Chair: Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Mission, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), South Africa
Keynotes:
Tim Frankenberger, President, TANGO International, USA
Haile Gebrselassie, Long-distance runner and Olympic gold medalist, Ethiopia
Bekele Geleta, Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Switzerland
Peter Little, Professor and Chair of Anthropology and Director of Emory Program in Development Studies, Department of Anthropology, Emory University, USA
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
All session video | Plenary 7 Audience Comments and Questions (PDF)
Chair: Regina Birner, Chair of Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Perspectives:
Mayra Buvinic, Senior Fellow, UN Foundation, USA
Neha Kumar, Research Fellow, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Founder and Coordinator, GROOTS (Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood), Kenya
Sukhadeo Thorat, Professor of Economics, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Chairman of Indian Council of Social Science Research, India
Sheri Arnott, Senior Policy Advisor, Food Assistance/Food Security, Food Programming and Management Group, World Vision International, Canada
All session video | Rapporteur Note
Chair: Jeff Waage, Director, London International Development Centre, UK
Panelists:
Charlotte Dufour, Nutrition Officer, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy
Dyno Keatinge, Director General, AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan
Bonnie McClafferty, Director, Agriculture and Nutrition, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), USA
Jonathan Shrier, Special Representative for Global Food Security (acting), Office of Global Food Security, U.S. Department of State, USA
Rapporteur: Amanda Wyatt, Senior Research Assistant, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
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Chair: Michael Hailu, Director, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Netherlands
Panelists:
Lauren Alexander Augustine, Director, Program on Risk, Resilience, and Extreme Events, and Associate Executive Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies, The National Research Council, USA
Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow, Partnership, Impact and Capacity Strengthening Unit, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Shaun Ferris, Director, Agriculture and Livelihoods, Catholic Relief Services, USA
Connell Foley, Director of Strategy, Advocacy, and Learning, Concern Worldwide, Ireland
Samia Zekaria Gutu, Director General, Central Statistical Agency, Ethiopia
Rapporteur: Harriet Mugera, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Trento, Italy
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Chair: Lawrence Haddad, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Panelists:
Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director, Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation, Kenya
Suprayoga Hadi, Deputy Minister for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions, Indonesia
Jacqueline Mkindi, Chief Executive, Tanzania Horticultural Association, Tanzania
Girish G. Sohani, President, BAIF Development Research Foundation, India
Ming Zhu, Director of Policy Research Department of National Disaster Reduction Centre, Ministry of Civil Affairs, China
Rapporteur: Perrihan Al-Riffai, Senior Research Analyst, Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
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Chair: B.Y. Abubakar, Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, Nigeria
Panelists:
Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana
Aden Aw Hassan, Director, Social, Economic and Policy Research Program, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Jordan
Pamela Chitenhe, Regional Director for DuPont Pioneer, Africa, South Africa
Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers’ Forum India), India
Mark Rosegrant, Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Rapporteur: Tolulope Olofinbiyi, Program Manager, Director General’s Office, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
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Chair: Wondirad Mandefro, State Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia
Panelists:
Mohamed Abdinoor, Team Leader, Pastoralism and Livestock Programs, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Ethiopia
Luca Alinovi, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in Kenya, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Kenya
John Kabayo, Coordinator, Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Djibouti
James Oduor Okoth, CEO, National Drought Management Authority, Kenya
Paul Sherlock, Head of Development Cooperation, Irish Aid, Embassy of Ireland, Ethiopia
Rapporteur: Sarah McMullan, Research Assistant, Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
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Chair: Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Panelists:
Lapodini Marc Atouga, Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment, and Water Resources, ECOWAS Commission, Nigeria
Hilaire Sanou on behalf of Ibrahima Dieme, Commissioner in charge of Food Security, Mines and Environment (DSAME), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), Burkina Faso
Mahalmoudou Hamadoun, Coordinator, Regional Support Programs for Food Security, Combatting Desertification, and Population and Development, Permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), Burkina Faso
Stephan Krall, Head of Section, Agricultural Production and Resource Use, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany
Douglas Steinberg, Regional Director, West Africa, Helen Keller International, Senegal
Fatima Dia Sow, Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender, ECOWAS/CEDEAO Commission, Nigeria
Rapporteur: Tolulope Olofinbiyi, Program Manager, Director General’s Office, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
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Chair: Abdallah Al-Dardari, Director, Economic Development and Globalization, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Lebanon
Panelists:
Khalida Bouzar, Director, Division of Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Italy
Clemens Breisinger, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Mohamed Diab, Regional Director, Regional Bureau for the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Egypt
Ismahane Elouafi, Director General, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), United Arab Emirates
Rapporteur: Perrihan Al-Riffai, Senior Research Analyst, Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
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Chair: Purvi Mehta-Bhatt, Regional Representative, South Asia, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), India
Panelists:
Rajendra Adhikari, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agricultural Development, Nepal
Mubarik Ali, Senior Research Fellow, Innovative Development Strategies (IDS), Pakistan
S. Mahendra Dev, Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India
Fahmida Khatun, Research Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
D.B.T. Wijeratne, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Sri Lanka
Rapporteur: Zhenya Karelina, Freelance consultant, USA
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Chair: Linxiu Zhang, Professor and Deputy Director, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Panelists:
Xiangming Fang, Chair, Department of Applied Economics, China Agricultural University, China
Nguyen Viet Hung, Scientist, Food Safety and Zoonoses program, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Vietnam and Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER), Hanoi School of Public Health, Vietnam
Agusdin Pulungan, President, Indonesia Farmers and Fishers Society Organisation (WAMTI), Indonesia
Gibson Susumu, Food Security Officer, Land Resources Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Fiji Islands
Emorn Udomkesmalee (Wasantwisut), Senior Advisor, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand
Rapporteur: Chengfang Liu, Associate Professor, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Chair: Lawrence Haddad, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Parallel Sessions:
Building Resilience by Improving Health, Nutrition, and Knowledge:
Jeff Waage, Director, London International Development Centre, UK
Building Resilience by Making Institutions More Effective:
Michael Hailu, Director, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Netherlands
Building Resilience by Strengthening Governance and Accountability:
Lawrence Haddad, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Building Resilience by Innovating and Investing in Agricultural Systems:
B.Y. Abubakar, Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, Nigeria
Building Resilience to Drought in the Horn of Africa:
Wondirad Mandefro, State Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia
Building Resilience to Drought and Resource Scarcity in the Sahel:
Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Building Resilience to Food Insecurity and Conflict-Related Shocks in the Arab World:
Abdallah Al-Dardari, Director, Economic Development and Globalization, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Lebanon
Building Resilience to Nutrition Insecurity and Weather Shocks in South Asia:
Purvi Mehta-Bhatt, Regional Representative, South Asia, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), India
Building Resilience to Food-Borne Diseases and Public Health Shocks in East Asia and the Pacific:
Linxiu Zhang, Professor and Deputy Director, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
All session video | Plenary 11 Audience Comments and Questions (PDF)
Chair: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Head of the 2020 Vision Initiative and Chief of Staff, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Perspectives:
Khalid Bomba, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, Ethiopia
Karen Brooks, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Dominique Burgeon, Director, Emergency and Rehabilitation Division, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy
Dyborn Chibonga, Chief Executive Officer, National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM), Malawi
Sean Granville-Ross, Country Director, Mercy Corps, Uganda
Prabhu Pingali, Professor and Founding Director, Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative, Cornell University, USA
Anita Regmi, Senior Science Officer for Policy and Economics, CGIAR Consortium, France
Jaidev Shroff, Chief Executive Officer, UPL Limited, India
All session video | Plenary 12 Audience Comments and Questions (PDF)
Chair: Joachim von Braun, Director, Department of Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
Perspectives:
Michael Gort, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada to the Food and Agriculture Agencies of the U.N., Italy
Jeff Hill, Director for Policy, Bureau for Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USA
John Kanisio, Secretary General, Food Security Council, Republic of South Sudan
Nadim Khouri, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), Lebanon
Stefan Schmitz, Head of Division, Rural Development and Food Security, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
Gerda Verburg, Chair, Committee on World Food Security (CFS), Italy
