Wednesday, March 27, 2019 8:00 – 8:45 AM (EDT)
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2019 Global Food Policy Report
Our rural areas are in crisis. What does this mean for food security and nutrition? IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address the crisis in rural areas and overcome food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation.
Experts and authors of chapters on food policy, rural-urban linkages, gender equality, environment, and regional analysis from Africa and South Asia will be available on the record for analysis and questions from the media.
Panelists and Moderator
- Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI
- Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP (Video Message)
- Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, IFPRI and co-author of the regional chapter on Africa
- Pramod Joshi, Director for South Asia, IFPRI and co-author of the regional chapter on South Asia
- Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director, Environment, Production Technology Division, IFPRI and coauthor of the chapter on environment
- Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, IFPRI and coauthor of the chapter on gender equality
Moderator: Smita Aggarwal, Media Relations Specialist
2019 Global Food Policy Report Products and Report
- The 2019 GFPR Quiz – Test your knowledge of globalization here.
- The 2019 GFPR Launch Event (LIVE) – Join the event starting Wednesday, March 27 from 12:15 – 1:45 PM on the urgency of rural revitalization to address the crisis in rural areas
Global GFPR Launch Events
More information on global GFPR launch events.