Food Security Futures – Agenda Day 1

FOOD SECURITY FUTURES – AGENDA DAY 1

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Day One - Thursday 11 April 2013

One-page conference summary (PDF 97 kb)
Session summaries (PDF 154 kb)
Agenda (PDF .5 mb)

8:30 - 9:00 Registration and continental breakfast

Introduction to the event

Moderator, Mark Rosegrant, CGIAR

9:00 - 9:30

Welcome remarks, Karen Brooks, IFPRI
Welcome remarks, Xiangjun Yao, FAO

Perspectives on the Future of Food Security

Full Paper (PDF 1.9 mb) | Executive Summary (PDF 157 kb)

Moderator, Julie Howard, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, USAID

9:30 - 10:00 — Report presentation, Gerald Nelson, IFPRI and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe, FAO
PowerPoint Presentation

10:00 - 10:15 — Review 1, Geraldo Martha, EMBRAPA
PowerPoint Presentation

10:15 - 10:30 — Review 2, Judi Wakhungu, ACTS
10:30 - 11:00 — Break
11:00 - 11:15 — Review 3, Nancy DeVore, Bunge
11:15 - 12:30 — Round table discussion


12:30 - 2:30 Lunch


Priorities for Public Sector Research on Food Security and Nutrition

Full Paper (PDF 1.3 mb) | Executive Summary (PDF 143 kb)

Moderator, John McDermott, CGIAR

2:30 - 3:00 — Report presentation, Terri Raney, FAO and Howarth Bouis, IFPRI
PowerPoint Presentation

3:00 - 3:15 — Review 1, Fina Opio, ASARECA
PowerPoint Presentation

3:15 - 3:30 — Review 2, Shawn Baker, Helen Keller International
PowerPoint Presentation

3:30 - 3:45 — Review 3, Tara Acharya, Pepsico
3:45 - 4:15 — Break
4:15 - 5:30 — Round table discussion
5:30 - 6:30 — Reception