- Date:May 10, 2011 - May 11, 2011
Economic Transformation in Africa
Location:Accra, Ghana
Cosponsored by IFPRI and the University of Ghana
Many African countries are currently undergoing a major transformation in economic structure and location of economic activity, from rural agriculture-based economies to more diversified economies with much larger urban industrial and service sectors. This transition tends to go hand in hand with economic development. However, there is a growing controversy over whether rapid urbanization should be encouraged or prevented.
- Date:April 20, 2011
Climate Change, Price Volatility, and Food Security
Perspectives from Southeast Asia
Location:Jakarta, Indonesia
International workshop organized by IFPRI and hosted by the Indonesian National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction and Ministry of Agriculture
- 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm EST (Please join us for lunch beginning at 11:45 am); Live webcast coming up at the scheduled timeDate:April 14, 2011
Leveraging Agriculture to Improve Human Nutrition
Prospects for Golden Rice
Presenter(s):Howarth Bouis, Director, HarvestPlus (a joint IFPRI/CIAT initiative); Peter Beyer, Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany; Gerard Barry, Golden Rice Project Leader, International Rice Research Institute; Adrian Dubock, Project Director, Golden Rice.Location:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityPLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO PROGRAM
Dr. Ingo Potrykus and Dr. S. R. Rao regret that they will be unable to join the seminar due to extenuating circumstances. The revised program is given in the abstract below.
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- 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm EST (Please join us for lunch beginning at 11:45 am); Live webcast coming up at the scheduled time.Date:April 7, 2011
African Agricultural Research and Development
Progress, Challenges, Opportunities
Presenter(s):Nienke Beintema, IFPRI; Eugene Terry, WARDA (Ret.); Greg Traxler, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationLocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
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Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health
Location:New Delhi, India
By invitation only
Signup for 2020 Conference InformationHow can the potential of agriculture be unleashed to reduce malnutrition and ill health?
- 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm EST (Please join us for lunch beginning at 11:45 am); Live webcast coming up at the scheduled time.Date:December 7, 2010
Linking Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition
Obstacles and Potentials
Presenter(s):Fawzi Al-Sultan, Chair of the IFPRI Board of Trustees; Marie Ruel, Director of the Poverty, Hunger, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI; Kabba Joiner, Former Director General of the West African Health Organization; Prabhu Pingali, Deputy Director, Agriculture Policy and Statistics Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRILocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityAgricultural policies influence the quantity and quality of foods farmers produce, as well as the portfolio of crops they grow and the production methods they use. Thus, agricultural policies have a clear impact on human health and nutrition. In turn, health and nutrition policies can affect agriculture by influencing whether farmers and their families are healthy and strong enough to do the labor required on their farms.
- 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm EST (Please join us for lunch beginning at 11:45 am); Live webcast coming up at the scheduled time.Date:December 1, 2010
Food Security, Farming, and Climate Change to 2050
Scenarios, Results, Policy Options
Presenter(s):Mark Rosegrant, IFPRI; Sherman Robinson, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)Location:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityFeeding a growing world population, likely to reach 9 billion by 2050, poses an unprecedented challenge to human ingenuity. Most of these additional people will be born in developing countries, where the population is projected to reach nearly 8 billion by 2050. As the incomes of these people rise, they will demand more and higher-quality food. Even in the best of circumstances, sustainably satisfying this increased demand for crops and livestock will be an enormous challenge.
- 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm EST (Please join us for lunch beginning at 11:45 am); Live webcast coming up at the scheduled time.Date:November 19, 2010
Nourishing Plants and People
New Insights on How Fertilizers Affect Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health
Presenter(s):Luc Maene, Director General, International Fertilizer Industry Association; Tom Bruulsema, Director of the Northeast Region, International Plant Nutrition Institute; Ross Welch, Plant Physiologist and Lead Scientist, USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Research Center for Agriculture and HealthLocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference FacilityAbstract
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- 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm EST (Please join us for lunch beginning at 11:45 am); Live webcast coming up at the scheduled time.Date:November 4, 2010
20th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture
Nutrition Repositioned in the Development Agenda? Current Prospects for Scaling-Up Nutrition Outcomes
Presenter(s):David Nabarro, Special Representative for Food Security & Nutrition, United NationsLocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
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- 12:15pm-1:45pm EST (a light lunch will be served at 11:45am); Live webcast coming up at the scheduled time.Date:October 28, 2010
Understanding the Interactions between Agriculture and Health
Presenter(s):Per Pinstrup-Andersen, H.E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, Cornell University; Robert Bos Coordinator, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Health, World Health OrganizationLocation:International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
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