IFPRI is participating in the Think 20 Summit (T20), which takes place September 16-18, 2018 in Buenos Aires as part of the Engagement Group Track for the 2018 G20 Leaders’ Summit.

The Engagement Group tracks comprise civil society organizations from the G20 countries that represent different sectors of society. Each engagement group is independent and chaired by one of its national members, and each group develops a set of policy recommendations that are formally submitted to the G20 ahead of the summit. Argentina has selected the theme, “Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development” for the 2018 G20 Leaders’ Summit and has identified three key issues for the agenda: the future of work, infrastructure for development, and a sustainable food future.

The Think 20 community will come together in Buenos Aires to share its public policy recommendations to the Argentina G20 presidency and debate relevant global governance topics.

Plenary Session:  Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture (September 17, 2018) (September 17, 2018)

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The plenary session referred to the collective actions that the G20 should implement to end global malnutrition, the role of trade to end hunger, the role of regulatory policies to develop food systems that respond to social needs, and policies to promote investment from the private sector to contribute to food security. 

Panelists:

• Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI
• Manuel Otero, Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
• Máximo Torero, Executive Director, The World Bank Group
• Belay Begashaw, Director General, Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa
• Martín Piñeiro, Director, Agricultural Affairs Committee, CARI

TF3: Articulating Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture (September 17, 2018)

• Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Head of Latin American and Caribbean Program, IFPRI
• David Laborde Debucquet, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
• Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

TF3: Sustainable Food Systems and Trade (September 18, 2018)

• Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI
• David Laborde Debucquet, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Side Event: Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development: The Role of Demand (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) (September 18, 2018)

• Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI