Speakers:
- H.E. Tadeous Tafirenyika Chaifamba, Ambassador of Zimbabwe in Belgium
- Shenggen Fan, director general, IFPRI
- Nathalie Francken, associate research fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Jean-Pierre Halkin, head of unit rural development, food & nutrition security, European Commission
- Miet Maertens, division of bioeconomics, University of Leuven
Chair:
- Johan F.M. Swinnen, associate senior research fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
2016 Global Food Policy Report reviews major trends, events, and changes affecting food security and nutrition in 2015 and beyond. The year 2015 was a watershed moment for the international development community. The endpoint of the Millennium Development Goals highlighted the striking advances made since 1990: extreme poverty, child mortality, and hunger all fell by around half. However, enormous challenges remain.
2016 GFPR Resources
*Lunch is provided