Rural and Urban transformation

LAUNCH EVENT: 2019 Global Food Policy Report

Wednesday 27 March 2019 - 12:15 PM to 01:45 PM EDT
IFPRI, Washington, DC

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 insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. This year’s Global Food Policy Report highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address the crisis in rural areas.

Keynote Addresses

Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI
Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (video message)

Rapid-Fire Presentations

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 Fellow, IFPRI
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
James Thurlow, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

A light lunch will be provided starting at 11:45am. The event will begin promptly at 12:15pm.

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UNSCN Publications

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UNSCN Discussion Paper Urban-Rural Linkages for Nutrition. Territorial approaches for sustainable development The nutrition challenges facing the world of today are daunting. One out of three people suffers from at least one form of malnutrition, and current trends suggest this may increase in the coming…

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