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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Eliot Jones-Garcia

Eliot Jones-Garcia is a Senior Research Analyst with the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on human-AI interaction, user-centered design, and the ethical and responsible development of AI. Eliot is currently finalizing a PhD on the digitalization of agricultural advisory services at Wageningen University & Research.

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Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

2020 South-South Cooperation Forum

Food Security and Agrobiodiversity in Times of COVID-19 and Climate Change

November 30 to December 1, 2020

  • 10:05 – 1:15 pm (Africa/Nairobi)
  • 2:05 – 5:15 am (US/Eastern)
  • 12:35 – 3:45 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI’s Director General Johan Swinnen is participating in the 2020 South-South Cooperation Forum, “Food Security and Agrobiodiversity in Times of COVID-19 and Climate Change”.

The forum builds upon global transformative experiences and good practices, and will explore three themes: 1) “Poverty alleviation: Food and nutrition security,” 2) “Agrobiodiversity and smallholder resilience” and 3) “Food system transformation.”

Keynote (November 30, 2020 — 10:15am – 10:35am EAT)

Theme 1 – Poverty alleviation: Food and nutrition security