Tackling Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Middle Income Countries by Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General of IFPRI
May 18, 2015 | 15:00 h - 17:00 h
We cordially invite you to the German launch of the Global Food Policy Report 2014/15 published by IFPRI with
Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General of IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute)
on “Tackling Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Middle Income Countries”
Date: Monday, May 18, 2015, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung / Center for Development Research (ZEF), Walter-Flex-Straße 3, 53113 Bonn (see <link>map). Right conference room.
The session will be chaired by Prof. Joachim von Braun, Director of ZEF
Abstract:
Eliminating hunger and malnutrition around the globe cannot be achieved without a new approach to dealing with the problem in middle income countries. Dr. Fan’s presentation will shed light on the questions why this is so, how the middle income countries should respond, and what the international community can do to help.
The link to the Global Food Policy Report 2014/15 can be found here: <link http: www.ifpri.org sites default files publications gfpr20142015.pdf>www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/gfpr20142015.pdf
Speaker:
<link http: www.ifpri.org staffprofile shenggen-fan>Shenggen Fan has been director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) since 2009. Dr. Fan 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. 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.
Entrance to the lecture is free, no registration is required. We are looking forward to seeing you at ZEF on May 18!
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