On February 28, 2019, IFPRI launches the book “Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Seizing the Momentum”, co-edited by Shenggen Fan, Sivan Yosef, and Rajul Pandya-Lorch. The event can be joined in person in Washington or online through livestream.

The book launch can be followed online through this link: http://www.ifpri.org/event/agriculture-improved-nutrition-seizing-momentum

The event marks the publication of “Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Seizing the Momentum”, co-edited by Shenggen Fan, Sivan Yosef, and Rajul Pandya-Lorch. The volume reviews the latest evidence, results from on-the-ground interventions, and recent national policy experiences of bringing agriculture and nutrition closer together. Panelists will discuss big data, the design of agriculture-nutrition programming, the global obesity epidemic, and India’s and Malawi’s successes and challenges in linking agriculture to nutrition.

It is an opportune time to be working in the fields of agriculture and nutrition. Every day, researchers are producing more evidence on the agriculture-nutrition nexus; professionals are stepping out of silos to work across sectors; and people and institutions are improving their capacity to carry out this work. The momentum built during the past decade has created boundless opportunities for redesigning and reimagining agricultural and food systems for the benefit of nutrition.

Programme

The event will begin promptly at 12:15pm / 18:15pm.

Welcome and Moderator
Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs Division; & Chief of Staff, Director General’s Office, IFPRI

Speakers

• Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI
• Mathew Abraham, Assistant Director, Tata-Cornell Institute
• Olivier Ecker, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance Division, IFPRI
• Marie Ruel, Director, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI

Video Messages (Introduced by Sivan Yosef, Senior Program Manager, Director’s General’s Office, IFPRI)

• Noora-Lisa Aberman, Associate Research Fellow, Ghana Strategy Support Program, IFPRI
• Ruthie Musker, Strategic Projects and Partnerships Lead, Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition