GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT

GLOBAL LAUNCH EVENT - 2021 Global Food Policy Report: Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19

APR 13, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT

COVID-19 has upended local, national, and global food systems, and put the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach. But lessons and momentum from the world’s response to the pandemic can contribute to food system change. In the 2021 Global Food Policy Report, IFPRI researchers and experts explore the impacts of the pandemic and government policy responses to date, particularly for the poor and disadvantaged, and consider what it all means for transforming our food systems to be healthy, resilient, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive.

The chapters in this flagship report explore key requisites for such a transformation in light of the current shock — balancing health and economic policies, promoting healthy diets and nutrition, strengthening social protection policies and inclusion, integrating natural resource protection into food sector policies, and enhancing the contribution of the private sector — and how best to achieve them. Regional sections examine the diverse experiences of the pandemic worldwide, and the impact of varied response measures.

At the launch event, speakers shared evidence on the impact of COVID-19, and discuss the way forward for food systems transformation.

Report Overview:

Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI

John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), IFPRI

Panelists:

Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit

Marco Ferroni, Chair, CGIAR System Board

Rapid Fire Presentations:

Samuel Benin, Deputy Division Director, Africa Regional Office, IFPRI

Neha Kumar, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Valeria Pineiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, and Theme Leader, Governance, IFPRI

Shahidur Rashid, Director for South Asia, IFPRI

Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, IFPRI

Moderator:

Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI

LINKS:

Global Food Policy Report: https://gfpr.ifpri.info/

CGIAR COVID-19 Hub: https://a4nh.cgiar.org/covidhub/

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2021-global-food-policy-report-transforming-food-systems-after-covid-19

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