external events
The Malabo Montpellier Panel: High Level Policy Innovation Through Evidence and Dialogue in Agriculture
This event will cover the thematic areas covered under the Panel’s first three reports and bring together members of the Panel to present the key findings and recommendations, and to exchange with the experts at the AfDB. They will also discuss the way…
Global Food Security Symposium 2019
IFPRI is partnering with The Chicago Council on Global Affairs for the 2019 symposium under the theme, "From Scarcity to Security: Managing Water for a Nutritious Food Future".
By 2050, over one half of the world’s population could be at risk due to s…
Leveraging Cash Transfers to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence at Scale (A CSW 63 SIDE EVENT)
Over 1.9 billion people benefit from social safety nets around the world, however effects on intra-household dynamics and gender implications of large-scale programming is rarely rigorously evaluated. This event will focus on growing evidence linking c…
Global Survey of School Meal Programs: Implications & Perspectives
The Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) is conducting a Global Survey of School Meal Programs in 2019 (and again in 2021)* to better understand how countries around the world implement school meals and facilitate learning across geographies.
Joi…
Food Markets and Nutrition in the Developing World: Results from ARENA II
Markets play a key role in delivering food and nutrition, even for poor and remote rural households. But nutrient-rich foods, especially animal-sourced foods, are very expensive in poor countries, suggesting that markets for perishable but nutritious f…
Who Will Feed India? The Political Economy of India’s Agricultural Policies and Implications for the Future
LAUNCH EVENT: 2019 Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels.
Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food in…
Mechanization of African Agriculture - Does it Create or Destroy Jobs?
Africa needs jobs – productive employment for the many millions of young people who seek their first job every year, many of them in rural areas. The agricultural sector offers huge potential for productive employment.
A study by the "Malabo Montpelli…
Reducing Food Loss and Waste – Making it Personal
An astounding one-third of all food is lost or wasted between the farm and the fork. What can people-from farmers to consumers-do to address this challenge? Join us to learn about innovative solutions and share your perspectives on how to take them to …
How can Africa Achieve an Agricultural Transformation Through Smart Irrigation Strategies?
Africa is seeing a surge of interest in irrigation among small-scale farmers as climate change brings more erratic weather. Currently, only 6 percent of arable land in Africa is irrigated, compared to 14 and 37 percent in Latin America and Asia respect…
EAT-Lancet Commission Report Launch in Bangladesh
With more than 3 billion people malnourished and food production driving climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, a transformation of the global food system is urgently needed.
Findings from the Eat-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets From Susta…
Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Seizing the Momentum
It is an opportune time to be working in the fields…
Sustainable Food and Agriculture: An Integrated Approach
In recent years, productivity and sustainability of agriculture and food systems have received increased attention at the global level. The challenges are also reasonably well understood and agricultural R&D offers options to tackle most of them. What …
Climate Resilience and Job Prospects for Young People in Agriculture
Climate change matters for all people. Does it matter particularly for young people? If so, where and how?
Countries with a high proportion of young job seekers (for example, those projected in 2030 to have 15% or more of their populations in the age …
Transforming Food Systems to Deliver Healthy, Sustainable Diets : The View from the World’s Science Academies
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), a global network of science academies, recently brought together regional networks of science academies from four continents—Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. This project aimed to spark a new global commitment…
The Knowledge Lab on Climate Resilient Food Systems: An analytical support facility to achieve the SDGs
Food systems fundamentally influence the environment of the planet, the livelihoods of billions of people (including most of the world’s poor), and the nutrition of every human being. Climate-resilient food systems can serve as catalysts for achieving …
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference
IFPRI is participating in the NBER research conference that will explore the determinants of structural transformation and the impact of various policies on it.
The conference brings together researchers who offer a range of perspectives on the structu…
4th International Congress on Hidden Hunger
IFPRI will participate in the 4th International Congress on Hidden Hunger, which brings together members of different disciplines, notably, nutritionists, agricultural scientists, economists, and sociologists to foster dialogue on combating the double …
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
The World Economic Forum, with an objective to improve the state of the world, annually organizes a gathering that brings together leaders of global society. IFPRI's Director General, Shenggen Fan will participate in several events around the meetings…
2nd Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme
Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions at IFPRI will participate in a session of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme 2nd global conference --a multi-stakeholder partnership that aims to accelerate the shift towards sustainable consumpt…
