Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities

CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities Co-organized by IFPRI, the CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) SEP 1, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT The new CGIAR series on Strengthening Food Systems Resilience kicks off with a seminar examining food security trends and the impacts of recent shocks to food systems. Speakers will highlight the need for renewed efforts to strengthen food systems resilience and identify priority investments and actions. Johan Swinnen, Director General IFPRI; CGIAR Managing Director Systems Transformation Science Group: Overview of Food Security Trends and Impacts of Past Crises Dirk Meyer, BMZ Director General, Global Health; Employment; Transformation of the Economy; Digital Technologies; Food and Nutrition Security: Crisis Response and Resilience-Building: Priority Actions of the German Government Simeon Ehui, Director General, IITA; CGIAR Regional Director Continental Africa: Supporting African-Led Resilience Building Katrina Kosec, IFPRI, Senior Research Fellow and co-lead of CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration: Key Findings and Recommendations of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report “Rethinking Food Crisis Responses” Lynn Brown, Director, Policy, Strategy and the Africa Region, Harvest Plus: Gender Considerations for Just and Strong Food Systems Martien Van Nieuwkoop, Global Director, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank: Food Systems 2030: A Better Food System for Healthier People Planet and Economy: Funding Considerations Moderator: Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/cgiar-seminar-series-stock-take-food-system-shocks-and-resilience-building-priorities Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription LINKS CGIAR - https://www.cgiar.org/ Germany’s Federal Ministry For Economic Cooperation And Development (BMZ) - https://www.bmz.de/en CGIAR Policy Seminar Series: Strengthening Food Systems For Increased Resilience To Future Shocks - https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/cgiar-seminar-series-food-systems-resilience 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses - https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses