post COP28 Priorities for Advancing Food Systems Transformation
Co-organized by IFPRI, CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
MAR 27, 2024 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT / 14:30 TO 16:00 CET

Held in 2023, the planet’s hottest year on record, COP28 has been heralded for its strong focus on food systems, which are simultaneously threatened by and contribute to climate change. The COP28 Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action, albeit non-binding, but endorsed by almost 160 countries, emphasizes the transformative potential of agriculture and food systems in responding to climate change and ensuring global food security.

Insufficient climate finance represents a significant barrier to achieving climate-resilient and low-emission food systems. Given that smallholders produce the majority of the global food supply, special attention to their finance needs is critical.

As the fifth policy seminar in the CGIAR series on Strengthening Food Systems Resilience, this virtual event will take stock of food systems–related outcomes from COP28 and outline priorities for advancing them at both the international and country level in a concrete and meaningful manner.

Please join a distinguished set of speakers from CGIAR, international organizations, and the policy community for this discussion on advancing both adaptation and mitigation of food systems, which will place a particular focus on climate finance and policy priorities.

Taking Stock of COP28 Outcomes
Felicitas Röhrig, Senior Policy Officer, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Aditi Mukerji, Director, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Action Platform of the CGIAR
Kristofer Hamel, Head, Food Systems, COP28 Presidency; UAE Climate Change Special Envoy

Advancing on Climate Change Finance
Geeta Sethi, Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, World Bank
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI

Country level Policy Priorities and Needs
Agnes Kalibata, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) - Represented by Boaz Keizire, Head of Policy & Advocacy, AGRA
Qingfeng Zhang, Senior Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Asian Development Bank

Preparing for COP29 and COP30
Nigar Arpadarai, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan; Member of Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Eduardo Brito Bastos, Agronomic Engineer (ESALQ/USP)
Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships & Advocacy, CGIAR; Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Moderator
Roula Majdalani, Climate Change Advisor, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

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Post COP28 Priorities for Advancing Food Systems Transformation

POLICY SEMINAR
Deepening Social Protection Systems: Enhancing livelihoods and health in Ethiopia
APR 17, 2024 - 10:30AM TO 12:00PM EDT

Twenty years after the establishment of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), a major social protection system, the country’s government, donors, and other stakeholders are implementing multidimensional graduation model programs that are designed to complement the PSNP’s monthly food and cash transfers. Graduation models include multiple interventions such as large asset or lump-sum transfers, training, savings promotion, and other forms of nutrition, health, or psychosocial support. These models aim to move beyond cash or food transfers to ensure minimum consumption levels and address the multiple challenges that can trap poor households in poverty. 

This event will present findings from a randomized controlled trial of Strengthening PSNP Institutions and Resilience (SPIR), a graduation model program embedded within the PSNP that is led by World Vision, in collaboration with CARE and ORDA, and with support from the Ethiopian government and USAID. Speakers will present evidence about the impact of this intervention across multiple domains, including health, nutrition, livelihoods, and women’s empowerment, and examine its implications for the design of graduation model interventions across low- and middle-income countries. This policy seminar builds on the SPIR II Learning Event (https://www.ifpri.org/event/spir-ii-learning-event) conducted in Addis Ababa in 2023.

Welcoming Remarks
Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Senior Research Fellow/Program Leader- Ethiopia, IFPRI

SPIR: Overview of the Randomized Trial Design
Daniel Gilligan, Director, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI

Can a Light-Touch Graduation Model Enhance Livelihood Outcomes and Resilience?
Jessica Leight, Research Fellow, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI

Including Scalable Nutrition Interventions in a Graduation Model Program
Harold Alderman, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI

Effectiveness of a Men’s Engagement Intervention to Change Attitudes and Behaviors
Melissa Hidrobo, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI

Treating Depression Among the Extreme Poor
Michael Mulford, Chief of Party, SPIR II, World Vision

Expert Panel
Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics and Finance, Frederic Esser Nemmers Chair; Co-Director, Global Poverty Research Lab, Northwestern University; Chief Economist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Margaux Vinez, Senior Economist; Africa, Social Protection and Jobs, World Bank

Moderators
Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Senior Research Fellow/Program Leader- Ethiopia, IFPRI
Daniel Gilligan, Director, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI

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Deepening Social Protection Systems: Enhancing livelihoods and health in Ethiopia

POLICY SEMINAR
Dairy and Nutrition in the Global South: Potential, Progress, and Obstacles Ahead
APR 24, 2024 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT

Malnutrition in early childhood is a major risk factor for premature death and disease, and is associated with 45% of all deaths of children under the age of 5. But malnutrition has important economic consequences too, by delaying learning and slowing down economic growth. Solving malnutrition requires multi-sectoral efforts, including more nutrition-oriented food policies. But how exactly can food policies improve nutrition?

This policy seminar examines the potential of dairy development to improve nutrition outcomes, focusing on dairy’s sizable potential for reducing child stunting and other forms of malnutrition, and how dairy systems are being developed to help meet this potential.  Speakers will present success stories that highlight diverse paths to progress, as well as major economic and environmental challenges to scaling up dairy production and consumption in the global South.

The seminar will draw on a recent special issue published in the journal Food Policy on “Dairy Development and Nutrition in the Developing World”, which summarizes the most recent evidence on dairy’s importance for improving child nutrition, as well as the economic challenges of accelerating dairy development in the global South.

Case studies of dairy sector development success stories from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia will be presented by dairy experts to examine how concerted efforts to improve the production, trade, and marketing of milk, were tackled through unique policy, programmatic and institutional approaches. 

Introduction
Namukolo Covic, Director General’s Representative to Ethiopia, CGIAR Ethiopia Country Convenor and CGIAR Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) 

Dairy Development and Nutrition: A synthesis of recent evidence
Derek Headey, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Dairy Development in Eastern Africa
Mark Tsoxo, Tanzania Country Director, Heifer International

Uganda’s Emerging Dairy Success Story
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI

Dairy Development Programs at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Donald Nkrumah, Senior Program Officer, Livestock, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Dairy Development and Nutrition in India
Shri Meenesh Shah, Chairman & Managing Director, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), India

Moderator
Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI

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Dairy and Nutrition in the Global South: Potential, Progress, and Obstacles Ahead

HYBRID POLICY SEMINAR
Sudan at a Crossroads: Food Systems, Hunger, and Humanitarian Aid During Civil Conflict
MAY 2, 2024 - 10:00 TO 11:30AM EDT

In April 2023, Sudan descended into a violent civil war that has displaced more than 8 million people, destroyed critical infrastructure, and left half the country’s population in need of humanitarian assistance. More than one year later, the unresolved conflict threatens agricultural production, agroprocessing, and trade, exacerbating Sudan’s status as a failed state. Sudan’s trajectory is therefore relevant for the broader community of scholars and practitioners working to enhance food systems and food security in fragile states facing complex humanitarian emergencies.

This IFPRI policy seminar will reflect on urgent data, analytical, and policy needs to mitigate food insecurity and revitalize food systems in Sudan. Several interrelated issues will be addressed, including options for policy engagement in the absence of a legitimate government, the viability of balancing immediate humanitarian needs with longer-term investments in agricultural development, and possible post-conflict scenarios that might affect priority-setting for the food system. The event will bring together researchers from IFPRI’s Sudan country program, conflict analysts, humanitarian donors, and country experts in a hybrid format.

Welcome Remarks
Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance Unit (DSG), IFPRI

Overview Remarks from USAID
Tyler Beckelman, Deputy Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Bureau

Sudan’s Conflict and Complex Emergencies
Alex de Waal, Professor and Executive Director, World Peace Foundation, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University

Food Security Before and During the War: Evidence from National Rural Household Survey
Khalid Siddig, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance (DSG) Unit and Sudan Country Strategy Support Program Leader, IFPRI

Shocks, Coping, and Livelihood Strategies due to the War
Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance (DSG) Unit, Sudan Country Strategy Support Program, IFPRI

Economic Costs of the War and Recovery Options
Karl Pauw, Senior Research Fellow, Foresight, Policy, and Modeling (FPM) Unit, IFPRI

Local and External Competencies for Peacebuilding in Sudan
Ibrahim Elbadawi, Managing Director of the Economic Research Forum and former Sudan Minister of Finance

Closing Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI

Moderator
Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance Unit (DSG), IFPRI

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Sudan at a Crossroads: Food Systems, Hunger, and Humanitarian Aid During Civil Conflict

HYBRID POLICY SEMINAR
Globalization of the Bioeconomy: Recent Trends and Drivers of Bioeconomy Programs and Policies
Co-organized by IFPRI, International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) and CGIAR
MAY 7, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

The bioeconomy approach to sustainable development holds great promise in reducing dependence on fossil fuels, addressing climate change, and promoting resource-use efficiency, thereby stimulating economic growth, enabling innovation, and improving food security. The bioeconomy is the production, utilization, conservation, and regeneration of biological resources, including related knowledge, science, technology, and innovation, to provide sustainable solutions (information, products, processes, and services) within and across all economic sectors and enable a transformation to a sustainable economy.

Multilateral organizations have intensified their engagement in, and for, the bioeconomy. Under India’s lead in 2023, the G20 drew attention to the bioeconomy and, in 2024, Brazil put the bioeconomy prominently on the G20 agenda. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) included bioeconomy in its most recent science strategy. At the same time, national bioeconomy strategies are emerging to shape multisectoral approaches to climate neutrality, food and nutrition security, improved health, economic growth, and other objectives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

In April 2024, the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) released a new policy review in preparation for the Global Bioeconomy Summit in October 2024. The new report analyzes bioeconomy policy trends and their determinants, and highlights the growing importance of the bioeconomy as a key enabler and solution provider to global sustainability challenges across various sectors and dimensions of society. Importantly, the report identifies international and multilateral cooperation as a key building block.

The report—and the growing body of research on the bioeconomy—emphasizes the opportunities to advance innovation and facilitate the rise of a bio-based industry and manufacturing, sustainable and regenerative agriculture, human health, and circular bio-based economies. This seminar will spotlight key findings from the IACBG report and explore the role of the bioeconomy in addressing food security, nutrition and diets, and poverty reduction in low- and middle-income countries. Please join us on May 7, 2024, at the International Food Policy Research Institute (in-person or online) for an exciting seminar on the globalization of the bioeconomy.

Welcome Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI

Keynote Speaker
Joachim von Braun, Distinguished Professor for Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University

Panel Discussion
Julius Ecuru, Principal Scientist and Manager, Research Innovation Coordination Units, BioInnovate Africa Programme, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR (Video Remarks)
Mary E. Maxon, Executive Director, BioFutures
Hugo Alexander Chavarría Miranda, Program Manager for Innovation and Bioeconomy, and Executive Secretary Latin American Bioeconomy Network, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) (Video Remarks)

Moderator
David Spielman, Director, Innovation Policy, and Scaling (IPS), IFPRI

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Globalization of the Bioeconomy: Recent Trends and Drivers of Bioeconomy Programs and Policies

IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast: The board-managed cocoa sector in Ghana – 3/8/2018 

Panelist:  His Excellency Dr. Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the United States of America

After almost 20 years of declining cocoa production, Ghana has been able in the last decade to increase the share of export prices going to producers, more than doubling production. Contrary to Washington Consensus prescriptions, these accomplishments were achieved through reforms but without liberalization of domestic and export marketing.

The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana seeks to understand the success of a sector that was not liberalized.

IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast 3/8/2018 - H.E. Adjei-Barwuah

IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast: The board-managed cocoa sector in Ghana – 3/8/2018 

Panelist:  Bill Guyton, Founder, Guyton Strategies International

After almost 20 years of declining cocoa production, Ghana has been able in the last decade to increase the share of export prices going to producers, more than doubling production. Contrary to Washington Consensus prescriptions, these accomplishments were achieved through reforms but without liberalization of domestic and export marketing.

The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana seeks to understand the success of a sector that was not liberalized.

IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast – 3/8/2018 - B.Guyton

IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast: The board-managed cocoa sector in Ghana – 3/8/2018 

Panelist: Simran Sethi, Fellow, Institute for Food and Development Policy

After almost 20 years of declining cocoa production, Ghana has been able in the last decade to increase the share of export prices going to producers, more than doubling production. Contrary to Washington Consensus prescriptions, these accomplishments were achieved through reforms but without liberalization of domestic and export marketing.

The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana seeks to understand the success of a sector that was not liberalized.

IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast – 3/8/2018 - S.Sethi

IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast: The board-managed cocoa sector in Ghana – 3/8/2018

Speaker: Shashidhara Kolavalli, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

After almost 20 years of declining cocoa production, Ghana has been able in the last decade to increase the share of export prices going to producers, more than doubling production. Contrary to Washington Consensus prescriptions, these accomplishments were achieved through reforms but without liberalization of domestic and export marketing.

The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana seeks to understand the success of a sector that was not liberalized.

IFPRI Policy Seminar: The cocoa coast – 3/8/2018 - S.Kolavalli

Panelist: Catherine Bertini, Distinguished Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs; and Fellow, Rockefeller Foundation
 
Antiglobalism was on the rise in 2017. What will that mean for food security and nutrition? IFPRI’s 2018 Global Food Policy Report examines the impacts of global integration—including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge—and the threat of current antiglobalization pressures.
 
This seventh annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: 2018 Global Food Policy Report -3/20/2018 - CBertini

KEYNOTE: Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI
 
Antiglobalism was on the rise in 2017. What will that mean for food security and nutrition? IFPRI’s 2018 Global Food Policy Report examines the impacts of global integration—including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge—and the threat of current antiglobalization pressures.
 
This seventh annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: 2018 Global Food Policy Report - 3-20-2018 - SFan

Panelist: Shanta Devarajan, Acting Chief Economist and Senior Director for Development Economics (DEC), World Bank Group
 
Antiglobalism was on the rise in 2017. What will that mean for food security and nutrition? IFPRI’s 2018 Global Food Policy Report examines the impacts of global integration—including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge—and the threat of current antiglobalization pressures.
 
This seventh annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: 2018 Global Food Policy Report - 3-20-2018 - SDevarajan

Panelist Dan Glickman,  Executive Director, Aspen Institute Congressional Program
 
Antiglobalism was on the rise in 2017. What will that mean for food security and nutrition? IFPRI’s 2018 Global Food Policy Report examines the impacts of global integration—including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge—and the threat of current antiglobalization pressures.
 
This seventh annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: 2018 Global Food Policy Report - 3/20/2018 - DGlickman

Panelist Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
 
Antiglobalism was on the rise in 2017. What will that mean for food security and nutrition? IFPRI’s 2018 Global Food Policy Report examines the impacts of global integration—including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge—and the threat of current antiglobalization pressures.
 
This seventh annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: 2018 Global Food Policy Report - 3/20/2018 - DNierenberg

Rapid Fire Presenter:
-  James W. Jones, Distinguished Professor and Director, Florida Climate Institute (currently at the National Science Foundation)
 
Yield growth is essential for people and the planet. But what should we breed and for what should we breed under a more erratic climate, growing natural resource scarcity and new disease threats? What is the role for better agricultural and food systems management and more adaptive institutions? Can yield growth help reduce environmental damages from agriculture, and help end hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity?
 
A distinguished set of experts will address these questions through a series of rapid-fire presentations to honor Mark Rosegrant’s work at IFPRI over the last 40 years.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Tales of yield improvement - 4/5/2018 - JJones

Rapid Fire Presenter: Morven McLean, Executive Director, International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Research Foundation

Yield growth is essential for people and the planet. But what should we breed and for what should we breed under a more erratic climate, growing natural resource scarcity and new disease threats? What is the role for better agricultural and food systems management and more adaptive institutions? Can yield growth help reduce environmental damages from agriculture, and help end hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity?

A distinguished set of experts will address these questions through a series of rapid-fire presentations to honor Mark Rosegrant’s work at IFPRI over the last 40 years.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Tales of yield improvement - 4/5/2018 - MMclean

Rapid Fire Presenter: James A. Roumasset, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawai'i-Monoa

Yield growth is essential for people and the planet. But what should we breed and for what should we breed under a more erratic climate, growing natural resource scarcity and new disease threats? What is the role for better agricultural and food systems management and more adaptive institutions? Can yield growth help reduce environmental damages from agriculture, and help end hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity?

A distinguished set of experts will address these questions through a series of rapid-fire presentations to honor Mark Rosegrant’s work at IFPRI over the last 40 years.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Tales of yield improvement - 4/5/2018 - JRoumasset

Rapid Fire Presenter: Jikun Huang, Professor of Agricultural Economics, China Center for Agricultural Policy (CCAP)，Peking University

Yield growth is essential for people and the planet. But what should we breed and for what should we breed under a more erratic climate, growing natural resource scarcity and new disease threats? What is the role for better agricultural and food systems management and more adaptive institutions? Can yield growth help reduce environmental damages from agriculture, and help end hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity?

A distinguished set of experts will address these questions through a series of rapid-fire presentations to honor Mark Rosegrant’s work at IFPRI over the last 40 years.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Tales of yield improvement - 4/5/2018 - JHuang

Rapid Fire Presenter: Prabhu Pingali, Director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, Cornell University

Yield growth is essential for people and the planet. But what should we breed and for what should we breed under a more erratic climate, growing natural resource scarcity and new disease threats? What is the role for better agricultural and food systems management and more adaptive institutions? Can yield growth help reduce environmental damages from agriculture, and help end hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity?

A distinguished set of experts will address these questions through a series of rapid-fire presentations to honor Mark Rosegrant’s work at IFPRI over the last 40 years.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Tales of yield improvement - 4/5/2018 - PPingali

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Washington, DC Launch--2018 Global Report on Food Crises- 4/27/2018 - RVos

Moderator: Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI
 
The Global Report on Food Crises provides food security and nutrition analyses from countries that are chronically vulnerable to food crises and have large populations facing acute food insecurity. The Report draws attention to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly associated with conflict and the impact of extreme climate events.
 
The 2018 Report provides the latest estimates of severe hunger in the world. Conflict and insecurity continued to be the primary drivers of food insecurity in 18 countries, where almost 74 million food-insecure people remain in need of urgent assistance.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Washington, DC Launch--2018 Global Report on Food Crises- 4/27/2018 - RVos

Special Remarks: David O'Sullivan, Ambassador and Head of European Union Delegation to the United States

The Global Report on Food Crises provides food security and nutrition analyses from countries that are chronically vulnerable to food crises and have large populations facing acute food insecurity. The Report draws attention to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly associated with conflict and the impact of extreme climate events.
 
The 2018 Report provides the latest estimates of severe hunger in the world. Conflict and insecurity continued to be the primary drivers of food insecurity in 18 countries, where almost 74 million food-insecure people remain in need of urgent assistance.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Washington, DC Launch-2018 Global Report on Food Crises: 4/27/2018 - DOSullivan

Special Remarks: Neven Mimica, Commissioner, International Cooperation and Development, European Commission 
 
The Global Report on Food Crises provides food security and nutrition analyses from countries that are chronically vulnerable to food crises and have large populations facing acute food insecurity. The Report draws attention to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly associated with conflict and the impact of extreme climate events.
 
The 2018 Report provides the latest estimates of severe hunger in the world. Conflict and insecurity continued to be the primary drivers of food insecurity in 18 countries, where almost 74 million food-insecure people remain in need of urgent assistance.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Washington, DC Launch--2018 Global Report on Food Crises- 4/27/2018 - NMimica

Report Overview: Luca Russo, Senior Strategic Advisor on Resilience, FAO and Steering Committee Member, Food Security Information Network (FSIN) 
 
The Global Report on Food Crises provides food security and nutrition analyses from countries that are chronically vulnerable to food crises and have large populations facing acute food insecurity. The Report draws attention to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly associated with conflict and the impact of extreme climate events.
 
The 2018 Report provides the latest estimates of severe hunger in the world. Conflict and insecurity continued to be the primary drivers of food insecurity in 18 countries, where almost 74 million food-insecure people remain in need of urgent assistance.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Washington, DC Launch--2018 Global Report on Food Crises- 4/27/2018 - LRusso

Panelist: Beth Dunford, Assistant to the Administrator, Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed The Future , USAID
 
The Global Report on Food Crises provides food security and nutrition analyses from countries that are chronically vulnerable to food crises and have large populations facing acute food insecurity. The Report draws attention to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly associated with conflict and the impact of extreme climate events.
 
The 2018 Report provides the latest estimates of severe hunger in the world. Conflict and insecurity continued to be the primary drivers of food insecurity in 18 countries, where almost 74 million food-insecure people remain in need of urgent assistance.

IFPRI SPECIAL EVENT: Washington, DC Launch--2018 Global Report on Food Crises- 4/27/2018 - BDunford

Presenter:  Eduardo Nakasone, Assistant Research Fellow, IFPRI and Assistant Professor, Michigan State University.

The United Nations has recognized the importance of reducing food loss and waste in the Sustainable Development Goal target 12.3 to “halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses” by 2030. Despite broad interest in the problem, measurement of food loss and waste is problematical, especially in developing countries. In this webinar, we discuss a methodology to measure food losses developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) team working under the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM). The survey-based methodology has three main innovations. First, it allows measurement across different nodes of agricultural value chains to pinpoint the locus of loss. Second, it includes the economic value of loss due to quality deterioration as well as physical reduction in quantity. And finally, it characterizes and identifies particular processes in the value chain where food losses occur. We present the results of the application of the method in the value chains of maize and beans (in Guatemala and Honduras), teff (in Ethiopia), wheat (in China), and potatoes (in Ecuador and Peru). We also discuss ongoing work to assess interventions to reduce loss. 

See more: http://bit.ly/FoodLossWebinar

PIM Webinar Series:  Measuring food losses: a new methodology - 5/8/2018

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Established in 1975, IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 50 countries. It is a research center of CGIAR, a worldwide partnership engaged in agricultural research for development.

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