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Ahmed Akhter

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Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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2019 Global Food Policy Report – Dhaka, Bangladesh

Hotel Intercontinental

1 Minto Rd

Dhaka, Bangladesh

April 18, 2019

  • 10:00 – 2:00 pm (Asia/Dhaka)
  • 12:00 – 4:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 9:30 – 1:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address the crisis in rural areas.

This eighth annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2019. Building on the global and regional evidence from the Global Food Policy Report. The seminar will focus on the role of agricultural investments and policies for revitalizing Bangladesh’s rural areas.

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Panel Discussion

Chair

  • Dr. Shamsul Alam, Senior Secretary Member in the General Economics Division, Ministry of Planning

Panelists

  • Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Executive Chairman, Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC)
  • Dr. M. A. Sattar Mandal, Emeritus Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics; Former Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)
  • Dr. Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid, Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
  • Dr. Imran Matin, Executive Director, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD); Country Director, International Growth Center (IGC)

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Address by Chief Guest and Launching the 2019 Global Food Policy Report

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