Recent global food price spikes and household income losses pose significant challenges to people’s food security and diets, raising important questions for governments and international organizations about how best to support households. The new Income and Price Elasticities of Food Demand (E-FooD) dataset [https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OXZ0H6] and Food Security Simulators (FSS) provide rigorous, yet easy-to-use tools for forward-looking evaluations of direct, household-level outcomes of economic crisis and policy responses. This webinar, organized by the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS), introduces the E-FooD dataset and FSS for Kenya [https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NS1A7V] and Nigeria [https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WWMN6H], showcases their applications, and discusses the role that such tools can play in policymaking.

Welcome Remarks 

• Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Country Program Leader, Kenya, IFPRI

The E-FooD Dataset

• Olivier Ecker, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Food Security Simulators for Kenya and Nigeria

• Andrew Comstock, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI

Panel Discussion 

• Alan Rennison, Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Development, Global Growth & Opportunity, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
• Utz Pape, Lead Economist, The World Bank, Abuja
• Dorah Momanyi, Young Professional (YP) and Winner of FSS Blog Competition; KIPPRA Kenya (Blog)
• Temitayo Adeyemo, Agricultural Economist, Food systems research, Policy research, AWARD-GRASP fellow, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

 Closing Remarks 

• Yumna Kassim, Program Manager, IFPRI

Moderator

• Yumna Kassim, Program Manager, IFPRI