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

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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 

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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

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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

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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