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View this email in your browser October 15 – November 15, 2018 A recap of the latest IFPRI events with links to blogs, podcasts, and more. Agriculture, Structural Transformation and Poverty Reduction: Some New Insights October 22, 2018 Explore more about the event (link) “The two main reasons why agriculture is particularly potent as a channel for poverty reduction are that agriculture is labor intensive in developing countries, and food consumption shares are very high for the poorest people,” Will Martin, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link)      VIEW the photos (link)       READ the blog (link) ReSAKSS Annual Conference: Boosting Growth to End Hunger by 2025: The Role of Social Protection October 24-26, 2018 Explore more about the event (link) “African countries are just beginning to seriously address the issue of social protection and the 2017-2018 Annual Trends and Outlook Report shows that there are a lot more options and instruments to provide social protection than are currently in use across the continent.” Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, IFPRI    SEE the challenge winner (link)     WATCH the video (link)     VIEW the photos (link)      READ the press release (link) 28th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture by Barry M. Popkin Confronting the New Face of Malnutrition: Regulatory and Fiscal Approaches to Improving Diets  October 29, 2018 Explore more about the event (link) Improving the quality of food and beverage consumption is worth fighting for as it affects everyone and is the biggest single cause of 13 major cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Barry M. Popkin, W. R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of nutrition, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link)      VIEW the photos (link)      READ the blog (link) 78th annual conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics November 1-3, 2018 Co-organized by the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi; International Food Policy Research Institute; Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition; and Indian Society of Agricultural Economics Explore more about the event (link) The 10th CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference 40 Years of China’s Agricultural and Rural Reforms: Farmers, Food, and Futures November 8-10, 2018 Co-organized by China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) and IFPRI Explore more about the event (link) Agricultural and Food Systems Transformation for Better Food Security and Nutrition in Eurasia November 13, 2018 Co-organized by IFPRI, the World Bank, and CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) Explore more about the event (link) “I think in Central Asia we have a research desert.  We don’t have good data, we don’t have good research capacity so that requires us to do more. Invest more in research, in data, and capacity building to address some of the important issues”. Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI       LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link)      VIEW the photos (link) Upcoming Events Nov. 28-30: IFPRI and FAO conference, “Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition“ Dec. 10: IFPRI and the Delegation of the European Union to the United States seminar, “The Future Direction of US and EU Agricultural Policy“ Dec. 12: IFPRI and AEI book launch, “Agricultural Policy in Disarray: Reforming the Farm Bill”   Copyright © *2019* *International Food Policy Research Institute*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: IFPRI – 1201 Eye Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.