Ifpri Podcast

Welcome Remarks: David O’Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States US and European agricultural policies have evolved over similar paths, shaped by the globalization of agricultural markets, consumer interests, environmental pressures, fiscal constraints, and World Trade Organization disciplines. As the US debates the 2018 Farm Bill and the EU debates a future Common Agricultural Policy for 2020, what can we expect for the future of agricultural policy? The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Delegation of the European Union to the United States are pleased to co-host this seminar, featuring distinguished experts who will look at how these debates will shape US and EU agricultural policies.

Welcome Remarks: Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI US and European agricultural policies have evolved over similar paths, shaped by the globalization of agricultural markets, consumer interests, environmental pressures, fiscal constraints, and World Trade Organization disciplines. As the US debates the 2018 Farm Bill and the EU debates a future Common Agricultural Policy for 2020, what can we expect for the future of agricultural policy? The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Delegation of the European Union to the United States are pleased to co-host this seminar, featuring distinguished experts who will look at how these debates will shape US and EU agricultural policies.

Moderator: Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI US and European agricultural policies have evolved over similar paths, shaped by the globalization of agricultural markets, consumer interests, environmental pressures, fiscal constraints, and World Trade Organization disciplines. As the US debates the 2018 Farm Bill and the EU debates a future Common Agricultural Policy for 2020, what can we expect for the future of agricultural policy? The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Delegation of the European Union to the United States are pleased to co-host this seminar, featuring distinguished experts who will look at how these debates will shape US and EU agricultural policies.

Closing Remarks Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI Significant changes in Eurasia’s agri-food systems and regional trade in the 2000s have had major impacts on food and nutrition security. This seminar will discuss recent developments in the political economy and food and nutrition security policies across six diverse countries in the region—Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—and what the agri-food transformation means for future policy and research.

Panelist: Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Significant changes in Eurasia’s agri-food systems and regional trade in the 2000s have had major impacts on food and nutrition security. This seminar will discuss recent developments in the political economy and food and nutrition security policies across six diverse countries in the region—Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—and what the agri-food transformation means for future policy and research.

Panelist: Artavazd Hakobyan, Senior Agricultural Economist, World Bank, Moscow, Russian Federation Significant changes in Eurasia’s agri-food systems and regional trade in the 2000s have had major impacts on food and nutrition security. This seminar will discuss recent developments in the political economy and food and nutrition security policies across six diverse countries in the region—Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—and what the agri-food transformation means for future policy and research.

Panelist: Kamiljon Akramov, Research Fellow, IFPRI Significant changes in Eurasia’s agri-food systems and regional trade in the 2000s have had major impacts on food and nutrition security. This seminar will discuss recent developments in the political economy and food and nutrition security policies across six diverse countries in the region—Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—and what the agri-food transformation means for future policy and research.

Keynote Speaker: Johan Swinnen, Professor of Economics and Director of the LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance at the Catholic University of Leuven; Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, Belgium Significant changes in Eurasia’s agri-food systems and regional trade in the 2000s have had major impacts on food and nutrition security. This seminar will discuss recent developments in the political economy and food and nutrition security policies across six diverse countries in the region—Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—and what the agri-food transformation means for future policy and research.

Opening Remarks Simeon Ehui, Director, Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank Significant changes in Eurasia’s agri-food systems and regional trade in the 2000s have had major impacts on food and nutrition security. This seminar will discuss recent developments in the political economy and food and nutrition security policies across six diverse countries in the region—Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—and what the agri-food transformation means for future policy and research.

Do medium and large-scale farms generate income spillovers for rural households? Presenter: Jordan Chamberlin, Spatial Economist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). Q&A Panelist and Study Co-author: Thomas Jayne, University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University and Co-Director of the Alliance for African Partnership, Description: Land acquisitions by foreign and local investors has generated much speculation about the impacts on smallholder households and rural communities. In this PIM webinar (November 6, 2018), Jordan Chamberlin (CIMMYT) presents a study that aims to determine the impact of farm structure on rural household incomes in Tanzania.

Introduction: Kenan Forman of the Forman Family The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to host the 28th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture. The Annual Lecture commemorates the significant impact on international nutrition by Martin J. Forman, who headed the Office of Nutrition at USAID for more than 20 years. The annual lecturer is invited to present his or her personal, often unconventional, views about large issues dealing with malnutrition. Over recent decades, as global food systems have changed rapidly, so has the face of malnutrition. Obesity and the double burden of malnutrition have risen dramatically, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Many of these countries are using fiscal and regulatory tools to address these issues, with little evidence on their effectiveness. This lecture will discuss findings from our evaluations of these public health efforts around the world. Some surprising new results—including impressive findings on the impact of ma

Keynote Speaker: Barry M. Popkin, W. R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of nutrition, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to host the 28th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture. The Annual Lecture commemorates the significant impact on international nutrition by Martin J. Forman, who headed the Office of Nutrition at USAID for more than 20 years. The annual lecturer is invited to present his or her personal, often unconventional, views about large issues dealing with malnutrition. Over recent decades, as global food systems have changed rapidly, so has the face of malnutrition. Obesity and the double burden of malnutrition have risen dramatically, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Many of these countries are using fiscal and regulatory tools to address these issues, with little evidence on their effectiveness. This lecture will discuss findings from our evaluations of these public health efforts around the worl

Introduction: Elaine Gray, Nutrition Advisor, USAID The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to host the 28th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture. The Annual Lecture commemorates the significant impact on international nutrition by Martin J. Forman, who headed the Office of Nutrition at USAID for more than 20 years. The annual lecturer is invited to present his or her personal, often unconventional, views about large issues dealing with malnutrition. Over recent decades, as global food systems have changed rapidly, so has the face of malnutrition. Obesity and the double burden of malnutrition have risen dramatically, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Many of these countries are using fiscal and regulatory tools to address these issues, with little evidence on their effectiveness. This lecture will discuss findings from our evaluations of these public health efforts around the world. Some surprising new results—including impressive findings on the impact o

Opening remarks: Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI Marie Ruel, Director of Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, IFPRI The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to host the 28th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture. The Annual Lecture commemorates the significant impact on international nutrition by Martin J. Forman, who headed the Office of Nutrition at USAID for more than 20 years. The annual lecturer is invited to present his or her personal, often unconventional, views about large issues dealing with malnutrition. Over recent decades, as global food systems have changed rapidly, so has the face of malnutrition. Obesity and the double burden of malnutrition have risen dramatically, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Many of these countries are using fiscal and regulatory tools to address these issues, with little evidence on their effectiveness. This lecture will discuss findings from our evaluations of these public health efforts around the world. Some

Presenters: Audrey Pereira, Research Analyst, IFPRI Elena Martinez, Research Analyst, IFPRI Emily Myers, Research Analyst, IFPRI The pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index that builds on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and is adapted for project use with a closer focus on aspects of empowerment related to health and nutrition. The index is being developed by IFPRI’s Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), a learning and capacity-building initiative working with 13 agricultural development projects, which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Feed the Future (led by USAID), and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). The GAAP2 team will introduce the latest version of the pro-WEAI as a measure of women’s empowerment and orient potential users to the WEAI Resource Center. Panelists representing organizations that are potential users of pro-WEAI will discuss how the tool can support knowledge management in their projects. The

Presentation ( GAAP2 for pro-WEAI, empowerment and measurement and Pro-WEAI health and nutrition module): Presenters: Agnes Quisumbing, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Jessica Heckert, Research Fellow, IFPRI The pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index that builds on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and is adapted for project use with a closer focus on aspects of empowerment related to health and nutrition. The index is being developed by IFPRI’s Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), a learning and capacity-building initiative working with 13 agricultural development projects, which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Feed the Future (led by USAID), and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). The GAAP2 team will introduce the latest version of the pro-WEAI as a measure of women’s empowerment and orient potential users to the

Panelists: Farzana Ramzan, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, USAID Jenn Williamson, Senior Director of Gender and Social Inclusion, ACDI/VOCA Florence Santos, Global Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Oxfam America Anuja Kar, Economist/ Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Impact Evaluation Specialist, World Bank Lina Salazar, Senior Economist, Inter-American Development Bank

Presenter: Caren Grown, Senior Director of Gender, World Bank The pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index that builds on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and is adapted for project use with a closer focus on aspects of empowerment related to health and nutrition. The index is being developed by IFPRI’s Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), a learning and capacity-building initiative working with 13 agricultural development projects, which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Feed the Future (led by USAID), and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). The GAAP2 team will introduce the latest version of the pro-WEAI as a measure of women’s empowerment and orient potential users to the WEAI Resource Center. Panelists representing organizations that are potential users of pro-WEAI will discuss how the tool can support knowledge management in their projects. The discussion will also solicit feedback from the broader development

Presenters: Marie Ruel, Director of Poverty, Health and Nutrition, IFPRI The pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index that builds on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and is adapted for project use with a closer focus on aspects of empowerment related to health and nutrition. The index is being developed by IFPRI’s Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), a learning and capacity-building initiative working with 13 agricultural development projects, which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Feed the Future (led by USAID), and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). The GAAP2 team will introduce the latest version of the pro-WEAI as a measure of women’s empowerment and orient potential users to the WEAI Resource Center. Panelists representing organizations that are potential users of pro-WEAI will discuss how the tool can support knowledge management in their projects. The discussion will also solicit feedback from the broader

Presenters: Frank Place, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, IFPRI The pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index that builds on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and is adapted for project use with a closer focus on aspects of empowerment related to health and nutrition. The index is being developed by IFPRI’s Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), a learning and capacity-building initiative working with 13 agricultural development projects, which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Feed the Future (led by USAID), and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). The GAAP2 team will introduce the latest version of the pro-WEAI as a measure of women’s empowerment and orient potential users to the WEAI Resource Center. Panelists representing organizations that are potential users of pro-WEAI will discuss how the tool can support knowledge management in their projects. The discussion will also sol