POLICY SEMINAR
Food Loss and Waste in Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chains
Co-organized by IFPRI, Embassy of Denmark, and World Resources Institute
MAR 14, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about one-third of all food produced around the globe is lost or wasted. This is particularly egregious in a world where one in nine persons is food insecure, and widespread food affordability concerns in low- and middle-income countries have resulted from COVID-related value chain disruptions and the global impact of the war in Ukraine. 

This annual event will take stock of efforts around the world to tackle food loss and waste through initiatives like Champions 12.3, a coalition of leaders from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 by 2030.

The seminar will also take a closer look at fruits and vegetables, which are among the healthiest but most wasted foods. Given their perishable nature, great care, attention, and cooperation along all parts of fruit and vegetable value chains are required to reduce food loss and waste.

Welcome
Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI, and Lead, CGIAR Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets
Jacob Jensen, Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark

Keynote Address
Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Panel Discussion
Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI, and Lead, CGIAR Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets
Muhammad Yakubu Bubayaro, Founder/CEO, Bunkasa Agritech 
Shannon Sajdak, Senior Sustainability Manager, Apeel
Signe Frese, Director, CSR and Quality, Coop Denmark

Closing Remarks
Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute (WRI)

Moderator
Luciana Delgado, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/food-loss-and-waste-fruit-and-vegetable-supply-chains

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Food Loss and Waste in Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chains

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

More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/how-usd-10-billion-can-transform-food-systems-ethiopia-malawi-and-nigeria-report-launch

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

Ahead of the Asia Clean Energy Forum, or ACEF for short, WRI examines the purpose of the premier conference of clean energy stakeholders on the continent. Marlon Apanada, WRI’s Southeast Asia Engagement Lead, for Energy & Climate explains why the tripling of renewable energy and how Asia develops its critical mineral sector are the two key talking points for 2024.

Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2024 Preview

Looking back on the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), WRI experts, Marlon Apanada and Jennie Chen explain the important role that WRI plays as a thought-leader, as well as convening stakeholders and implementing innovating solutions  to help Asia achieve its clean energy transition goals.  

Apanada and Chen explore pre-conference predictions and anticipate upcoming major regional agreements that will impact the future of renewable energy on the continent, as well as how WRI’s work aids Asia in meeting these goals while ensuring benefits for people, nature and climate.

Impact of the 2024 Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF)

W siódmym odcinku serii zastanawiamy się, jak biznes może ograniczać swój negatywny wpływ na klimat. Ryszard Kolasiński z Polityki Insight opowiada, czym jest inicjatywa Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a Jan Domanik z PwC mówi, jak polscy przedsiębiorcy radzą sobie z dekarbonizacją. Na koniec Ilona Garanty z mBanku wyjaśnia, jak sektor finansowy pomaga firmom ograniczać ślad węglowy.

Rozmowy prowadzi Robert Tomaszewski.

Partnerem projektu "Zrównoważona transformacja" jest mBank. Więcej informacji na stronie www.mBank.pl/zrownowazonatransformacja/

Jak biznes ogranicza ślad węglowy? | Zrównoważona transformacja

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