- 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm. You are invited to join us for a light lunch at beginning at 11:45 amDate:March 4, 2010
Creating Shared Value: The New Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility
Presenter(s):Speaker: Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman, Nestlé S.A.; Chair: Klaus von GrebmerLocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityAbstract
In the context of the most recent economic downturn, the role of business in society has come under increasing scrutiny. Moreover, models of corporate engagement that are more philanthropically oriented have been subject to mounting pressure. This Policy Seminar proposes a new approach, which replaces the more traditional descriptions of “corporate social responsibility” with “Creating Shared Value” - a concept initially developed by Harvard’s Professor Michael Porter and championed by Nestlé, a global leader in Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company.
- 12:15 – 1:45pm (lunch will be served at 11:45am)Date:February 23, 2010
Inequalities and Conflict
Choosing Policies for Peace
Presenter(s):Speaker: Frances Stewart; Commentator: Regina BirnerLocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityAbstract
Violent conflict in multiethnic societies in the developing world is a pre-eminent problem of the 21st century. Horizontal inequalities among religious or ethnic groups, in political, social, economic or cultural dimensions, are an important catalyst of such conflicts. This seminar will identify policies to reduce such inequalities and discuss how to routinely incorporate them into the development agenda.
- 11:00am – 12:30pm You are invited to join us for a light lunch following the seminarDate:February 12, 2010
CANCELLED - Reforming Agricultural Extension in Africa and Asia
Have Female Farmers Been Left Out?
Presenter(s):Burt Swanson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kristin Davis, IFPRI; Regina Birner, IFPRLocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityPlease note that this event has been cancelled
Abstract
- 12:30 -- 2:00 pmDate:February 4, 2010
Better Rural Services through Decentralization?
What are the Policy Options?
Presenter(s):Ehtisham Ahmad; Pranab Bardhan; James Manor; Dilip Mookherjee; Stephen N. Ndegwa. Opening Remarks: Shenggen Fan. Chairs: Regina Birner and Christian HenningLocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityA policy panel discussion in conjunction with the IFPRI-University of Kiel research workshop, “Inside the black box: The political economy of local governments and their role in rural development”
Abstract
Decentralization, by “bringing government closer to the people,” has a unique potential to improve the provision of public services, such as water, health, education, and agricultural extension, particularly in rural areas, which have long been neglected by central governments. Improving these services is crucial to reaching the Millennium Development Goals.
- Date:February 3, 2010 - February 4, 2010
Inside the Black Box
The political economy of local governments and their role in rural development
Location:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityOrganized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC and the University of Kiel (EU-E-VAL Project), Kiel, GermanyBackground and objectives
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- 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm - Please join us for a light lunch beginning at 11:45 amDate:January 29, 2010
Innovations for Insuring Poor People
Presenter(s):Panelists: Michael Carter, University of California, Davis; Lena Heron, USAID; Ruth Vargas Hill, IFPRI. Chair: Maximo Torero, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRILocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityAbstract
Risk and poverty are inextricably linked. Poor people often live in environments characterized by high weather and disease risk, and it is poor households that have the fewest tools to deal with drought, floods, and disease when they occur. Breaking the link between risk and poverty by insuring poor people both lessens the affliction of poverty and allows poor people to participate in income growth.
- 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm. Please join us for a light lunch beginning at 11:45 amDate:January 19, 2010
Copenhagen and Beyond
Three Perspectives on Agriculture and Climate Change
Presenter(s):Panelists: William Hohenstein, USDA; David Waskow, Oxfam America; Gerald Nelson, IFPRI; Chair: Mark Rosegrant, Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRILocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityAbstract
The climate change negotiations in Copenhagen:
A. failed miserably,
B. were rescued at the last minute, or
C. resulted in a promising set of new initiatives that will ultimately lead to a binding international treaty.William Hohenstein (USDA), David Waskow (Oxfam), and Gerald Nelson (IFPRI) will provide perspectives on which of these three outcomes ultimately prevailed, how to remove the brackets in the negotiating text, and what the future might hold for policies and programs for agricultural climate change adaptation and mitigation.
- 16:30-18:00Date:December 11, 2009
Synergies between agricultural mitigation and adaptation to climate change
East African experience
Presenter(s):Claudia Ringler, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI; Glwadys Aymone Gbetibouo, Center for Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis, University of PretoriaLocation:Liva Weel room, Bella Center, COP-15
Copenhagen, DenmarkCOP-15 Side Event
Adaptive capacity for African farmers is low due to dependence on rainfed agriculture and poverty. Policymakers and researchers from Ethiopia and Kenya will discuss adaptation strategies sought and the potential for incorporating mitigation in agriculture into climate negotiations.
Food and drink will be served at the event.
- 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.Date:December 3, 2009
The Financial and Economic Crash of 2008 and its Impact on Food and Agriculture in Developing Countries
Presenter(s):Ross Garnaut; Ousmane Badiane; Justin Lin; Shenggen Fan. Chair: Joachim von Braun.Location:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityAbstract
The financial and economic crash of 2008 was immediately succeeded by a global recession that is leading to significant paradigm shifts in the global policy agenda. It has slowed, and in some cases reversed, the progress in output growth, trade, foreign investments, and poverty and hunger reduction. Moreover, the financial crisis emerged on the shoulders of the preceding fuel and food price crises that already exacerbated the vulnerability of the poor and hungry people in developing countries.
- 09:30 – 13:30Date:November 25, 2009
Millions Fed - Addis Ababa
Presenter(s):Dr. Hakim Elwaer (African Union Commission) – Opening and Closing Remarks; Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere (IFPRI) -- Welcome remarks; David Spielman (IFPRI) -- Overview; Rajul Pandya-Lorch (IFPRI) -- Lessons Learned; Hon. Ato Tefera Derebew, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ethiopia -- Keynote addressLocation:Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa
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.
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