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View this email in your browser May 15 – June 14, 2019 A recap of the latest IFPRI events with links to blogs, podcasts, and more. Digital Tools for Better Rural Investments: The Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer May 15, 2019 Co-Organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and IFPRI Rome, Italy Explore more about the event (link)      WATCH the videos (link) Urban Food Systems for Better Diets, Nutrition, and Health May 17, 2019 Washington, DC, USA Explore more about the event (link) IFPRI is tackling this new research area [Urban Food Systems for Better Diets, Nutrition, and Health] because diet, nutrition and the poor are often left out of ongoing efforts by cities to improve quality of life. Marie Ruel, Director of Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI      LISTEN to the podcast (link)       READ the blog (link)      VIEW the photos (link)      WATCH the videos (link) Lessons from IFPRI Country Programs on Informing Policy Decisions and Strengthening Capacity May 22, 2019 Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) Washington, DC, USA Explore more about the event (link) “To identify factors leading to successes in informing policy outcomes, we focused on the importance of the research itself: how unique it was; the quality of the research; the relevance of the research partnerships, communications, and other outreach activities in achieving these outcomes.” Frank Place, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets       LISTEN to the podcast (link)       READ the blog (link)      VIEW the photos (link)     WATCH the videos (link)  Fourth Annual International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition in Eurasia Featuring IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report May 28, 2019 Co-Organized by ECFS, IFPRI, World Bank Group, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) Moscow, Russia Explore more about the event (link)       READ the blog (link) What is the Cost of a Healthy Diet? New Price Indexes Reveal Changes in Affordability of Nutritious Foods May 29, 2019 Washington, DC, USA Explore more about the event (link) “We are trying to measure the cost of nutritious diets because we want to monitor the changing access to nutritious diets.” William A. Masters, Professor, Tufts University      LISTEN to the podcast (link)       READ the blog (link)      VIEW the photos (link)     WATCH the videos (link)  International Conference on Agricultural Transformation, Food Security and Nutrition in Central Asia Featuring IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report May 31, 2019  Co-Organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Westminster International University in Tashkent, and IFPRI Tashkent, Uzbekistan Explore more about the event (link)      VIEW the photos (link) 2019 Global Food Policy Report and 2019 EAT-Lancet Report June 04, 2019 Co-Organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and IFPRI  The Hague, Netherlands Explore more about the event (link) “We should think of how we can overcome tradeoffs between health and sustainability. We should invest in making healthy food relatively cheaper while at the same time maintaining incentives for producers—that’s not so easy.” Ruerd Ruben, Policy Advisor, Food Systems & Impact Analysis, Wageningen Economic Research, The Hague, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands      VIEW the photos (link)      WATCH the video (Pt 1 | Pt 2) The Shape of Food Security – A Presentation on the Creation, Life, and Publications of Food Security June 04, 2019 Washington, DC, USA Explore more about the event (link) Investing in promising young authors from developing countries is a top priority, more so than traditional markers of journal success including star ratings and the short-term impact factor. Serge Savary, Director of Research, INRA, Université de Toulouse, Editor-in-Chief, Food Security      LISTEN to the podcast (link)       READ the blog (link)      VIEW the photos (link)     WATCH the videos (link)  Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India June 06, 2019 Washington, DC, USA Explore more about the event (link) “India will become the most populous country in the world by 2030, and technology is going to play a crucial role in feeding India. What we need are crops that are resilient—drought-resistant crops, flood-resistant crops, heat-resistant crops.” Prabhu Pingali, Director, Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, Cornell University      LISTEN to the podcast (link)       READ the blog (link)      VIEW the photos (link)      WATCH the videos (link)  Faster than you think: Renewable Energy and Developing Countries June 13, 2019 Washington, DC, USA Explore more about the event (link) “We’re clearly capable of developing clean, reliable, low cost systems and actually they are very well suited to developing countries because you have the sun and the wind.”  Channing Arndt, Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      VIEW the photos (link)     WATCH the videos (link)  Recent IFPRI participation in key external events June 8-11: American Society for Nutrition Conference June 12-13: EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2019 Upcoming IFPRI Events June 19: Brussels, Belgium, European Development Days Lab Debate Session, Rural Revitalization: Addressing Inequalities June 27: Washington, DC, Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture: Two Dimensions of Growth: Biology and Economics with Harold Alderman July 10: Washington, DC, The Forced Exile of Rohingyas into Bangladesh: Economic and Nutritional Outcomes and Future Policy Options  July 18: Washington, DC, Discussion on the Key Findings of FAO’s 2019 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report (Co-Organized by FAO and IFPRI) 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.