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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

2018 Global Food Policy Report – Dakar, Senegal

Pullman Teranga Hotel Dakar

10 Rue Colbert

Dakar, Senegal

June 21, 2018

  • 3:00 – 6:00 pm (Africa/Dakar)
  • 11:00 – 2:00 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 8:30 – 11:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Opening Speech

Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment, Senegal

Presentation of 2018 Global Food Policy Report

Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI

Presentation of 2018 Global Food Policy Report main results for Africa

Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, IFPRI

Q&A

High Level Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, IFPRI

  • Dr. Dogo SeckGeneral Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Senegal,
  • M. Issa WadeCoordinator of the Consumption and Safety of Consumers Division, Ministry of Trade, Informal Sector, Consumer Affairs, Promotion of Local Products and SMEs of Senegal,
  • Dr. Sibiri Jean OuedraogoCoordinator of the Regional Market Access Program, Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel (CILSS),
  • M. Simon Renk, Senior Advisor in charge of Food Vulnerability Analysis, World Food Programme West and Central Africa office

Comments

Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, IFPRI

General Debate

Concluding remarks and cocktail