Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 13:00 - 15:30
(Lunch from 12:00pm)
IFPRI Malawi Office
Area 14/205, Lilongwe
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IFPRI Malawi invites you to the Lilongwe launch of the 2019 Global Food Policy Report.
The launch event will consist of screening of the keynote addresses and rapid-fire presentations from the launch that took place in Washington DC on 27 March; followed by a live panel discussion.
Abstract
Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. IFPRI's 2019 Global Food Policy Report highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address the crisis in rural areas. This eighth annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2019.
Keynote addresses (recorded): Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI and Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Program
Rapid-fire presentations (recorded):
- Channing Arndt, Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI
- Jamison Ervin, Manager for Global Programme on Nature for Development, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme
- Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI
- Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
- James Thurlow, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Panel Discussants:
- Peter Simbani, MoFED & P
- Grace Kumchulesi, IFPRI Consultant
