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Lina Alaaeldin Abdelfattah

Lina Alaaeldin Abdelfattah is a Senior Research Associate in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Cairo. Her research interests include applied economic development, trade, and spatial economics, with a focus on topics relevant to social protection, food, nutrition, and agriculture in the Middle East and Africa. 

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Beijing Launch of IFPRI’s 2016 Global Food Policy Report

Beijing Friendship Hotel

1 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, China

June 6 to 7, 2016

  • 10:00 – 1:00 am (Asia/Shanghai)
  • 10:00 – 1:00 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 7:30 – 10:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Beijing Launch of IFPRI’s 2016 Global Food Policy Report
Speakers:
Panelists:
  • Hongyu Zhang, director general, Department of Rural Economic System and Management, Ministry of Agriculture
  • Yan Fang, deputy director general, Department of Rural Economy, National Development and Reform Commission
  • Zhong Tang, dean and professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China                  
Moderator:
  • Kevin Chen, senior research fellow, China program leader, IFPRI

2016 Global Food Policy Report reviews major trends, events, and changes affecting food security and nutrition in 2015 and beyond. The year 2015 was a watershed moment for the international development community. The endpoint of the Millennium Development Goals highlighted the striking advances made since 1990: extreme poverty, child mortality, and hunger all fell by around half. However, enormous challenges remain.