POLICY SEMINAR

Strengthening policy research and analysis capacity: The role of institutional development programs

JUL 21, 2022 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

Policy design and implementation for sustainable food systems transformation in developing countries rely on the research institutions, university departments, and organizations that collect, analyze, and disseminate data for the government and private sector. Collaborative policy research programs can play a valuable role in building the long-term capacity of these institutions to generate the evidence needed for policymaking.

In this seminar, panelists and discussants will draw on their experiences with collaborative research in institutional development programs, and explore the lessons learned for strengthening policy research and analysis capacity for food system transformation.

Chair

-Shenggen Fan, Former Director-General of IFPRI, CGIAR System Board Member, and Chair Professor at the College of Economics and Management at China Agricultural University, Beijing

Welcome Remarks

-Johan Swinnen, Global Director, CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group & Director General, IFPRI

Panel presentations on experiences and lessons:

China

-Kevin Chen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Malawi

-Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow, and Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI

Ethiopia

-Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Senior Research Fellow/Program Leader- Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI

Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes – RENAPRI

-Thomas S. Jayne, University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University

Discussants

-Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063, Rwanda

-Nalishebo Meebelo, Executive Director, Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI), Zambia

-Agnes Mbachi Mwangwela, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi

-James Oehmke, Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University, Chicago

Moderator

-Katarlah Taylor, Events Manager, IFPRI

TOPICS

Food Systems https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-systems

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/collaboration-policy-research-programs-strengthening-institutional-development

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