Upcoming Events

  • Date: 
    November 19, 2009
    12:15 pm – 1:45 pm A light lunch will be available at 11:45 am

    Global Hunger Index: Reducing Gender Inequality, Reducing Hunger

    Presenter(s): 
    Klaus von Grebmer, IFPRI; Agnes Quisumbing, IFPRI; Cheryl Morden, IFAD
    Location: 

    International Food Policy Research Institute
    2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
    Fourth Floor Conference Facility

    Abstract

  • Date: 
    November 12, 2009
    12.15 pm – 1.45 pm. Light lunch available from 11.45 am

    Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development

    Presenter(s): 
    Rajul Pandya-Lorch, IFPRI; David J. Spielman, IFPRI; Prabhu Pingali, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Raul Montemayor, Federation of Free Farmers Cooperatives Inc.; Chair: Joachim von Braun, IFPRI
    Location: 

    International Food Policy Research Institute
    2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
    Fourth Floor Conference Facility

    Abstract

    Learning from successes in agricultural development is now more urgent than ever. Progress in feeding the world’s billions has slowed, while the challenge of feeding its future millions remains enormous and is subject to new uncertainties in the global food and agricultural systems.