“Reforming policies, institutions and governance for healthy and sustainable food systems”
October 10, 2019 | 11:30 h - 12:30 h
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) we have the honor and pleasure to invite you to a public talk with
Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General of the <link http: www.ifpri.org>International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington D.C., U.S.A.
on: “Reforming policies, institutions and governance for healthy and sustainable food systems”.
Date and time: Thursday, October 10, 2019, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Ground floor, conference rooms of the <link zefhome>Center for Development Research/Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) of Bonn University, Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn, find map <link footer how-to-find-us>here.
Introductory words: Eva Majewski (BMZ)
Moderation Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun (ZEF Director)
About the speaker:
<link http: www.ifpri.org profile shenggen-fan>Dr. Shenggen Fan (樊胜根) has been director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) since 2009. He joined IFPRI in 1995 as a research fellow, conducting extensive research on pro-poor development strategies in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He led IFPRI’s program on public investment before becoming the director of the Institute’s Development Strategy and Governance Division in 2005. He is one of the Champions of Target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward cutting global food loss and waste. He serves as a member of the Lead Group for the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. He serves as advisor to many national governments (including China and Vietnam) on agriculture, food security and nutrition. In 2014, Dr. Fan received the Hunger Hero Award from the World Food Programme in recognition of his commitment to and leadership in fighting hunger worldwide. Dr. Fan received a PhD in applied economics from the University of Minnesota and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Nanjing Agricultural University in China. Find more information on IFPRI's Website <link http: www.ifpri.org profile shenggen-fan>here.
Abstract:
Food systems play a key role in nurturing human and planetary health, yet currently they endanger both. After decades of progress, hunger is on the rise with more than 820 million people suffering from chronic undernourishment; 149 million children are stunted; and almost 2 billion people are overweight or obese.
Global factors present complex challenges to this situation. Recent warnings from the global scientific community indicate that food systems, from farm to fork, are major contributors to our climate crisis, while simultaneously being impacted by climate change. At the same time, food systems face major challenges and trends related to rapid urbanization, changing diets, rising inequalities, persistent conflict, and anti-globalization sentiments.
Transforming food systems that deliver on health and sustainability goals will require policies, institutions, and governance mechanisms that create an enabling environment. Moreover, data and evidence will be critical to implement and monitor global food system transformation. CGIAR and IFPRI have refreshed its research agenda to harness new opportunities amidst a changing global landscape and to respond to emerging issues. This seminar will discuss how innovative and evidence-based approaches to policy, institutions, and governance can reshape food systems to achieve multiple development goals in the context of rapid global change.
About the lecture:
The lecture was initiated by the<link http: www.bmz.de en index.html> German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-organized by the <link https: www.giz.de en html index.html>Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ division Agriculture and Rural Development) and <link http: www.zef.de>ZEF.
We are looking forward to seeing you at ZEF on October 10, 2019!
The lectures will be held in English.
Please note: No registration is required, and participation is for free. During the lecture we will video-record the speaker and take photos of the event and audience for our communication channels including social media. If you do not consent that you are photographed or included in the video-recording please contact the ZEF PR- team on the spot.
