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View this email in your browser September 15 – October 15, 2018 A recap of the latest IFPRI events with links to videos, podcasts, and more. Discussion on the Key Findings of FAO’s 2018 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report October 10, 2018 Co-organized by FAO and IFPRI Learn more about the event (link) “It is upsetting to find out that in this year’s [State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report] that the situation is getting worse…we can’t continue, as governments and international bodies, to keep turning a blind eye to the very clear messages and warnings in these reports.  Hunger is a political condition…we have to increase the political consequences of countries not stepping up and doing more”. Congressman Jim McGovern, 2nd District of Massachusetts and Co-Chair of the House Hunger Caucus      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link) The Future of the Commons October 04, 2018 Co-organized by IFPRI, IASC, and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) Learn more about the event (link) “Throughout history there has been a lot of stealing the common from the people who depend on them and then blaming those very people for mismanaging the common.  Fortunately, what’s new after 50 years is greater recognition of the importance of the commons… rural, urban, digital and knowledge commons”. Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute       LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link) Nigeria’s Solar-Powered Cold Chain Business October 02, 2018 Co-Organized by IFPRI and the Global Cold Chain Alliance  Learn more about the event (link) Since its inception in 2016 in Nigeria, ColdHubs has saved 5,722 tons of food from spoilage, doubled the monthly income for 320 farmers, retailers, and wholesalers, and created jobs for women. The initiative “gives farmers, retailers, and wholesalers more opportunity to haggle on prices and sell when they are comfortable with the price”. Nnaemeka C. Ikegwuonu, Founder and CEO, ColdHubs      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link) Food Citizenship: Food system advocates in an era of distrust October 01, 2018 Learn more about the event (link) “I see a change in people moving from a transactional view moving up and down the food system to a collaboration…I believe millennials will change our food system more than any other particular group of people in our history”. Ray Goldberg, Professor of Agriculture and Business, Harvard Business School      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link) Economic Growth, Convergence and Agricultural Economics September 27, 2018 Learn more about the event (link) “Urban governance is an issue that’s going to be key in enabling the next generation of countries to achieve strong agricultural growth, allowing them to make strong economic transformations”. Louise Fox, Chief Economist, USAID      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link) Upcoming Events Oct. 22: Agriculture, Structural Transformation and Poverty Reduction: Some New Insights Oct. 29: The 28th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture, “Confronting the New Face of Malnutrition: Regulatory and Fiscal Approaches to Improving Diets“ Copyright © *2019* *International Food Policy Research Institute*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: IFPRI – 1201 Eye Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.