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LAUNCH EVENT Global Food 50/50 Launch Event Co-organized by Global Health 50/50, IFPRI, and UN Women MAR 7, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EST / 1:00 TO 2:30pm BST The Global Food 50/50 initiative monitors progress and holds food system organizations accountable for advancing gender-just and equitable food systems. This event marks the launch of the third annual Global Food 50/50 Report, which reviews the gender- and equity-related policies and practices of 51 global food system organizations to assess two interlinked dimensions of inequality: inequality of opportunity in careers within organizations and inequality in who benefits from the global food system. For the first time, the 2023/2024 Report expands its focus to address a policy area that plays a decisive role in promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace: the extent to which workplace policies recognize and support employees' care responsibilities. The data reveal policy attention to parental leave, but other policies related to family needs, such as child care and elder care, remain scarce. This launch event seminar will present key findings from the report and explore how this new accountability mechanism can empower a broader movement to demand more equitable and inclusive organizations across the global food system. Introductory Remarks Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI Keynote Address Jamille Bigio, Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Results of 2022 Global Food 50/50 Report Jemimah Njuki, Chief, Economic Empowerment, UN Women Sonja Tanaka, Deputy Director, Global Health 50/50 Panelists Ananda Uvl, Head of Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, East-West Seed Juan Echanove, Associate Vice President, Food and Water Systems, CARE Susan Kaaria, Director, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Santiago Alba-Corral, Director, Climate-Resilient Food Systems, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Closing Remarks Sarah Hawkes, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Global Health 50/50 Moderator Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-food-5050-launch-event-0 Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

POLICY SEMINAR Introducing the new Women's Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) FEB 22, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EST The new Women's Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) https://weai.ifpri.info/wemns/ is a streamlined tool for measuring women's empowerment, intended for use in large-scale, multitopic surveys conducted by national statistical systems. WEMNS is designed to measure empowerment in households with all types of livelihoods, in both urban and rural areas, complementing the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) https://weai.ifpri.info/, which focuses on agricultural households. WEMNS was developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Emory University, Oxford University, and the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study Unit in collaboration with country partners and the 50x2030 Initiative, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development. This event will present the WEMNS metric, review the development of the tool, and discuss its use to advance women's empowerment. A panel of stakeholders from government and national statistical offices and from multilateral organizations will discuss the potential of WEMNS for promoting and monitoring women's empowerment as part of national statistical surveys. Welcome Remarks Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI WEMNS: The Next Stage of Developing Empowerment Metrics Agnes Quisumbing, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, IFPRI Intro to WEMNS Jessica Heckert, Research Fellow, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI Greg Seymour, Research Fellow, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, IFPRI Maximizing the Potential of WEMNS: Panel Discussion Shelton Kanyanda, Director of Agriculture and Economic Statistics, National Statistical Office, Malawi Regina Valiente, Sectorialista recursos naturales, tierra y vivienda, Secretaría Presidencial de la Mujer (SEPREM) Heather Moylan, Senior Economist, Development Data Group, Development Economics, World Bank Chiara Brunelli, Statistician, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Closing Remarks Chiara Kovarik, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Farzana Ramzan, Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Advisor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (invited) Moderator Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/introducing-new-womens-empowerment-metric-national-statistical-systems-wemns Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) cordially invite you to the launch of the report: Food Security and Agrifood Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, La Seguridad Alimentaria y el Comercio Agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe. This publication aims to inform government representatives and other decision-makers who formulate and implement agrifood policies and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. It should also be useful for private sector actors, including producers, agroindustry, and trade associations, and for researchers interested in agricultural policy and trade analysis. ------------------------------------------------------------------- La seguridad alimentaria y el comercio agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe Esta presentación será en español. Habrá traducción simultánea al inglés. El comercio intrarregional de alimentos en la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) presenta oportunidades de expansión sin explotar. En la actualidad, el 60 por ciento de las importaciones de alimentos de ALC proceden de proveedores extrarregionales, a pesar del alto grado de complementariedad que existe en la producción de productos alimentarios entre los países de ALC. La expansión del comercio intrarregional de ALC podría mejorar el acceso a los alimentos, su disponibilidad y diversidad, además de garantizar un suministro de alimentos más estable ante el creciente riesgo de fenómenos que pueden impactar la región, como crisis económicas, eventos meteorológicos extremos, conflictos y epidemias. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y el Instituto Internacional de Investigación sobre Políticas Alimentarias (IFPRI) lo invitan cordialmente a la presentación del informe: La seguridad alimentaria y el comercio agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe. Esta publicación pretende poner en conocimiento a representantes gubernamentales y otros responsables de tomar decisiones que formulan e implementan políticas y programas agroalimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe. También debería ser útil para actores del sector privado, incluidos los productores, la agroindustria y las asociaciones comerciales, así como para investigadores interesados analizar la política agrícola y el comercio. Welcome Remarks María Daniela Godoy Gabler, Senior Policy Officer for Food Security and Nutrition, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Report Presentations Agustín Tejeda Rodriguez, Content Director at the Southern Producing Country Group (GPS) and consultant on agricultural policies, trade and international negotiations Nelson Illescas, Director of the International Agricultural Negotiations Institute Foundation (INAI) Discussion Mônica Rodrigues, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-ECLAC Moisés Mérida, Director of Partnerships for Development of the Guatemalan Exporters Association (AGEXPORT) Concluding Remarks Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Program and Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Program and Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Links Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO): https://www.fao.org/home/en La Seguridad Alimentaria Y El Comercio Agroalimentario En América Latina Y El Caribe: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/es/c/cc8592es More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/food-security-and-agrifood-trade-latin-american-and-caribbean-la-seguridad-alimentaria-y-el Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT Informe de políticas alimentarias mundiales 2023: Repensar las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias Latin America & Caribbean Discussion of IFPRI's 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses JUN 21, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT Lo invitamos a unirse a nosotros en el evento de lanzamiento virtual para LAC, donde los oradores arrojarán luz sobre los hallazgos significativos del informe 2023 desde una perspectiva regional. En 2022, el mundo se enfrentó a múltiples crisis. Continuaron las perturbaciones de los sistemas alimentarios debidas a la prolongada pandemia de COVID-19, las grandes catástrofes naturales, los disturbios civiles y la inestabilidad política, así como los crecientes efectos del cambio climático, mientras la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania y la inflación agravaban una crisis mundial de alimentos y fertilizantes. El creciente número de crisis, su impacto cada vez mayor y el aumento del número de personas hambrientas y desplazadas han galvanizado los llamamientos para replantear las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias, creando así una verdadera oportunidad para el cambio. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ We invite you to join us at the virtual launch event for LAC, where speakers will shed light on the significant findings of the 2023 report from a regional perspective. In 2022, the world faced multiple crises. Disruptions to food systems from the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, major natural disasters, civil unrest and political instability, and the growing impacts of climate change continued, as the Russia-Ukraine war and inflation exacerbated a global food and fertilizer crisis. The growing number of crises, their increasing impact, and rising numbers of hungry and displaced people have galvanized calls to rethink responses to food crises, creating a real opportunity for change. Welcome Remarks Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Speakers Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, IICA Visiting Fellow, IFPRI Manuel Hernandez, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions (MTI), IFPRI Panel Discussion Julio A. Berdegué, Research Professor, Agricultural Economics Department, Catholic University, Chile Gloria Abraham Peralta, Consultant, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Cecilia Lopez Montaño, President, CiSoe Closing Remarks Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/informe-de-pol%C3%ADticas-alimentarias-mundiales-2023-repensar-las-respuestas-las-crisis Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription RELATED PUBLICATIONS Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses - https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-food-policy-report-2023-rethinking-food-crisis-responses Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses: Synopsis - https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-food-policy-report-2023-rethinking-food-crisis-responses-synopsis LINKS Global Food Policy Report Website - https://gfpr.ifpri.info/ 2023 Global Food Policy Report Global Launch Event - https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses

POLICY SEMINAR Farm Subsidies and International Trade Rules MAY 25, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT The 1994 Agreement on Agriculture, which emerged from the Uruguay Round, imposed the first real international trade disciplines on agriculture, including rules on market access, export subsidies, and domestic support. However, no further progress was made at the Doha Round. Today, many WTO members continue to seek tighter constraints on trade-distorting domestic support, while others seek more room for producer support related to developing countries' food stocks. With the next WTO ministerial conference (MC13) scheduled for February 2024, it remains to be seen if progress will be made on these critical issues. This trade policy seminar will provide a review and future-oriented discussion on domestic support, featuring Lars Brink and David Orden, authors of the recently published book Agricultural Domestic Support under the WTO: Experience and Prospects. The authors will examine the domestic support disciplines in the Agreement on Agriculture, the support governments provide, and the accommodation of support that targets sustainability and climate change goals. Taking recent dispute settlement cases into account, they will evaluate one of the most difficult aspects of the Agreement — the measurement of market price support. Their presentation will be followed by comments from international trade experts and a Q&A session. The Domestic Support Issues and Prospects The Rules and Shifting Provision of Support: Lars Brink, Independent Policy Advisor Problematic Measurement of Market Price Support: David Orden, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech Discussion Panel State of Negotiations at the WTO: Edwini Kessie, Director, WTO Agriculture and Commodities Division Green Box Rules, Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation: Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Adjudicating Compliance with Domestic Support Disciplines: Christian Lau, International Trade Lawyer Moderator Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/farm-subsidies-and-international-trade-rules Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription LINKS Book: Agricultural Domestic Support Under The WTO: Experience And Prospects: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/international-trade-law/agricultural-domestic-support-under-wto-experience-and-prospects?format=HB&isbn=9781316514054 Blog: Farm Subsidies And International Trade Rules: https://www.cambridgeblog.org/2023/03/farm-subsidies-and-international-trade-rules/

POLICY SEMINAR How USD 10 billion can transform food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: Report launch Co-organized by IFPRI, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), and Shamba Centre for Food and Climate MAR 16, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT A new study finds that sustainable food system transformation can be achieved in the next decade in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria by increasing public investment by US$10 billion per year (on average from 2023 to 2030) and implementing a more effective portfolio of interventions that achieve multiple outcomes. In an ambitious effort, researchers from IFPRI and IISD, engaged closely with the government, donors, and stakeholders in each country, synthesized the evidence, and then applied sophisticated macro- and microeconomic modeling techniques to identify pathways to provide affordable and healthy diets to all people in an environmentally sustainable way. Join us to learn more about the findings. Introduction Sean Woolfrey, Senior Advisor & Research Coordinator, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Presentation of the report: Evidence-based and costed deep dives for achieving sustainable food systems Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Livia Bizikova, Lead II, Monitoring and Governance, Tracking Progress program, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Francine Picard, Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships, Shamba Centre for Food and Climate Carin Smaller, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Shamba Centre for Food and Climate Reactions: From evidence to action Willem Olthof, Deputy Head of Unit, DG INTPA, European Commission Kathrin Weny, Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/how-usd-10-billion-can-transform-food-systems-ethiopia-malawi-and-nigeria-report-launch Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

POLICY SEMINAR The future of food and agriculture – Drivers and triggers for transformation Co-organized by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), IFPRI, and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight FEB 1, 2023 - 10:00 TO 11:15AM EST A new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on “The Future of Food and Agriculture: Drivers and Triggers for Transformation” aims to inspire strategic thinking and actions to transform agrifood systems toward a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive future. The report analyses current and emerging drivers of agrifood systems and their possible future trends, including the issues at stake and the threats and problems facing future food production and consumption. This policy seminar, co-organized by FAO, IFPRI, and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight, offers an opportunity to hear from the report's authors and engage with a group of panel discussants on challenges facing food and agriculture, foresight approaches to exploring alternative future pathways, and opportunities for food system transformation, with particular focus on the Americas. Introductory Remarks Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Presentation of the report Lorenzo Giovanni Bellù, Senior Economist and Lead of the Policy Intelligence Branch – Global Perspectives, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Panel Discussion Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Elisabetta Gotor, Principal Scientist and Program Leader, Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI; Lead of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight Closing Remarks Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director, FAO Liaison Office for North America Charlotte Hebebrand, Director, Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI Moderator Evgeniya Anisimova, Manager of Media and Digital Engagement, IFPRI Links: Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO): https://www.fao.org/home/en CGIAR Research Initiative On Foresight: https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/foresight/ The Future Of Food And Agriculture – Drivers And Triggers For Transformation: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc0959en/ More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/future-food-and-agriculture-%E2%80%93-drivers-and-triggers-transformation Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

POLICY SEMINAR Harmful Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies Co-organized by IFPRI and The University of Adelaide DEC 14, 2022 - 3:00 TO 4:30PM EST Agricultural subsidies are high—and increasing—and are largely concentrated among relatively few commodities in a handful of countries. The negative impacts of these subsidies on production and trade are widely known, but their environmental impacts are less well understood. In a recent review of the literature on agricultural subsidies, the Institute for International Trade identified key areas where further analysis is needed to strengthen the evidence base for subsidy reform. The study confirmed that many subsidies rely on environmentally harmful policy instruments, with few constraints on these expenditures. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has analyzed the impacts of removing agricultural support on various indicators measuring food security, nutrition, and climate outcomes, finding that removing support may have important adverse trade-offs. This seminar will discuss the harmful environmental impacts of agricultural subsidies and how repurposing them could lead to policies that work better for people and the planet. Welcoming Remarks Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI Keynote Address Ken Ash, Visiting Fellow, Institute for International Trade (IIT), The University of Adelaide David Laborde, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Discussants Lee Ann Jackson, Head of Division, Agro-food Trade and Markets, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Sophia Murphy, Executive Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Nelson Illescas, Director, INAI Foundation (Fundación INAI) Closing Remarks Peter Draper, Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, The University of Adelaide Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/harmful-environmental-impacts-agricultural-subsidies Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

POLICY SEMINAR La agricultura de las Américas en el camino a la COP27: desafíos y oportunidades de la política pública Co-organized by IFPRI and Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) with support from USAID OCT 27, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT La Vigésimo séptima sesión de la Conferencia de las Partes (COP27) de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) se llevará a cabo en Sharm-El Sheik, Egipto entre el 6 y el 16 de noviembre del presente año. Ante esto y desde inicios desde este año, se ha venido trabajando con las autoridades Ministeriales y Secretarías de agricultura y ganadería de las Américas en torno a los desafíos climáticos y la necesidad de diseñar e implementar políticas públicas acorde a los requerimientos de la acción climática. Se ha acordado, y explicitado en reiteradas oportunidades, fortalecer el trabajo colectivo para aumentar la participación y el liderazgo de la agricultura de las Américas en el proceso climático. En esta dirección, el pasado 22 y 23 de setiembre en la Sede Central del IICA en Costa Rica se realizó un encuentro presencial con la participación de representaciones de 32 países de las Américas, más de 20 Ministras y Ministros de Agricultura, los CEOs de los principales fondos climáticos globales y autoridades de instituciones con gran incidencia en la política y el desarrollo regional y global. Es en continuidad a esto, y en preparación a la participación de la Agricultura de las Américas, que se organiza este evento conjunto IICA-IFPRI. El evento, La agricultura de las Américas en el camino a la COP27: desafíos y oportunidades de la política pública, busca generar un espacio de diálogo y discusión Inter agencial sobre los cambios y continuidades en la política pública regional en torno a la contribución de la agricultura para enfrentar la crisis climática. Opening Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Federico Villarreal, Director Cooperación Técnica, IICA, el camino iniciado hacia la COP27 por la agricultura de las Américas Panelists Brenna McKay, Private Enterprise Officer, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Walter Oyhantcabal, Consultor en Cambio Climático y Bioeconomía Sabine Papendieck, Socia Gerente de Estrateco Consultores - Coordinadora General del Programa Argentino de Carbono Neutro Maria Mercedes Proaño Villalba, Oficial de Finanzas Climáticas en la FAO Lucrecia Rodriguez, Secretaria ejecutiva del Consejo Agropecuario Centroamericano (CAC) Closing Remarks Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Links IFPRI Latin America: https://www.ifpri.org/division/latin-america-and-caribbean-lac Instituto Interamericano De Cooperación Para La Agricultura (IICA): https://www.iica.int/en/about-us/main United States Agency For International Development (USAID): https://www.usaid.gov/ More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/la-agricultura-de-las-am%C3%A9ricas-en-el-camino-la-cop-27-desaf%C3%ADos-y-oportunidades-de-la-pol%C3%ADtica Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

LAUNCH EVENT Tracking and promoting progress on gender equality: Emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities from the 2022 Global Food 5050 Report 2022 Borlaug Dialogue Side Event Co-organized by Global Health 5050, IFPRI, and UN Women OCT 18, 2022 - 8:00 TO 9:30AM EDT Established in the lead-up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, the Global Food 50/50 initiative is a response to stakeholder demands for a global food system that is accountable for progress toward gender equality. This event will mark the launch of the second annual Global Food 50/50 Report, which provides data and analysis on the gender- and equity-related policies and practices of 51 global food system organizations. The Report shines a light on the progress, and lack of progress, made by food organizations in promoting diversity and equality in their leadership and decision-making and in putting gender equality at the heart of their work. This year, in 2022, we complemented our annual leadership analysis with a study of the board members of governing bodies. The data reveals not only gender inequalities in board representation, but that board seats are also dominated by nationals from high-income countries. The Report asserts that this skewed distribution of power and privilege undermines global efforts to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. This launch event seminar will present the report's findings and explore how this accountability mechanism can empower a movement for more equitable, inclusive organizations across the global food system. Introductory Remarks Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI (video remarks) Sarah Hendriks, Director for Policy, Programs and Inter Governmental Division, UN Women Results of 2021 Global Food 50/50 Report Jemimah Njuki, Chief, Economic Empowerment, UN Women Sonja Tanaka, Deputy Director, Global Health 50/50 Keynote Address Ambassador Gabriel Ferrero, Chair, Committee on World Food Security Panelists Megha Desai, Senior Coordinator, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Martha Nyagaya, Country Director for Kenya, Nutrition International Benjamin Davis, Director, Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, FAO ​​​​​​​Maura Barry, Senior Deputy Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, USAID (TBC) Closing Remarks Sarah Hawkes, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Global Health 50/50 Moderator Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI LINKS: More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-food-5050-launch-event Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

POLICY SEMINAR Call for Action to Address the Global Food Security Crisis OCT 5, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT The world is facing a potential food crisis worse than any seen since World War II. With Russia's devastating war on Ukraine, a historic drought and heat wave in China, and an irregular monsoon season in South Asia, food supplies from several of the world's largest granaries are highly uncertain and concerning. Global hunger has been rising since 2015, and the number of people facing acute, crisis-level food insecurity has doubled to well over 200 million. Famine is threatening the lives of large populations in the Horn of Africa, Yemen, and South Sudan. Already, climate change is compounding the global risks to food security. In response to this “code red for global food systems,” the world community is beginning to coalesce around several action areas set forth by the Declaration of Leaders' Summit on Global Food Security, the Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS) convened by the G7 Development Ministers, and the French Initiative for an International Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission (FARM), among others. At the G20 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, held in Bali on September 27th, serious concerns were expressed about the global food security situation, but members stopped short of announcing concrete, concerted efforts to address the crisis. This may still come at the joint G20 Agriculture and Finance Ministers' meeting on October 11, 2022. What can the G20 do to help, and should it play a role in enhancing, strengthening, and coordinating initiatives to help avoid a potential food catastrophe and prevent future threats by making food systems resilient and sustainable? This seminar will address these questions and consider the proposals made by the Task Force on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture of the Think20 (T20). What can the G20 do to address the global food security crisis? Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI Panel Discussion Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, African Union Commission Damayanti Buchori, Lead Co-chair, Task Force Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture T20 Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, IICA Visiting Fellow, IFPRI Arif Husain, Chief Economist, World Food Program (WFP) Q&A Closing Remarks Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/call-action-address-global-food-security-crisis Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Global Food Policy Report 2022 Global Food Policy Report: Climate Change & Food Systems Global Launch Event MAY 12, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT The 2022 Global Food Policy Report, IFPRI's flagship report, highlights the urgency of accelerating innovation, reforming policies, resetting market incentives, and increasing financing for sustainable food systems transformation. It sets forth a broad range of policy options for accelerated action by policymakers as well as international forums for policy and investment decision-making. Eleven thematic chapters look at how policies can support the development and adoption of “disruptive” technologies by creating an enabling environment for climate change–related financing, innovation uptake, and integrated governance of natural resources. The chapters also examine the impacts of climate change and related policies on the most vulnerable, considering how to promote healthy, sustainable diets and increase benefits for all from food systems. Six regional chapters discuss the diverse impacts of climate change in different parts of the world and identify potential responses that can be taken up in the short and medium term in national and regional food systems. Join us at the global virtual launch event where speakers will highlight key findings in the 2022 report. Overview of the Report Johan Swinnen, Global Director, CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group & Director General, IFPRI Channing Arndt, Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI Rapid Fire Presentations Eugenio Diaz Bonilla, IICA Visiting Fellow, IFPRI Daniel Gilligan, Deputy Director of Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Aditi Mukherji, Principal Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Caroline Mwongera, Agriculture & Climate Change Specialist, Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI Discussants Andrew Jarvis, Associate Director-General for Research, Strategy, and Innovation, Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Rachael McDonnell, Deputy Director General, Research for Development, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI RELATED PUBLICATIONS 2022 Global Food Policy Report: Climate Change And Food Systems: https://www.ifpri.org/publication/2022-global-food-policy-report-climate-change-and-food-systems LINKS 2022 Global Food Policy Report: https://gfpr.ifpri.info/ COUNTRIES & REGIONS Global: https://www.ifpri.org/country/global TOPICS Food Systems: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-prices Climate Change: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/climate-change Environment And Natural Resources: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/environment-and-natural-resources Health: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/health More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2022-global-food-policy-report-climate-change-food-systems Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Is the war in Ukraine changing public attitudes and perceptions about nuclear weapons? Tom Collina explores this topic with Dr. Lauren Sukin, MacArthur nuclear security postdoctoral fellow at Standford University Center for International Security and Cooperation, and Dr. Alexander Lanoszka, assistant professor in the department of political science at the Balsillie School for International Affairs at the University of Waterloo in Canada. On Early Warning, Lauren Billet sits down with Lilly Adams, Senior Research Coordinator at the Union of Concerned Scientists Global Security Program. She discusses the importance of renewing the soon-to-be expired Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which provides one-time compensation for those suffering from illnesses caused by nuclear testing.  

The breeding facility is arguably the most complex stage of production in the swine industry. There are a lot of factors that influence the productivity of the sow and those first few weeks of life for the piglets will impact how efficiently they grow for the rest of their lives. In today's episode, Dr. Laura Greiner and Jennifer Patterson discuss some of the key components of determining sow lifetime productivity and what recent research has shown for the interactions between sows and low birth weight pigs. "

POLICY SEMINAR Retail food prices at the country level and implications for food security How are rising food prices, further aggravated by the invasion of Ukraine, being transmitted at the country level? MAR 29, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT This policy seminar will explore what we know—and do not know—about how high global agricultural commodity prices and country-specific factors affect retail prices at the national level. Special attention will be given to countries suffering from acute food insecurity and those with a high dependence on imports. As the second event in IFPRI's seminar series on high food and fertilizer prices ( https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/food-fertilizers-and-nutrition-rising-prices-and-global-food-security ), this seminar will examine how global commodity prices are transmitted at the national level and what other country-specific aspects influence retail prices. Program speakers will address key considerations for highly food-insecure and import-dependent countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Short presentations will focus on Rwanda, Yemen, and Ethiopia. Opening Remarks Johan Swinnen, Global Director, CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group & Director General, IFPRI (Presentation) How increasing food prices impact Middle East and North Africa countries Aly Abousabaa, Regional Director, Central and West Asia and North Africa, CGIAR, Director General, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) (Presentation) How global agricultural commodity prices impact national food retail prices Rob Vos, Division Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions, IFPRI (Presentation) A Special Look at Rwanda Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda (Presentation) Rapid Fire Presentations On Ethiopia: Zerihun Getachew Kelbore, Economist, Macroeconomics Trade and Investment Global Practice, World Bank (Presentation) On Yemen: Sikandra Kurdi, Research Fellow, IFPRI (Presentation) On Myanmar: Bart Minten, Senior Research Fellow/ Program Leader of the Myanmar Strategy Support, IFPRI (Presentation) On Latin America and the Caribbean region: Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI (Presentation) Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI LINKS Seminar Series: Food & Fertilizer Price Trends: Impacts On Global Food Security (https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/food-fertilizers-and-nutrition-rising-prices-and-global-food-security) COUNTRIES & REGIONS Africa: https://www.ifpri.org/country/africa Asia https://www.ifpri.org/country/asia Latin America: https://www.ifpri.org/region/latin-america Caribbean https://www.ifpri.org/region/caribbean Yemen: https://www.ifpri.org/country/yemen Rwanda: https://www.ifpri.org/country/rwanda Ethiopia: https://www.ifpri.org/country/ethiopia Myanmar: https://www.ifpri.org/country/myanmar Guatemala: https://www.ifpri.org/country/guatemala Ukraine: https://www.ifpri.org/country/ukraine TOPICS Food Security https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-security Agriculture Production https://www.ifpri.org/topic/agriculture-production COVID-19 https://www.ifpri.org/topic/covid-19 Climate Change https://www.ifpri.org/topic/climate-change Governance https://www.ifpri.org/topic/governance Gender https://www.ifpri.org/topic/gender Poverty https://www.ifpri.org/topic/poverty More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/rising-global-commodity-prices-and-import-dependence-impacts-retail-food-prices-and-food Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

BOOK LAUNCH COVID-19 & Global Food Security: 2 Years Later MAR 7, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST This e-book builds upon the lessons presented in the earlier volume, COVID-19 & Global Food Security (2020) that documented the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as of mid-2020, particularly the disruptions to livelihoods and the food and nutrition security of billions of people. Early in the pandemic, many hoped that COVID-19 could be controlled and even eliminated through a short-term response phase and that attention could subsequently be shifted to recovery and resilience building. Instead, COVID-19 and its disruptions have persisted and evolved, with new waves of infections and deaths and ongoing impacts, particularly among poor and vulnerable populations. It is organized in four sections: food security and poverty; agricultural production and value chains; nutrition, health, and social programs; and policy responses and implications. Each section includes two types of contributions. The first are new syntheses of lessons on key topics such as country impacts, food price changes, value chain fractures, social protection case studies, and fiscal and monetary responses and policy recommendations. The second are new or updated blogs from the IFPRI COVID-19 series. Join us for the launch of this e-book where presenters will share lessons learned and key issues we should consider looking forward. Book Overview John McDermott, Former Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), IFPRI Rapid Fires Neha Kumar, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Thomas Reardon, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University & Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI James Thurlow, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Discussants Sudha Narayanan, Research Fellow, IFPRI Jemimah Njuki, Chief, Women's Economic Empowerment, UN Women Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Donor Reflections Chris Hillbruner, Division Chief, Analysis and Learning Office of Policy, Analysis, and Engagement Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (tbc) Next Steps/Implications/Forward looking Johan Swinnen, Global Director, CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group & Director General, IFPRI Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI LINKS COVID-19 And Global Food Security (https://www.ifpri.org/publication/covid-19-and-global-food-security) IFPRI Resources And Analyses Of COVID-19 Impact (https://www.ifpri.org/covid-19) More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/covid-19-global-food-security-2-years-later Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Dr. David Vago is Research Associate Professor and Director of the Contemplative Neuroscience and Mind-Body (CNMB) Research Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. He is core training faculty for the Vanderbilt Brain Institute and Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation. Dr. Vago maintains a research associate position in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Vago is also Research Lead for the mental health and well-being platform, Roundglass. Dr. Vago has previously held the position of Research Director at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt and Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute. Dr. Vago is currently a Mind and Life Fellow, supporting the Mind and Life mission by advising on strategy and programs. He is also a consultant for the mindfulness, well-being, and psychedelic research and industry community. He received his Bachelors Degree in Brain and Cognitive Sciences in 1997 from the University of Rochester. In 2005, David received his Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Sciences with a specialization in learning and memory from the department of Psychology, University of Utah. Dr. Vago has completed post-doctoral fellowships in Biological and Social Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatric Neuroimaging, and Mind and Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Weill Cornell Medical School, and University of Utah School of Medicine. David's research interests broadly focus on utilizing translational models to identify and characterize neurobiological and psychosocial mechanisms underlying adaptive mind-brain-body interactions and their therapeutic relevance in the context of mental health and chronic pain. Through mixed methods of neuroimaging, predictive computational modeling, neuroendocrine biomarker identification, cognitive-behavioral and first-person phenomenological analyses, Dr. Vago helps facilitate a multi-pronged research program in basic science, clinical trials, intervention development, education, and innovation. He has been a recipient of several research grants from the NIH and small foundations, has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, chapters, and science abstracts. His research has been covered by mainstream news outlets such as the Huffington Post, Boston Globe, Newsweek, Scientific American, and NPR, among others. As a thought leader in the field of integrative health and mindfulness research, Dr. Vago has given over 150 keynote and invited lectures, oral presentations, and grand rounds. A number of research initiatives that are ongoing, include Mapping the Meditative Mind, in which the Dr. Vago has partnered with contemporary meditation teachers and scholars to investigate psychosocial and neurobiological mechanisms supporting states of meditation across the spectrum of formal meditative expertise. Another initiative aims to identify mechanisms of engagement, identify predictors for clinical outcomes, and optimize mindfulness-based treatment interventions. Dr. Vago and his research team at Roundglass are building analytical tools for tracking health and well-being outcomes. Partner with Dr. Vago and Roundglass today In this episode, you will learn: 1. David is going to guide us as to why you should be meditating and be mindful and how you will see the evolution of your own personality in this process. 2. How do we let it go and how do we not get angry 3. Dalai Lama's style of communication and some wisdom shared during their work together

POLICY SEMINAR Disciplining Domestic Support NOV 30, 2021 - 09:00 AM TO 10:00 AM EST The upcoming WTO Ministerial in late November will provide yet another opportunity to address and reform agricultural domestic support. The domestic support pillar has been at the heart of the agricultural negotiations since they began in 2000, but it has proven challenging to achieve consensus on how to advance reforms. In fact, domestic support levels remain high and have risen in recent years. This event will discuss a recent report by IFPRI researchers that suggests that new disciplines could both reduce distortions and provide significant protection in the event of a subsidy war by reducing "leakage" in domestic support disciplines. Welcome Remarks: Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI Speakers: Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI David Laborde Debucquet, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Discussants: Nelson Illescas, Director en Fundación, Instituto Para Las Negociaciones Agrícolas Internacionales (INAI) Lee Ann Jackson, Head of Division, Agro-food Trade and Markets, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Moderator: Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI RELATED PUBLICATIONS • Harmonizing And Reducing Trade Distorting Domestic Support: An Analysis Of The Impacts Of New Domestic Support Disciplines At The WTO (https://www.ifpri.org/publication/harmonizing-and-reducing-trade-distorting-domestic-support-analysis-impacts-new-domestic) • The Road To The WTO Twelfth Ministerial Conference: A Latin American And Caribbean Perspective (https://www.ifpri.org/publication/road-wto-twelfth-ministerial-conference-latin-american-and-caribbean-perspective) More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/disciplining-domestic-support Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

BOOK LAUNCH The Road Towards the WTO MC12: A Latin America and the Caribbean Perspective Co-Organized by IFPRI and Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) OCT 27, 2021 - 12:00 PM TO 01:00 PM EDT In the run-up to the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, major challenges face the governance of agricultural and food trade. In today's context of change and uncertainty, the relative importance and urgency of traditional agricultural trade issues (including domestic support and market access) and the possibilities to progress with a multilateral strategy seem to have diminished. With the growing global focus on the environmental and nutritional dimensions of food systems and the global responsibility of all countries to contribute to food system transformation, attention must be paid to new agricultural trade issues that have gained greater urgency. The WTO, as the primary institution overseeing multilateral negotiations and trade, must identify the main elements and issues that can define its new roles, functions, and institutional organization. The papers in this new publication from IFPRI and IICA look at these challenges and what they mean for Latin America. Join us to hear from the book's authors and discussants on the main agricultural trade negotiation issues for the next WTO Ministerial Conference from a Latin American perspective. Some of the underlying work for this presentation was funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM). Welcome: Johan Swinnen (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/johan-swinnen), Director General, IFPRI Presenter: Valeria Pineiro(https://www.ifpri.org/profile/valeria-pineiro), Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Discussants: Lee Ann Jackson (https://ch.linkedin.com/in/jacksonleeann), Head of Division, Agro-food Trade and Markets, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Maximo Torero (https://www.fao.org/about/leadership/Torero), Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Q&A Panel: Eduardo Bianchi (https://grupogpps.org/en/nuestra-red-miembros/), Professor and Researcher, Instituto Universitario Escuela Argentina de Negocios, Consultant, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) Antoine Bouet (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/antoine-bouet), Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Adriana Campos Azofeifa (https://cr.linkedin.com/in/adriana-campos-azofeifa-183522183), International Trade Specialist, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) Adriana García Vargas (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianagv/), Consultant on Trade and Trade Policy Matters, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) Joseph Glauber (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/joseph-glauber), Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Nelson Illescas (https://ar.linkedin.com/in/nelson-illescas), Director en Fundación, Instituto Para Las Negociaciones Agrícolas Internacionales (INAI) David Laborde Debucquet (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/david-laborde-debucquet), Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Sabine Papendieck (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabine-papendieck-1b320624/?originalSubdomain=ar), Partner, Estrateco Consultants Martin Piñeiro (https://ictsd.iisd.org/about-us/martin-pi%C3%B1eiro), Director, Agricultural Affairs Committee, Argentine Council of International Relations (CARI) Agustín Tejeda Rodriguez (https://ar.linkedin.com/in/agust%C3%ADn-tejeda-rodriguez-a6a92642), Chief Economist, Bolsa de Cereales de Buenos Aires Moderator: Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/eugenio-diaz-bonilla), Head of Latin American and Caribbean Program, IFPRI LINKS Instituto Interamericano De Cooperación Para La Agricultura (IICA): https://www.iica.int/en/about-us/main More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/road-towards-wto-mc12-perspective-latin-america-and-caribbean Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

SPECIAL EVENT Funding Food System Transformation in Developing Countries: An example from Ethiopia UNFSS Side Event -- Co-organized by IFPRI, The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, CGIAR SEP 23, 2021 - 09:30 AM EDT As countries develop national plans for food systems transformation, serious efforts are needed to mobilize the financial resources for design, implementation, and M&E. Ethiopia's national plan, developed through Ethiopia's UNFSS process, offers a valuable example of the evidence-based plans, investments, and activities that will require funding. This case will inform discussion of CGIAR work, developed for the UNFSS, on potential sources of funding for food system transformation activities. Specific examples to be discussed include mobilizing impact investors for climate change financing using CGIAR technologies; increasing access to finance for women in food systems; and using IMF issues Special Drawing Rights to guarantee zero hunger and pandemic recovery bonds. Speakers will reflect on how to ensure that potential sources of funding can best meet the identified needs at the national level. Speakers Eugenio Diaz Bonilla, Head of Latin American and Caribbean Program, CGIAR-IFPRI Sisay Sinamo Boltena, Senior Program Manager, Seqota Declaration Federal Program Delivery Unit Richard Newman, Senior Sustainable Finance Specialist, IWMI Flor Paz, Research Analyst, CGIAR-IFPRI Moderator Namukolo Covic, Senior Research Coordinator, CGIAR-IFPRI LINKS: The Alliance Of Bioversity International And CIAT, CGIAR: https://www.cgiar.org/research/center/alliance-bioversity-ciat/ IFPRI And UN Food Systems Summit 2021: https://www.ifpri.org/ifpri-unfss-2021 More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/funding-food-system-transformation-lessons-ethiopia Subscribe to IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

POLICY SEMINAR Evolving factors shaping trade in agriculture and food APR 26, 2021 - 08:00 AM TO 09:30 AM EDT Agricultural trade is shaped by geopolitical, geo-economic, social, and cultural trends. These can lead to more or less globalization, but which is better for agriculture and food security? International trade in food favors production in the most efficient regions, a factor of growing importance as we tackle the escalating impacts of climate change. Recent experiences during the food price spikes of 2007/08 and 2010/11, and more recently during the COVID-19 pandemic, have encouraged some countries to promote self-sufficiency measures or institute export restrictions. Some governments have enacted domestic measures to promote healthier, safer, and/or more sustainable food though consumer safety standards, carbon pricing, and product labeling, all of which have implications for border measures and trade and risk hurting the most vulnerable economies and fragmenting the regulatory field. Meanwhile, governments continue to subsidize agriculture with measures that distort production and trade and WTO negotiations are stalled. Is international agricultural trade part of the problem, or part of the solution to the global food crisis? How can negotiations in the WTO be revitalized to address these concerns? Join Pascal Lamy (former Director-General of the World Trade Organization) and our expert panel for a discussion of the policies, measures, and institutional arrangements that shape trade in agriculture. Opening Remarks Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI Keynote Speaker Pascal Lamy, Former European Commissioner and Director-General, WTO Special Remarks Mari Elka Pangestu, Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank Discussants Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Valeria Pineiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Moderator Mari Elka Pangestu, Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/evolving-factors-shaping-trade-agriculture-and-food Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT GLOBAL LAUNCH EVENT - 2021 Global Food Policy Report: Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19 APR 13, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT COVID-19 has upended local, national, and global food systems, and put the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach. But lessons and momentum from the world’s response to the pandemic can contribute to food system change. In the 2021 Global Food Policy Report, IFPRI researchers and experts explore the impacts of the pandemic and government policy responses to date, particularly for the poor and disadvantaged, and consider what it all means for transforming our food systems to be healthy, resilient, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive. The chapters in this flagship report explore key requisites for such a transformation in light of the current shock — balancing health and economic policies, promoting healthy diets and nutrition, strengthening social protection policies and inclusion, integrating natural resource protection into food sector policies, and enhancing the contribution of the private sector — and how best to achieve them. Regional sections examine the diverse experiences of the pandemic worldwide, and the impact of varied response measures. At the launch event, speakers shared evidence on the impact of COVID-19, and discuss the way forward for food systems transformation. Report Overview: Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), IFPRI Panelists: Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit Marco Ferroni, Chair, CGIAR System Board Rapid Fire Presentations: Samuel Benin, Deputy Division Director, Africa Regional Office, IFPRI Neha Kumar, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Valeria Pineiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, and Theme Leader, Governance, IFPRI Shahidur Rashid, Director for South Asia, IFPRI Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, IFPRI Moderator: Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI LINKS: Global Food Policy Report: https://gfpr.ifpri.info/ CGIAR COVID-19 Hub: https://a4nh.cgiar.org/covidhub/ More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2021-global-food-policy-report-transforming-food-systems-after-covid-19 Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

POLICY SEMINAR Food systems lessons from COVID-19: From understanding fragilities to building resilience Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub MAR 2, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EST COVID-19’s impacts on our global food system have affected the food security and nutritional wellbeing of millions of people worldwide, with market closures, supply disruptions, and income and employment losses. Understanding the extent and nature of these impacts will be critical to building resilience to future shocks. At this seminar, researchers from the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub present results from the first global assessment of the impacts of COVID-19 on food systems and their actors. The analysis highlights points of vulnerability and resilience, identifies who suffered and who benefitted, and examines how lockdowns and other policies shaped outcomes. Considering these findings, a panel discussion will offer insights and suggestions on what steps must be taken to avoid these negative impacts in future emergencies. Speaker: Christophe Béné, Principal Scientist, Sustainable Food Systems, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Panelists: Namukolo Covic, Senior Research Coordinator, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health and IFPRI Sophia Murphy, Executive Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Thomas Reardon, Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University Closing remarks: John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and co-lead, CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Moderator: Ekaterina Krivonos, Deputy Director, Programs, CGIAR System Organization and co-Chair, CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Links: CGIAR COVID-19 Hub: https://a4nh.cgiar.org/covidhub/ CGIAR Research Program On Agriculture For Nutrition And Health (A4NH): https://a4nh.cgiar.org/ Impacts of COVID-19 on people’s food security: Foundations for a more resilient food system: https://a4nh.cgiar.org/2021/02/25/new-report-from-cgiar-covid-19-hub-offers-food-systems-lessons-from-the-pandemic-insights-for-building-resilience/ More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/food-systems-lessons-covid-19-understanding-fragilities-building-resilience Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Virtual Event - Food and Agricultural Trade in the New Policy Environment: How Can WTO Members Support Economic Recovery and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean? Co-Organized by IFPRI, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) The coronavirus outbreak has affected trade in food and farm goods, imperiling efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition and adding to pressure already on the farm sector from climate change. The pandemic-induced postponement of the WTO’s next ministerial conference and ongoing tensions among major economies have affected both the substance and process of updating the global trade rulebook. As governments revisit priorities in this new context, they should engage with various constituencies in their region and beyond to build an inclusive public policy vision – one that can contribute to economic recovery and improve resilience to future food system shocks. Although the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have seen a major impact from the pandemic, agricultural production and trade have been less affected. Food trade plays an essential role in mitigating potential consumption disruptions and/or losses in export capacities for this heterogeneous region. Some LAC countries are food net importers, others are food net exporters, some produce high value-added crops, and others produce staples. Investing in infrastructure, promoting regional integration, ensuring a stable multilateral trade system, and opening new market opportunities will be key for the region’s economic recovery. This will be the second in a series of events on the same topic, with a regional perspective. The events focus on Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Panelists Flavio Bettarello, Deputy Secretary for Trade and International Relations, Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply (MAPA) Eugenio Diaz Bonilla, Head of Latin America and the Caribbean Program, IFPRI Manuel Otero, Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Gloria Abraham Peralta, Costa Rica’s Ambassador to the WTO in Geneva and Chair of the negotiations on Agriculture; Member of the IICA Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas Bosco de la Vega, President, National Agricultural Council of México (CNA) Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI LINKS: Book: COVID-19 And Global Food Security: http://bit.ly/IFPRICovidBook Websites: Food And Agricultural Trade In The New Policy Environment: How Can WTO Members Support Economic Recovery And Resilience?: https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/food-and-agricultural-trade-new-policy-environment-how-can-wto-members-support-economic IFPRI Resources And Analyses Of COVID-19 Impact: https://www.ifpri.org/covid-19 International Institute For Sustainable Development (IISD): https://www.iisd.org/ Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA): https://www.iica.int/en More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/virtual-event-food-and-agricultural-trade-new-policy-environment-how-can-wto-members-support Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

My Life as A Research Assistant at Kessler Foundation Series: Andrea Trotta Gagliano On A First Look at TBI Research Read the transcript - https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/Andrea%20Trotta%20Gagliano%20on%20A%20First%20Look%20at%20Research-Transcript.pdf *** Originally recorded on March 31st, 2016, updated July 13, 2020 *** *** Andrea is currently a Research Coordinator in the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation (https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-traumatic-brain-injury)*** Welcome to our newest podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects, and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/kessler-foundation-ranks-among-best-nonprofits-work-and-best-places-work-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this first episode, I met up with Andrea Trotta Galliano, (Ms. Gagliano was a research assistant when this podcast was recorded) is a Senior Research Coordinator in the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research. She has worked at the Foundation since 2012 and is also a Licensed Professional Counselor on several current TBI protocols. Her main responsibilities are inpatient recruitment for two national projects, along with data collection & management, and administration of clinical assessments and interventions. She also volunteer as a facilitator for a Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) sponsored brain injury support group where she provides psychological and psychoeducational support for survivors of brain injury and their caregivers. Read more about Andrea at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Andrea%20Gagliano For more about the Host: Joan Banks-Smith, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith Join a research study at https://kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies Interested in working Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at http://kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Thursday, March 31st, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Virtual Event - The European Green Deal: The Force of the EU's Farm to Fork Strategy and Biodiversity Strategy to Build Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems Co-Organized by the European Commission and IFPRI The “Farm to Fork” Strategy, adopted by the European Commission on 20th May, 2020, is part of the Commission’s Green Deal and integral to Europe’s ambitious response to climate change and environmental challenges along the food chain. It reflects the ongoing transformation of food systems worldwide and the goal of making Europe’s food system the gold standard for sustainability. Along with the “Biodiversity Strategy”, the European Union seeks to demonstrate that green best practices can be successful in jointly increasing economic efficiency and environmental and climate sustainability in European and global agriculture. Hear the presenters share on the link between “Farm to Fork”, the future of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and the international dimension. Opening Remarks: Johan Swinnen, Director General IFPRI Panel Discussion: Sabine Juelicher, Director Food and Feed Safety, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission John Clarke, Director International Relations, Directorate-General for Agriculture, European Commission Humberto Delgado Rosa, Director Natural Capital, Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission Moderator: Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Related websites: European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/info/index_en More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/virtual-event-european-green-deal-force-eus-farm-fork-strategy-and-biodiversity-strategy-build Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event annoucements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription IFPRI Resources on the following topics: -Agriculture Production: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/agriculture-production -Climate Change: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/climate-change -Environment And Natural Resources: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/environment-and-natural-resources -Food Security: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-security -Food Systems: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-systems

Earlier this year, Catarina Guimaraes, an athlete from one of our grantees, the Navigators, an adaptive sports club from Bayonne, NJ shared her experiences as a para athlete with our Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury Research team. Angela, Smith, Senior Research Coordinator (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Angela%20Smith) at the foundation introduced and welcomed Catarina at the opening of this podcast. Catarina was born in 2004 with Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy has a significant impact on Catarina’s daily life such as very tight muscles and joints, delayed motor operation, lack of coordinated muscle movement and sensory abnormalities. She is a model student of the Cranford School District. Along with good grades, Catarina Participates in DECA (Business Society Club), Orchestra (Violin), Acapella and High School Able Bodied Sports Clubs like Soccer and Track/Field. When Catarina is not training, stretching or studying, she is an avid reader and as of 2020 has written and published 2 books her first books. Learn more about Catarina: Athlete Profile (PDF) - http://kesslerfoundation.org/2020-06/Catarina-Guimaraes2020 Personnal Website - https://catarina-guimaraes.com/ Para Athlete website - https://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Catarina-Guimaraes North Jersey Navigator Adaptive Sports Club - https://www.facebook.com/navigatorsadaptivesportsclub Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation at https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation. Listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 at the Kessler Foundation conference Center, 102 Eagle Rock Ave, East Hanover, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

This virtual policy seminar held April 21, 2020, featuring presentations from Will Martin, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI, with Leonardo Garrido, Lead Senior Economist, The New Climate Economy, World Resources Institute; Madhur Gautam, Lead Economist, World Bank Group; and Ann Tutwiler, Senior Fellow, Meridian Institute & Coordinator of the Policy Action Coalition to Repurpose Food and Agriculture Support as discussants and moderated by Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI. Governments spend over $US 700 billion dollars per year on agricultural support measures such as subsidies, border price distortions and investments in raising productivity. Agriculture and land use change contribute close to a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions policy makers have little information on the implications of agricultural support for emissions. This seminar examines the links between agricultural support and emissions from agriculture to help guide policy reforms that lower emissions, reduce poverty and improve nutrition. The underlying research was funded by FOLU, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and the World Bank Group. Related publication: Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes ( https://www.ifpri.org/publication/reforming-agricultural-support-improved-environmental-outcomes) More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/virtual-event-agricultural-support-reform-and-ghg-emissions Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event annoucements at https://www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

This IFPRI Policy Seminar held on February 19, 2020, at IFPRI Headquarters, featuring presentations from Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Head, Latin American and Caribbean Program, IFPRI; Ramiro Costa, Deputy Executive Director of the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange, Bolsa de Cereales; and David Laborde Debucquet, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI; Sofia Perini, Economist, INAI Foundation (Institute for International Agricultural Negotiations), and moderated by Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI The 2030 Agenda calls on all countries to use trade to create a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient world. We must ensure that the global trading system actively contributes to sustainability. Trade policies offer an opportunity to promote a broad shift in production and consumption that helps consumers to make better choices. The European Union-Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) free trade agreement, recently announced after 20 years of negotiations, has not yet been ratified. If ratified, it would represent the largest trade deal struck by both the EU and Mercosur bringing together 779 million people, 24 trillion dollars of GDP and covering 18 million of square kilometers. Representing a quarter of the global GDP and could also presage a redistribution of agricultural market shares in the EU, the world’s second largest agricultural import market, for US-based exporters. The agreement may serve as a model for future deals, making it critical to get this one right. This discussion will consider fundamental questions about “greening” of the EU-Mercosur agreement: • How will the agreement impact trade in goods? • How will it protect standards, including environmental standards? • Can it promote sustainable farming in both regions? • How will it contribute to the fight against climate change? • Will commitments on environmental protection be enforceable? More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/greening-trade-policies-eu-mercosur-agreement Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at https://www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

The 2020 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture event “Food for All! Trade for Secure, Diverse and Sustainable Nutrition” brought together 16 Expert Panels hosted by policymakers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders from civil society to discuss the role of international trade in achieving a healthy and sustainable food system. International trade has long helped reduce food insecurity by connecting food-scarce regions to more productive agricultural regions. To meet global goals, trade will also need to increase sustainability of food production and ensure more equitable access to scarce natural resources. In follow-up to the GFFA 2020, IFPRI is hosting a panel to discuss key topics around the role of trade in sustaining food security and nutrition in the face of current challenges to food systems, such as climate change, protectionist tendencies, and economic uncertainty. Panelists will reflect on the trade-related decisions that developing and emerging countries must make as they seek to increase agricultural productivity, improve the functioning of food supply chains, integrate trade rules and environmental controls, and address food loss and waste. For more details about the seminar visit: https://www.ifpri.org/event/trade-secure-diverse-and-sustainable-nutrition-key-messages-global-forum-food-and-agriculture Introduction Friedrich Wacker, Director-General, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of the Federal Republic of Germany Round Table Markus Brill, Agricultural Attaché, Federal Republic of Germany to the United States David Laborde Debucquet, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Martien van Nieuwkoop, Global Director Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank Group Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

Topic and Speaker: Gender and human nutrition: Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI How can agriculture and natural resource management advance gender equality? Asking this question rather than only its inverse — what does gender analysis bring to agriculture and natural resource management? — elevates the objective of gender equality within CGIAR, challenges boundaries in thinking about gender in agriculture, and stimulates new and creative perspectives. Gender researchers from across CGIAR are preparing a landmark publication that synthesizes recent research and sets a forward-looking agenda for gender research in the areas of agriculture and natural resource management. This seminar will share key reflections from the book.

Reducing inequality (SDG10) requires progressive and substantial shifts in fiscal policy and an essential equality-enhancing instrument with the potential to do three things: (1) raise necessary revenues for public spending which tackles vertical and horizontal inequalities; (2) stem market incentives for accumulation of income and wealth at the top; and (3) forge a credible fiscal compact between citizens and the state. But how can such progressive policies be implemented while those in power benefit from the status quo? Experts from the United Nations, the IMF, Oxfam and the research community discuss these and many more questions on fiscal policy and socioeconomic disparities, in the context of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the United Nations main platform to review progress and provide guidance and recommendations on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. → Welcome remarks 00:00:14 Luise Rürup, Director, FES New York → Opening remarks Ambassador Luis Bermúdez, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Uruguay Mr. Inge Herman Rydland, Special Envoy for the 2030 Agenda, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs → Panel Discussion Paul Ladd, Director, UNRISD Katja Hujo, Senior Research Coordinator, UNRISD

Today's guest is the most impressive Dr. Dave Vago. I first found Dr. Vago in the Ten Percent Happier Meditation app that I use.  In the app, there are several different meditation instructors and courses with educational videos before you get started.  I found a course called "Meditation and the Brain" in the app and I was immediately drawn to it.   I took a deeper look into Dr. Vago and I learned that he is a cognitive neuroscientist and is the research director for the Osher Center of Integrative Medicine at Vanderbuilt University Medical Center.  He also maintains an appointment as a research associate in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (FNL) at Harvard.  If you're not impressed yet, he held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute and is currently a Mind and Life Fellow, supporting the Mind and Life mission by advising on strategy and programs.  He's worked with John Cabot Zinn and even the Dalai Lama.   Some of his work includes studying brain scans of meditators to determine enhanced areas of blood flow and activity.   His interest in meditation began in his early 20s.  He went to a 10 day silent meditation retreat at the suggestion of his uncle.  His interests in neuroscience and meditation crossed professionally after conducting a study showing that meditation- specifically learning how to regulate attention and emotion helped women with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia.  Topics Discussed in the Podcast  Why Dr. Vago decided to study neuroscience discerning and contextualizing mindfulness & meditation the science of your brain on meditation & parts of the brain change from meditation seeing the Dalai Lama pissed off how to manage anger does exercise count as meditation? flow and meditations meditation and sleep is there an optimal meditation dosage? Listen Now     Resources Contemplative Neuroscience link to instructors for sports teams David Vago's TEDx Talk  Ten Percent Happier App Dr. Vago's interview on the Ten Percent Happier Podcast My Interview with Jeff Warren (a friend of Dr. Vago and also an instructor in Ten Percent Happier)  Podcast Sponsor!  Kuat Racks Support the Show If you would like to support the growth my show, I'd love your contribution on.  Patreon.  The current production of this free show is primarily supported out of my own pocket and a small portion is covered through the donations on Patreon. With my Patreon page, you can donate directly to the show which will help me cover the costs and help it grow! Even 4 bucks a month- the cost of one coffee per month helps a LOT! Thanks, I really appreciate your support! Crowdfunding on Patreon – thank you! Shop my products!  Leave a review or share on social media Don't forget to subscribe! Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Spotify Thanks for listening!

Rapid-Fire Presentations: Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. This year’s Global Food Policy Report highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to achieve the SDGs.

Moderator: Valeria Piñeiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI US and European agricultural policies have evolved over similar paths, shaped by the globalization of agricultural markets, consumer interests, environmental pressures, fiscal constraints, and World Trade Organization disciplines. As the US debates the 2018 Farm Bill and the EU debates a future Common Agricultural Policy for 2020, what can we expect for the future of agricultural policy? The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Delegation of the European Union to the United States are pleased to co-host this seminar, featuring distinguished experts who will look at how these debates will shape US and EU agricultural policies.

Presentation ( GAAP2 for pro-WEAI, empowerment and measurement and Pro-WEAI health and nutrition module): Presenters: Agnes Quisumbing, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Jessica Heckert, Research Fellow, IFPRI The pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index that builds on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and is adapted for project use with a closer focus on aspects of empowerment related to health and nutrition. The index is being developed by IFPRI’s Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), a learning and capacity-building initiative working with 13 agricultural development projects, which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Feed the Future (led by USAID), and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). The GAAP2 team will introduce the latest version of the pro-WEAI as a measure of women’s empowerment and orient potential users to the WEAI Resource Center. Panelists representing organizations that are potential users of pro-WEAI will discuss how the tool can support knowledge management in their projects. The discussion will also solicit feedback from the broader development community, including donors, NGOs, and the private sector, about pro-WEAI’s usefulness in promoting women’s empowerment in agricultural projects and as part of national statistical surveys, and further discuss what policy implications can be derived from these analyses.

What should we expect from Argentina’s G20 presidency? This roundtable event will highlight the challenges and expectations for 2018, focusing on trade, food security, and sustainable agriculture. Participants will look at the new presidency’s priorities, the outcomes of the Think20 (T20) inception workshop, and the lessons learned from the German presidency. Argentine president Mauricio Macri has said that his country will place development, fairness, and sustainability at the forefront of the G20 agenda. As reflected in this year’s theme, “Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development,” Argentina’s presidency is aiming to build consensus among the world’s major powers for fair and sustainable development to help generate equal opportunities for all people and advance efforts to eradicate poverty. To that end, the T20 task force on food security and sustainable agriculture is working to identify themes and ideas that could improve sustainable food production systems and enhance food security and nutrition. The task force is also investigating which agricultural practices best support sustainable management of natural resources. Speakers • Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Head, Latin American and Caribbean Program , IFPRI • Astrid Jakobs de Padua, Minister Counselor, Food and Agriculture, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany--Washington • David Laborde Debucquet, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI • Agustín Tejeda Rodriguez, Chief Economist, Buenos Aires Grain Exchange • Maximo Torero, Executive Director for Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, World Bank Group Moderator Valeria Pineiro, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

David Vago is Research Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is an associate professor in the department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. He also maintains an appointment as a research associate in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (FNL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School. He has completed post-doctoral fellowships in the department of Psychiatry at BWH, the Utah Center for Mind-Body Interactions within the University of Utah Medical School, and the Stuart T. Hauser Research Training Program in Biological & Social Psychiatry. David has previously held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute and is currently a Mind and Life Fellow, supporting the Mind and Life mission by advising on strategy and programs. He received his Bachelors Degree in Brain and Cognitive Sciences in 1997 from the University of Rochester. In 2005, David received his Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Sciences with a specialization in learning and memory from the department of Psychology, University of Utah.

David's research interests broadly focus on utilizing translational models to identify and characterize neurobiological substrates mediating psychopathology, to better predict outcomes and potential biologically-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for those suffering with mental illness. In this context, David has been specifically focusing on the study of mindfulness-based interventions in clinical settings, and the basic cognitive and neuroscientific mechanisms by which mindfulness-based practices function. We talk about how David began his studies, mindfulness from a scientific approach, and where true happiness is according to science. I would love to hear what you think about this episode. It confirmed what I felt the benefits of mindfulness are and taught me so much more.   Radically Curious David   Getting inspired to think about the mind and the brain and following his bliss Going on a 10-day silent retreat in his 20s after a college course on meditation Presenting his research to the Dalai Lama and what the Dalai Lama told him Finding his calling to bring mindfulness to mainstream medicine and science   Radically Inspired Clarity   In order to practice mindfulness, you don't need to be a Buddhist. These practices help us reduce our attachments in the materialistic world we live in. Every moment counts. Each moment influences who you are right now. You decide how you look at the stressors in your life.   David Vago Answers…   What is mindfulness? What do you think about society and its state of unhappiness? What is  the role of compassion in this framework?   Radically Loved Quotes   “In this context of mindfulness, the goal is not to sit in a room on a cushion, the goal is to connect with other human beings.”   “The realization that there is no self can be very scary.”   “Our own happiness and well being comes from out altruistic motives, and that's empirical research.”   “Each moment is made up of habits of perception and interpretation.”   A Little More About Our Guest   David Vago is an associate psychologist in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (FNL), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and instructor at Harvard Medical School. He has completed post-doctoral fellowships in the department of Psychiatry at BWH, the Utah Center for Mind-Body Interactions within the University of Utah Medical School, and the Stuart T. Hauser Research Training Program in Biological & Social Psychiatry. David has previously held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute and is currently a Mind and Life Fellow, supporting the Mind and Life mission by advising on strategy and programs. He received his Bachelors Degree in Brain and Cognitive Sciences in 1997 from the University of Rochester. In 2005, David received his Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Sciences with a specialization in learning and memory from the department of Psychology, University of Utah. www.davidvago.bwh.harvard.edu/ Be sure to subscribe to our weekly Radically Loved Updates and listen on iTunes to make sure you never miss an episode!

David’s research interests broadly focus on utilizing translational models to identify and characterize neurobiological substrates mediating psychopathology, to better predict outcomes and potential biologically-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for those suffering with mental illness. In this context, David has been specifically focusing on the study of mindfulness-based interventions in clinical settings, and the basic cognitive and neuroscientific mechanisms by which mindfulness-based practices function. We talk about how David began his studies, mindfulness from a scientific approach, and where true happiness is according to science. I would love to hear what you think about this episode. It confirmed what I felt the benefits of mindfulness are and taught me so much more.   Radically Curious David   Getting inspired to think about the mind and the brain and following his bliss Going on a 10-day silent retreat in his 20s after a college course on meditation Presenting his research to the Dalai Lama and what the Dalai Lama told him Finding his calling to bring mindfulness to mainstream medicine and science   Radically Inspired Clarity   In order to practice mindfulness, you don’t need to be a Buddhist. These practices help us reduce our attachments in the materialistic world we live in. Every moment counts. Each moment influences who you are right now. You decide how you look at the stressors in your life.   David Vago Answers…   What is mindfulness? What do you think about society and its state of unhappiness? What is  the role of compassion in this framework?   Radically Loved Quotes   “In this context of mindfulness, the goal is not to sit in a room on a cushion, the goal is to connect with other human beings.”   “The realization that there is no self can be very scary.”   “Our own happiness and well being comes from out altruistic motives, and that’s empirical research.”   “Each moment is made up of habits of perception and interpretation.”   A Little More About Our Guest   David Vago is an associate psychologist in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (FNL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and instructor at Harvard Medical School. He has completed post-doctoral fellowships in the department of Psychiatry at BWH, the Utah Center for Mind-Body Interactions within the University of Utah Medical School, and the Stuart T. Hauser Research Training Program in Biological & Social Psychiatry. David has previously held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute and is currently a Mind and Life Fellow, supporting the Mind and Life mission by advising on strategy and programs. He received his Bachelors Degree in Brain and Cognitive Sciences in 1997 from the University of Rochester. In 2005, David received his Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Sciences with a specialization in learning and memory from the department of Psychology, University of Utah. www.davidvago.bwh.harvard.edu/ Be sure to subscribe to our weekly Radically Loved Updates and listen on iTunes to make sure you never miss an episode!

David Vago, an instructor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, has held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering dialogue and research at the highest possible level between modern science and the great living contemplative traditions. In this episode David relates how his personal mindfulness practice has integrated with his professional scientific research. He talks about the thriving community of scientists interested in mindfulness that has taken root in contemporary academia and research, and he highlights some current projects and lines of inquiry that have benefited from this uniquely supportive atmosphere. Episode Links: www.ContemplativeNeurosciences.com Mind and Life Institute ( http://www.mindandlife.org ) The Dark Night Project ( http://bit.ly/1gc7P2j ) Mapping the Mindful Brain ( http://bit.ly/1gc7Weo ) Contemplative Mind in Life ( http://contemplativemind.wordpress.com )

David Vago, PhD and Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP tackle the traditional Buddhist concept of "enlightenment" from their modern clinical points of view in a stimulating and fun discussion. Part 2 focuses on S-ART, David's neurobiological framework for describing the positive effects of meditation on self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence; Theravada, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna notions of awakening and not-self; secular mental training; different interventions for different psyches; selflessness/emptiness in psychotherapy; translating the dharma into neuropsychological terms, vedanā (craving and aversion); decentering, embodied cognition; aggregates and seeds of habit mind; other-centeredness and not-self; non-referential compassion; empathy fatigue; refuting self-compassion; clinical Tonglen practice; neurobiological evidence for not-self states; developmental model of awakening; dynamic responsiveness; neurotherapeutics. David Vago, PhD is an associate psychologist in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (FNL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and instructor at Harvard Medical School. David has previously held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute and is currently a Mind and Life Fellow. David’s research interests broadly focus on utilizing translational models to identify and characterize neurobiological substrates mediating psychopathology, to better predict outcomes and potential biologically-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for those suffering with mental illness. David has been specifically investigating brain networks supporting self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence in order to clarify adaptive mind-brain-body interactions and their therapeutic relevance in psychiatric disorders. http://davidvago.bwh.harvard.edu/ Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP, is the author of "Effortless Mindfulness: Genuine mental health through awakened presence", a new textbook on Buddhist psychology. She is the creator of Awakened Presence Psychotherapy™ and is a private practice psychotherapist in Los Gatos, Ca. She specializes in mindfulness psychotherapy, Buddhist psychology and is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Lisa trains clinicians in the application of mindfulness interventions and practical Buddhist psychology. Lisa has been a dedicated yogic and Buddhist meditation practitioner for four decades. http://www.lisadalemiller.com mindfulness,cognitive neuroscience,neuroscience of meditation,Buddhist teachings,effortless mindfulness,anxiety treatment,depression treatment,not-self,compassion training,empathy,S-ART

David Vago, PhD and Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP tackle the traditional Buddhist concept of "enlightenment" from their modern clinical points of view in a stimulating and fun discussion. This is the first part of their two-part conversation. Covered topics include: Contextualizing the terms enlightenment, awakening, liberation; demarcating clinical markers of progress on the path; Nirvana and mini-nirvanas; state vs trait changes of awakening; extinction of mental and emotional habits; dissolving greed, hatred and delusion; pure awareness or nature of mind; the inherent problems of quick fix mindfulness. David Vago, PhD is an associate psychologist in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (FNL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and instructor at Harvard Medical School. David has previously held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute and is currently a Mind and Life Fellow. David’s research interests broadly focus on utilizing translational models to identify and characterize neurobiological substrates mediating psychopathology, to better predict outcomes and potential biologically-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for those suffering with mental illness. David has been specifically investigating brain networks supporting self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence in order to clarify adaptive mind-brain-body interactions and their therapeutic relevance in psychiatric disorders. http://davidvago.bwh.harvard.edu/ Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP, is the author of "Effortless Mindfulness: Genuine mental health through awakened presence", a new textbook on Buddhist psychology. She is the creator of Awakened Presence Psychotherapy™ and is a private practice psychotherapist in Los Gatos, Ca. She specializes in mindfulness psychotherapy, Buddhist psychology and is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Lisa trains clinicians in the application of mindfulness interventions and practical Buddhist psychology. Lisa has been a dedicated yogic and Buddhist meditation practitioner for four decades. http://www.lisadalemiller.com

David Vago, PhD and Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP tackle the traditional Buddhist concept of "enlightenment" from their modern clinical points of view in a stimulating and fun discussion. Part 2 focuses on S-ART, David's neurobiological framework for describing the positive effects of meditation on self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence; Theravada, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna notions of awakening and not-self; secular mental training; different interventions for different psyches; selflessness/emptiness in psychotherapy; translating the dharma into neuropsychological terms, vedanā (craving and aversion); decentering, embodied cognition; aggregates and seeds of habit mind; other-centeredness and not-self; non-referential compassion; empathy fatigue; refuting self-compassion; clinical Tonglen practice; neurobiological evidence for not-self states; developmental model of awakening; dynamic responsiveness; neurotherapeutics. David Vago, PhD is an associate psychologist in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (FNL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and instructor at Harvard Medical School. David has previously held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute and is currently a Mind and Life Fellow. David’s research interests broadly focus on utilizing translational models to identify and characterize neurobiological substrates mediating psychopathology, to better predict outcomes and potential biologically-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for those suffering with mental illness. David has been specifically investigating brain networks supporting self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence in order to clarify adaptive mind-brain-body interactions and their therapeutic relevance in psychiatric disorders. http://davidvago.bwh.harvard.edu/ Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP, is the author of "Effortless Mindfulness: Genuine mental health through awakened presence", a new textbook on Buddhist psychology. She is the creator of Awakened Presence Psychotherapy™ and is a private practice psychotherapist in Los Gatos, Ca. She specializes in mindfulness psychotherapy, Buddhist psychology and is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Lisa trains clinicians in the application of mindfulness interventions and practical Buddhist psychology. Lisa has been a dedicated yogic and Buddhist meditation practitioner for four decades. http://www.lisadalemiller.com