Special Event
Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
The Nigeria presentation of IFPRI's 2023 Global Food Policy Report & the launch of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict & Migration (FCM)
Thursday, May 11, 2023 / 10:00 AM – 1:45 PM Nigeria Time
In-person participation: Ballroom, Fraser Suites, 294 Leventis Close, CBD, Abuja, Nigeria
Live streaming will be available on this page on the day of the event
In 2022, the world faced multiple crises. Disruptions to food systems continued due to the protracted pandemic, natural disasters, civil unrest, political instability, and the impacts of climate change. The situation was exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, which created a global food and fertilizer crisis.
In light of these challenges, there is a clear need for evidence to better respond to and prepare for crises. The 2023 Global Food Policy Report “Rethinking Food Crisis Responses” by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) offers critical evidence to support effective policies and programming to enhance food, land, and water system resilience in fragile and conflict-affected countries, as well as those facing migration-related challenges. The report focuses on crisis prediction and preparation, building resilience, and crisis response that is supportive and inclusive of women, forced migrants, and other vulnerable groups.
The new CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration (FCM) takes up this research agenda with a focus on climate resilience, gender equity, and social inclusion. The Initiative forms part of CGIAR's new research portfolio aimed at transforming food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis.
Please join us for the Nigeria presentation of the Report and the launch of the FCM Initiative on May 11 in Abuja, Nigeria, in person or virtually!
To register for in-person participation, please contact Omobolanle Onilogbo (o.onilogbo@cgiar.org)
AGENDA
| Hyacinth Edeh, Country Program Manager, IFPRI-Nigeria | |
| Event Moderators: | & |
| Omobolanle Onilogbo, Communications Specialist, IFPRI-Nigeria
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| OPENING & WELCOMING REMARKS | |||||
| 10:00 – 10:20 am
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Welcome Remarks
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Kwaw Andam, Country Program Leader, IFPRI-Nigeria | |||
| Aline Mugisho, One CGIAR Country Convener for Nigeria | |||||
| Report Introduction and High-level Overview | Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI & Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR (via video) | ||||
| LAUNCH AND PRESENTATION: IFPRI’S 2023 GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT (GFPR) | |||||
| 10:20 am – 10:32 am | Overall Report Presentation | Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI | |||
| 10:32 am – 10:42 am | Report Presentation on Africa | Sam Benin, Deputy Division Director, Africa Regional Office, IFPRI | |||
| 10:42 am – 11:00 am | Rapid Fire Presentations
on Report Chapters |
Kalle Hirvonen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Peter Laderach, Principal Climate Scientist, ABC Sandra Ruckstuhl, Special Advisor to the Director General and Senior Researcher, IWMI |
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| LAUNCH OF ONE CGIAR INITIATIVE: FRAGILITY, CONFLICT AND MIGRATION (FCM) | |||||
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11:00 am – 11:25 am
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Initiative Overview
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Kate Ambler, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Jordan Kyle, Research Fellow, IFPRI Inga Jacobs-Mata, Regional Representative, IWMI Southern Africa |
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| 11:25 am – 11:45 pm
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Remarks
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Kenneth Dunn, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Growth and Environment, USAID/Nigeria, USAID/Nigeria | |||
| Serigne Loum, Head of Programme, UN World Food Programme (WFP), Nigeria | |||||
| Distinguished Senator Bima Enagi Muhammed, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nigeria Senate
Aisha Digil, Technical Assistant to the Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Honorable Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
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| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Group Photo | ||||
| 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Panel Discussion
(Moderator: Olufunke Cofie, Regional Representative – West Africa, IWMI)
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Zainab Dahlat, Assistant Director, Disaster Management, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development
Serena Mithbaokar, Head, Research, Analysis, and Monitoring, WFP – Nigeria Surendra Srivastava, Head, Fertilizer Marketing, Indorama Fertilizer and Chemicals Ltd, Abuja, Nigeria. Kate Ambler, Senior Research Fellow– IFPRI Moderator: Kwaw Andam, Country Program Leader, IFPRI-Nigeria |
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| 12:30 pm – 12:55 pm | Open Discussion | All | |||
| 12:55 pm – 1:05 pm | Closing Remarks | Bassey Archibong, Market Systems and Livelihood Specialist, IITA
Sam Benin, Deputy Division Director, Africa Regional Office, IFPRI |
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| 1:05 pm - 1:45 pm | Lunch and Departure | All | |||
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