The Bangladesh Integrated Food Policy Research Program is designed to meet the food policy needs of a growing Bangladesh. It will combine policy research with capacity strengthening to tackle all four aspects of food security – availability, access, utilization, and stability – in a holistic and sustainable approach.
AGENDA
- 9:00 REGISTRATION
- 9:30 Welcome: Mr. Md. Badrul Hasan, DG-Food & Dr. Shahidur Rashid, IFPRI
- 9:40 Overview: Mr. Md. Gazi Ur Rahman, Project Director (Joint Secretary), Modern Food Storage Facilities Project
- 9:50 Address: Dr. Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid, Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
- 9:55 Address: Dr. Alex Winter-Nelson, Director of the Office of International Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
- 10:00 Address: Dr. Paul Dorosh, Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division, IFPRI-Washington
- 10:05 Address: Ms. Rajashree S. Paralkar, Operations Manager & Acting Country Director, World Bank, Bangladesh
- 10:15 Address: Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, MP, Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food Affairs
- 10:25 Address: Mr. Md. Abdul Wadud, MP, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food Affairs
- 10:40 Inauguration address: Advocate Md. Qamrul Islam, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Food
- 10:50 Address by the Chair: Mr. A.M. Badrudduja, Secretary, Ministry of Food
- 11:00 T E A / COFFEE BREAK