MEDIA BRIEFING
Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Support: Options to Transform Agriculture and Food Systems to Better Serve the Health of People, Economies, and the Planet
February 1, 2022

Media Briefing: Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Support

POLICY SEMINAR
Can agricultural policies deliver better value for money for people, the planet, and the economy?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and World Bank Group
FEB 2, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST

The massive support provided to agriculture by governments — $639 billion per year during 2016–18 — has not incentivized sustainable patterns of food production and consumption, leading to calls to “repurpose” this support. A new IFPRI-World Bank study, Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Support : Options to Transform Agriculture and Food Systems to Better Serve the Health of People, Economies, and the Planet, shows that the present system of support, if left in place, would do nothing to staunch the rapid increase in global emissions from agriculture. Unfortunately, many seemingly appealing options for repurposing are either ineffective or involve harsh side effects such as raising food costs, poverty and agricultural land use. The study’s authors therefore call for a more fundamental change in incentives that advance both productivity enhancements and reductions to greenhouse gas emissions. 

This seminar will present a summary of the latest IFPRI-World Bank research findings and feature speakers discussing the need for more rapid adoption of technological solutions that foster less emissions-intensive productivity growth across developed and developing countries alike.

Opening Remarks
Mari Elka Pangestu, Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank

Presentation of Research Findings
Madhur Gautam, Lead Agriculture Economist, Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank
Will Martin, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions, IFPRI

Panel Discussion “How to get from here to there”

Incentivizing high productivity & sustainable farm technologies & practices
Theo De Jager, President, World Farmers’ Organisation (TBC)
Ruben Echeverría, Senior Advisor Agriculture Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 
Dirk Jacobs, Director General, FoodDrinkEurope

International coordination: roles for the UN and the G20?
Anabel González, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO) 
Nick Bridge, Special Representative for Climate Change, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Ann Tutwiler, Senior Adviser Just Rural Transition

Closing Remarks
Martien van Nieuwkoop, Global Director, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank
Johan Swinnen, Global Director, CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group & Director General, IFPRI

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

LINKS
The World Bank Group: https://www.worldbank.org/en/home
Repurposing Agricultural Policies And Support (Report): https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36875

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/repurposing-agricultural-support-how-deliver-triple-wins-healthy-planet-economy-and-people

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Can agricultural policies deliver better value for money for people, the planet, and the economy?

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For this week's i-DJ, we delve deep into the underworld of house and techno, and even deeper into the world of Boston based duo John Barera & Will Martin. Having just dropped their latest EP, Graceless, on Panorama Bar resident Steffi's label Dolly, the pair further showcase their ability to explore the different aspects of techno and house. It's Friday and time for some serious vinyl crackle. Press play on this exclusive i-DJ.

"For the mix we each got together around 15 of our current favorites, the 15 records we both had at the front of our respective DJ bags, records to rock a party with. After an elimination process we decided which tunes worked and dove into a back to back mix that highlights what we've been playing in the club recently. It's a mixture of records we found in stores, that our friends gave us of their stuff, records we've bought on the internet and one of our own tunes for good measure. Enjoy."
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Tracklist: 
1. Vibe Academy ‎'Jus' Love' Tumblin' Records
2. Urban Culture '‎The Wonders Of Wishing (For You)' Eclipse Records
3. David Paglia 'Wrong Revelation' White Label 
4. Blaze Feat. Palmer Brown '‎My Beat (Ambassador Remix)'‎ 3way Music
5. Truncate '‎21' Truncate 
6. Elizabeth Merrick-Jefferson 'Quetzalcoatl' Crimes Of The Future
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13. John Barera & Will Martin 'Flux' Dolly

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i-DJ: John Barera & Will Martin

There’s a wonderful lightness of being to John Barera & Will Martin's productions. Barera's solo contribution to our then-nascent  Upfront series  was a delightful tour through their native Boston, but it's when the pair get together that the magic truly occurs. It’s music tailor-made for planting a smile firmly on two hundred faces as things lift off at 1am, and we're delighted to present the next instalment in their faultless catalogue to the world. 

On releases prior they've plumped for more driving kicks, more arresting vocals, more forthright piano stabs – compared to the likes of "Say It Now" or "It's Alright", "1,2,3 (Feels Right)" is a touch more subdued. It's all relative though, as the track is no less emphatic and certainly no less effective; there's a twinkling lead subtly spiralling throughout, reminiscent of "Ragysh"'s eternal wind-down. The entire EP is killer, and due out on Argot no less – a label that, much like JB&WM, is quietly but diligently establishing a 'buy-on-sight' reputation. Cop it in a few weeks.

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BOOK LAUNCH
Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World
FEB 4, 2021 - 08:30 AM TO 09:30 AM EST

The changing global landscape, combined with new and better data, technologies, and understanding, means that agriculture can and must contribute to a wider range of development outcomes than ever before, including reducing poverty, ensuring adequate nutrition, creating strong food value chains, improving environmental sustainability, and promoting gender equity and equality.  

Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World is the first comprehensive exploration of key emerging issues facing developing country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change. In this four-part volume, top experts offer the latest research in the field of agricultural development.  

Hear from the book’s editors and discussants on policy options and strategies for developing sustainable agriculture and reducing food insecurity and malnutrition.

Book Overview:
-Keijiro Otsuka, Professor of Development Economics, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, Japan & Chief senior researcher, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo
-Shenggen Fan, Chair professor, College of Economics Management & Dean of the Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University, Beijing; and CGIAR System Board Member

Discussants:
-William Masters, Director, IMMANA Fellowships Program & Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
-Will Martin, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

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

LINKS:
Agricultural Development: New Perspectives In A Changing World: https://www.ifpri.org/publication/agricultural-development-new-perspectives-changing-world
Agricultural Development: New Perspectives In A Changing World: Synopsis: https://www.ifpri.org/publication/agricultural-development-new-perspectives-changing-world-synopsis

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/agricultural-development-new-perspectives-changing-world

Book Launch: Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World

Book Launch : Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World

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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