This is a recording of an IFPRI hosted a side event at the World Food Prize 2020 Borlaug Dialogue.

The session addresses COVID-19 and Developing-Country Responses, presenting country and regional perspectives including from China, India, Africa south of the Sahara, and a global perspective.

Speakers offered brief perspectives followed by an engaging q&a session with the virtual audience.

Opening Remarks:

Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI

Speakers:

Mahendra Dev, Director (Vice Chancellor), Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)

Shenggen Fan, CGIAR System Board Member Chair & Professor at the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University

Fadel Ndiame, Deputy President, AGRA

Jemimah Njuki, Senior Program Specialist and Coordinator, Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Moderator:

Rajul Pandya-Lorch

LINKS:

Book: COVID-19 and Global Food Security: https://www.ifpri.org/publication/covid-19-and-global-food-security

Websites:

IFPRI Resources And Analyses Of COVID-19 Impact: https://www.ifpri.org/covid-19

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/virtual-event-covid-19-and-developing-country-responses

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