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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.

Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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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.

16th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA)

Food Systems for Our Future: Joining Forces for a Zero Hunger World!

CityCube Berlin

Messedamm 26

Berlin, Germany

January 17 to 20, 2024

  • 9:00 – 5:00 pm (Europe/Paris)
  • 3:00 – 11:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 1:30 – 9:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

The 2024 GFFA, titled “Food Systems for Our Future: Joining Forces for a Zero Hunger World!”, will bring together 2,000 policymakers, scientists, business leaders and members of civil society to deepen and strengthen agri-political dialogues on achieving Zero Hunger.

Dr. Swinnen will moderate a high-level panel discussion on the role of agrifood trade in ensuring global food security, and how it can contribute to sustainability:

“Squaring the Circle: Towards Sustainable Agriculture and Food Supply Chains” 

Video Live Stream 

Friday, January 19, 2024 | 15:30-17:00 CET / 9:30-11:00am EST

Speakers:

  • Ulrik Knudsen, Deputy Secretary-General / OECD (keynote address)
  • Christian Hofer, State Secretary / FOAG
  • Paulo Teixeira, Minister for Rural Development and Family Farming / Brazil
  • Gérardine Mukeshimana, Vice-President / IFAD
  • Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture / European Commission

Johan Swinnen will also participate in a roundtable session on climate smart agriculture and cooperation, organized by Bayer and Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC).

“Champions for Cooperation Needed! How to globally fast track innovative climate smart agriculture”

Friday, January 19, 2024 | 13:00-14:30 CET / 7:00-8:30am EST

Visit the GFFA website to learn more.