14 March 2016. Brussels. DevCo External Cooperation InfoPoint. An overview of the situation of food and nutrition security in the world today was presented. Special emphasis was given to the current situation of El Niño, current droughts in Africa South of the Sahara, and potential policies that need to be put in place in the future to minimize these and associated risks.
Introduction: Jean-Pierre Halkin, Head of Unit - DEVCO C1- Rural development, Food security, Nutrition
Presentation: Maximo Torrero, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute
Changes in climate affects the land and farming immensely. Due to this,the crop growth is affected and results in inadequacy of seasonal crop outcome which does not meet the demands of the living beings. Hence, Climatic change has become a chief issue to be looked forth in order to prevent further threatenings to the livelihood. I have made a gist of the existing issue on climate changes and the insecurities of food resources in India.
Very much interested in public policies as it affects community members greatly. This slide explains policy options that can be taken to address food security in the country.
Food security at the national level refers to availability in the country of sufficient stocks of food to meet domestic demand through domestic supply or imports
Food security is a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life
Changes in climate affects the land and farming immensely. Due to this,the crop growth is affected and results in inadequacy of seasonal crop outcome which does not meet the demands of the living beings. Hence, Climatic change has become a chief issue to be looked forth in order to prevent further threatenings to the livelihood. I have made a gist of the existing issue on climate changes and the insecurities of food resources in India.
Very much interested in public policies as it affects community members greatly. This slide explains policy options that can be taken to address food security in the country.
Food security at the national level refers to availability in the country of sufficient stocks of food to meet domestic demand through domestic supply or imports
Food security is a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life
The return of high food prices and the need to adapt to climate change have revived interest in agricultural technologies adapted to smallholders, in particular women. Sustainable intensification of smallholder production will require a shift to knowledge-intensive agriculture that combines local knowledge and the latest sustainability science to adapt practices to local ecosystems and increase resilience to climate change, price and other shocks. Poor farmers, often women, usually cultivate in more extreme environments in addition to being less connected to markets. A radical change in the focus of national agricultural plans and substantial investment are needed to unleash smallholder production potential, contributing to achieving MDGs and boosting food production to meet the 70% increase needed by 2050. A holistic approach is needed to raise productivity and resilience of agriculture and supporting ecosystems as well as the efficient and equitable functioning of agricultural supply chains.
Food systems, food security and environmental changeIIED
This is a presentation given by Dr John Ingram of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) to a Critical Theme organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development on 12 February 2015.
Dr Ingram leads the Environmental Change Institute's Food Systems Research and Training Programme, which aims to increase understanding of the interactions between food security and environmental change. The programme's research products have been adopted by national and international organisations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UK and Dutch governments.
In his presentation, Ingram looked at food system activities and 'planetary boundaries' – the safe operating space for humanity with respect to the earth's biophysical systems. If these planetary boundaries are crossed, then important subsystems, such as a monsoon system, could shift into a new state. Such shifts could have damaging consequences, including undermining the environmental conditions and the natural resource base on which our food security depends.
IIED hosts Critical Themes meetings to explore new ideas, introduce new research and broaden the knowledge of its staff.
More details: bit.ly/1CkRJ9K.
The world is facing a nutrition crisis : Approximately 3 Billion people from everyone of the worlds 193 countries have a low quality diets . Over the next 20 years , multiple forms of malnutrition will pose increasingly serious threats to global health. Population growth combined with climate change will place increasing stress on the food systems , particularly in Africa and Asia where there will be an additional two billion people in 2050 . At the same time rapidly increasing urbanisation,particularly in these two regions,will affect hunger and nutrition in complex ways - Both Positively and Negatively
A lecture in Quantitative Sustainability
It is often claimed that agricultural productivity needs to be increased in order to feed a growing world population. Food security depends on several factors besides the productivity, including waste/efficiency, energy crops, meat consumption, and global justice and equity. This lecture explores the issue of food security in its many dimensions and teaches how to use a high-level systems approach in sustainability science.
This presentation is all about highlighting present scenario of food security in India and the Issues and challenges it is facing. Furthermore, some of the pragmatic measures have been given so as to make India a food secure nation.
Reshaping the Food System for Food Security & NutritionExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/
This presentation was presented during the Eurasian Soil Partnership workshop that was held on 29 February - 02 March 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and it was made by Shenggen Fan.
A short presentation to accompany a lesson on global food and water security. Blog post with more information about the lesson can be found on eternalexploration.wordpress.com
Food and nutrition are cornerstones that affect and define the health of all people, rich and poor. The right to food is one of the most consistently mentioned items in international human rights documents
Climate Change and Food Security presentation made at Dr. MCR HRD to the government officials from various departments by Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy on 15 Nov 11
While food waste and loss is a global problem, YieldWise focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, where 70 percent of the people rely on agriculture for their livelihoods and many of whom are also part of the world's 1.3 billion who are food insecure. Here, 50 percent of fruits and vegetables, 40 percent of roots and tubers, and 20 percent of cereals—all of which are staple foods—are lost in the post-harvest stage or processes. As such, these vulnerable people are twice-hit.
18 March 2016. PAEPARD welcomed its 6000th member. It has been a long way since the inception of this community in September 2009 to facilitate an online discussion of some 100
participants about the GCARD RoadMap (ahead of the first GCARD conference of Montpelier - March 2010). It's rather a coincidence that this "magic figure" is reached at the eve of the 3rd GCARD conference (Johannesburg, April 2016). The latest member wrote as motivation: To have access to cutting-edge
agriculture related knowledge and information resources as well as [funding] opportunities. (18/03)
The return of high food prices and the need to adapt to climate change have revived interest in agricultural technologies adapted to smallholders, in particular women. Sustainable intensification of smallholder production will require a shift to knowledge-intensive agriculture that combines local knowledge and the latest sustainability science to adapt practices to local ecosystems and increase resilience to climate change, price and other shocks. Poor farmers, often women, usually cultivate in more extreme environments in addition to being less connected to markets. A radical change in the focus of national agricultural plans and substantial investment are needed to unleash smallholder production potential, contributing to achieving MDGs and boosting food production to meet the 70% increase needed by 2050. A holistic approach is needed to raise productivity and resilience of agriculture and supporting ecosystems as well as the efficient and equitable functioning of agricultural supply chains.
Food systems, food security and environmental changeIIED
This is a presentation given by Dr John Ingram of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) to a Critical Theme organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development on 12 February 2015.
Dr Ingram leads the Environmental Change Institute's Food Systems Research and Training Programme, which aims to increase understanding of the interactions between food security and environmental change. The programme's research products have been adopted by national and international organisations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UK and Dutch governments.
In his presentation, Ingram looked at food system activities and 'planetary boundaries' – the safe operating space for humanity with respect to the earth's biophysical systems. If these planetary boundaries are crossed, then important subsystems, such as a monsoon system, could shift into a new state. Such shifts could have damaging consequences, including undermining the environmental conditions and the natural resource base on which our food security depends.
IIED hosts Critical Themes meetings to explore new ideas, introduce new research and broaden the knowledge of its staff.
More details: bit.ly/1CkRJ9K.
The world is facing a nutrition crisis : Approximately 3 Billion people from everyone of the worlds 193 countries have a low quality diets . Over the next 20 years , multiple forms of malnutrition will pose increasingly serious threats to global health. Population growth combined with climate change will place increasing stress on the food systems , particularly in Africa and Asia where there will be an additional two billion people in 2050 . At the same time rapidly increasing urbanisation,particularly in these two regions,will affect hunger and nutrition in complex ways - Both Positively and Negatively
A lecture in Quantitative Sustainability
It is often claimed that agricultural productivity needs to be increased in order to feed a growing world population. Food security depends on several factors besides the productivity, including waste/efficiency, energy crops, meat consumption, and global justice and equity. This lecture explores the issue of food security in its many dimensions and teaches how to use a high-level systems approach in sustainability science.
This presentation is all about highlighting present scenario of food security in India and the Issues and challenges it is facing. Furthermore, some of the pragmatic measures have been given so as to make India a food secure nation.
Reshaping the Food System for Food Security & NutritionExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/
This presentation was presented during the Eurasian Soil Partnership workshop that was held on 29 February - 02 March 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and it was made by Shenggen Fan.
A short presentation to accompany a lesson on global food and water security. Blog post with more information about the lesson can be found on eternalexploration.wordpress.com
Food and nutrition are cornerstones that affect and define the health of all people, rich and poor. The right to food is one of the most consistently mentioned items in international human rights documents
Climate Change and Food Security presentation made at Dr. MCR HRD to the government officials from various departments by Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy on 15 Nov 11
While food waste and loss is a global problem, YieldWise focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, where 70 percent of the people rely on agriculture for their livelihoods and many of whom are also part of the world's 1.3 billion who are food insecure. Here, 50 percent of fruits and vegetables, 40 percent of roots and tubers, and 20 percent of cereals—all of which are staple foods—are lost in the post-harvest stage or processes. As such, these vulnerable people are twice-hit.
18 March 2016. PAEPARD welcomed its 6000th member. It has been a long way since the inception of this community in September 2009 to facilitate an online discussion of some 100
participants about the GCARD RoadMap (ahead of the first GCARD conference of Montpelier - March 2010). It's rather a coincidence that this "magic figure" is reached at the eve of the 3rd GCARD conference (Johannesburg, April 2016). The latest member wrote as motivation: To have access to cutting-edge
agriculture related knowledge and information resources as well as [funding] opportunities. (18/03)
18 mars 2016. PAEPARD vient d'accueillir son 6000e membre. C'est un long chemin depuis la création de cette communauté en
Septembre 2009 pour faciliter une discussion en ligne de quelque 100 participants concernant le GCARD RoadMap (en préparation à la première conférence GCARD de Montpelier - Mars 2010). La coïncidence veut que ce «chiffre magique» est atteint à la veille de la 3ème conférence GCARD (Johannesburg, avril 2016).
La motivation du dernier adhérant en dit plus: Pour avoir accès aux ressources, connaissances et informations de pointe liées à
l'agriculture ainsi que les opportunités [de financement]. (18/03)
Pour célébrer cette occasion, vous trouverez ci-dessous le lien pour un guide rapide sur la façon d'utiliser le Dgroups du PAEPARD en ligne (présentation PPT en anglais et en français).
9 February 2017, the first Food for All Talk (#FFATalks) under the WBG-Netherlands Partnership took place on the subject: Food Systems for Healthier Diets.
Making sustainable food choices easier for consumersFrancois Stepman
Making sustainable food choices easier for consumers by Camille Perrin, European Consumer Organisation
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
Collection of electronic poster submissions from the Knowledge Fair component of the 2020 Conference on "Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security," May 15-17, 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
11 March 2016. Gent, Belgium. PAEPARD meeting with a delegation of Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs. This organisation relates directly agribusiness initiatives with Belgian (SME) entrepreneurs.
Findings of the report on Mycotoxin Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Francois Stepman
Prof. David Miller (Carleton University, Canada)
Workshop on “Engaging the Health and Nutrition Sectors in Aflatoxin Control in Africa”
March 23 – 24, 2016
FoodAfrica Research for Development Programme: Improving Food Security in West and East Africa through Capacity Building and Information Dissemination.
Presentation in the CGIAR Science Week in Montpellier 2016 on how Big Data cna change agricultural research and development, and what the CGIAR needs to do.
The Laboratory of Food Analysis at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UG...Francois Stepman
11 March 2016. Gent, Belgium. Department of Bioanalysis, Laboratory of Food Analysis Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Compilation of the presentations made during the visit and meeting with Prof. Dr. Pharm.D. Sarah De Saeger and doctoral students :
Melody Hove, Ugent, University of Zimbabwe (03/01/14 - now), “Human dietary exposure to mycotoxins in Zimbabwe and related risk assessment and management”
Cynthia Chilaka, Ugent, McPherson University (01/01/2015 - now), ” Fusarium mycotoxins and their masked forms in Nigerian foods: occurrence and influence of traditional processing methods”
Abebe Ayelign (Ethiopia – PhD student at Addis Ababa University, but performing his analysis of biomarkers in urine in my lab)
Scaling Up Nutrition Action for Africa: Where Are We and What Challenges Need To Be
Addressed To Accelerate Momentum
Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Nutrition (GAIN), United Kingdom
"IFPRI at 40: Looking Back, Looking Forward" Special Event held on November 18, 2015. Presentation by Mark Rosegrant, Director of Environment and Production Technologies Division (EPTD) at IFPRI.
A one-day Strategic Foresight Conference took place at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington DC on November 7, 2014. Participants from leading global modeling groups, collaborating CGIAR centers and research programs, and other partners reviewed new long-term projections for global agriculture from IFPRI and other leading institutions, examined the potential impacts of climate change and other key challenges, and discussed the role of foresight work in identifying and supporting promising solutions.
Topics included:
Long-term outlook and challenges for food & agriculture
Addressing the challenges
Foresight in the CGIAR
Webcast video of morning sessions available on Global Futures program website here: http://globalfutures.cgiar.org/2014/11/03/global-futures-strategic-foresight-conference/
2nd Annual Malthus Lecture "Feeding the World Sustainably: Reflections, Issues, and Suggestions" given by Dr. Ismail Serageldin at IFPRI on 14 July 2011. Co-hosted by IFPRI and PRB (Population Reference Bureau). Sponsored by Montague Yudelman.
Channing Arndt
COUNTRY WORKSHOP
The Knowledge Lab on Climate Resilient Food Systems: An analytical support facility to achieve the SDGs
Co-Organized by IFPRI and AGRA
FEB 7, 2019 - 08:30 AM TO 05:55 PM EAT
Our Industry 2014 is packed with insights and useful facts, graphs and images from Syngenta and many external sources. It covers the global challenges relating to food security and includes sections on the major crops and on advances in agricultural technology.
Meat production, meat, meat production challenges, consumption, trends, meat,...Luciano Roppa
Global population will increase to 9 billion persons in 2050. Are we producing enough food (meat) actually? Are we ready to attend future meat demands? Developing countries are increasing the meat production and meat consumption two times more than Developed countries. Brazil and USA are the actual meat exports leaders. Nutrition.
The Innovative Agriculture for Smallholder Resilience (iNASHR) project (Egypt) was implemented over 3 years during which there was the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to instability in farm prices and uncertainties in water availability.
Despite this, 18 teams of Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) serving as digital extension service providers were able to reach more than 60,000 people in rural communities between 2021 and 2023.
Three specially commissioned “farmer-to-farmer” style training videos were produced (see at the bottom of this blog post),
and 60 other relevant Access Agriculture videos were translated into Arabic and shown to farmers.
These active service providers, half of whom are women, used a solar-powered smart projector to reach communities where access to power supply, internet connection and mobile phone signal can be challenging.
West Africa Scene Setting African Continental Master Plan (CMP) for electrici...Francois Stepman
6 February 2024. Drive Renewable Energy Investments in West Africa Hosted by IRENA Coalition for Action
Recording forthcoming
The session covered the African Continental Master Plan (CMP) for electricity generation and transmission, delved into West Africa's electricity sector, and presented recommendations from the Policy Brief titled:
IRENA (2023) Scaling up renewable energy investments in West Africa # 12 p.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/02/drive-renewable-energy-investments-in.html
Scaling up renewable energy investments in West AfricaFrancois Stepman
6 February 2024. Drive Renewable Energy Investments in West Africa Hosted by IRENA Coalition for Action
Recording forthcoming
The session covered the African Continental Master Plan (CMP) for electricity generation and transmission, delved into West Africa's electricity sector, and presented recommendations from the Policy Brief titled:
IRENA (2023) Scaling up renewable energy investments in West Africa # 12 p.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/02/drive-renewable-energy-investments-in.html
Advances of the AU-EU FNSSA Partnership towards Food Systems TransformationFrancois Stepman
23-25 January 2024. Joint SCAR workshop: “Research needs and priorities for the transformation to Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) at European and global level”
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/research-needs-and-priorities-for.html
Research needs for sustainable food systems – concepts and prioritiesFrancois Stepman
23-25 January 2024. Joint SCAR workshop: “Research needs and priorities for the transformation to Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) at European and global level”
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/research-needs-and-priorities-for.html
The Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) of the EC: its principles and working p...Francois Stepman
6 - 17 March 2021. In 2021, Aarhus University hosted the first European Seminar on science-based advice in agriculture and environment
More than 200 researchers and advisers from all over Europe participated. One of the conclusions was, that there is a need to learn from each other, to share best practices and to discuss the main principles, in order to strengthen the evidence based policy development in Europe. See: https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/science-based-advice-for-policy-in.html
Transformation: An introductory guide to fundamental change for researchers a...Francois Stepman
7 Sep 2023 12:30 - 14:00 CEST. Transformation: An introductory guide to fundamental change for researchers and change makers in a world of crises
Fazey, I and Colvin, J. (2023). Transformation: An introductory guide to fundamental change for researchers and change makers in a world of crises - A Report for the Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme. University of York, Emerald Network Ltd. #52 p.
Online workshop based on a newly published report by Professor Ioan Fazey (University of York) and Dr John Colvin (Emerald Network Ltd) for the UKRI Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme.
This workshop was be an opportunity to learn, and engage with others, about the concept of transformational change in a context of a rapidly changing world.
The authors gave an overview of the concept of transformation and highlighted some of the critical aspects that need to be considered when embarking on an initiative, approach or campaign which is intended to be transformational. They talked about the challenges and opportunities of adopting these concepts in practice and research and there was an opportunity for participants to explore with others their own understanding and approaches to transformation.
Presentation by Kathelijne Beenen, Netherlands Space Office - Space for Climate Adaptation and Food Security
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/earth-observation-artificial.html
Machine learning for the environment: monitoring the pulse of our Planet with...Francois Stepman
Presentation by Davis Tuia, EPFL - Machine learning for the environment: monitoring the pulse of our Planet with remotely sensed data
25 May 2023. 9H30 - 16H25 Earth Observation & Artificial Intelligence solutions for climate change challenges
This new edition of the AI4Copernicus event focused on climate change and its impact on energy, food and water security. To withstand current and future pressures on our natural resources, integrated and sustainable management practices are required to balance the needs of people, nature and the economy.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/earth-observation-artificial.html
‘How is the African insurance industry responding to climate change?’Francois Stepman
6 June 2023. ‘How is the African insurance industry responding to climate change?’
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/06/how-is-african-insurance-industry.html
The insurance industry is exposed to the risks of climate change and that risk is increasing. Insurers should be aware of these risks and the potential impact on their business. A 2019 global survey [With Climate Impacts Growing, Insurance Companies Face Big Challenges] found that 72 percent of insurance companies believe climate change will affect their business, but 80 percent of them have not taken significant steps to lessen climate risks. Moreover, insurance companies invest the money from the premiums they collect in the financial markets. They have $582 billion invested in fossil fuels investments that could be devalued as climate risks increase.
As natural disasters become more frequent and more costly, insurance companies are facing big challenges. If insurers are to weather the storms ahead, they’ll need to make some changes. The insurance industry needs to make substantial changes to deal with its own climate risks. Some of these changes could also enable insurance companies to help speed the transition to a net-zero society.
Speakers
Diana Castro (picture) is part of UNEP. As the Programme
Supervisor of the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) initiative, Diana oversees the largest collaboration between the United Nations and the insurance industry, which has over 250
members worldwide committed to integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance risks into their decision-making.
Lesley Ndlovu (picture) is currently the Chief Executive Officer of African Risk Capacity “ARC” Ltd, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kelvin Massingham is Director of Risk and Resilience at FSD Africa, where he is responsible for driving financial market innovation in Africa to increase resilience and create pathways for green finance to flow towards a net-zero and nature-positive future.
How are African banks coping with Climate ChangeFrancois Stepman
16 May 2023. This webinar discussed how climate-related risks threaten the functioning of banking institutions as well as the stability of the financial system.
Climate change and climate policy affect the balance sheets and business models of banks in different ways. African banks are vulnerable to the increasing frequency and severity of climate change shocks. They are also increasingly aware of the importance of adopting green financing principles, seeking to address risks and more importantly, to grasp new opportunities.
However, only 17% of banks have so far introduced specific green financing products, and these are estimated to account for only 2-20% of their portfolio . The webinar discussed how climate-related risks threaten the functioning of banking institutions as well as the stability of the financial system. The discussions also shed light on initiatives of banks to implement sustainable practices and central banks to create an enabling environment for sustainable finance drawing on international best practices.
http://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/05/climate-and-african-financial-sector.html
Webinar 1: Climate Change: What does it mean for the Financial Sector in Africa?
Financial institutions can play an important role in society’s adaptation to climate change risks mitigation. This webinar will highlight risks and opportunities that climate change poses for the financial sector in Africa and discuss how financial institutions can best respond to these, in a sustainable manner. In particular, the webinar is expected to:
Raise awareness on climate change within the financial industry in Africa and facilitate a broader dialogue aimed at integrating climate change considerations;
Clarify the pivotal role the financial sector can play in mitigating climate change risks and adapting to its effects; and
Present examples of transformative change in financial institutions’ practices
Speakers
Paul SMITH has worked for the climate team at the United Nations’ Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) for over four years. Paul leads UNEP FI’s climate adaptation and physical risk work supporting the Climate Risk Programme, the Climate Adaptation Working Group of the Principles for Responsible Banking and the Adaptation and Resilience Investor Collaborative (ARIC). He also leads on climate policy in partnership with the Investor Agenda and has co-authored The Climate Risk Landscape, Physically Fit? and Adapting to a New Climate, as well as contributing to Climate Risk: Managing the Financial Risk and Funding the Transition
Anthony NYONG is the Director of Climate Change and Green Growth at the AfDB. Mr. Nyong has about 30 years of experience in environmental and natural resources management, renewable energy and green growth. He was a Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and a member of the IPCC Task Group on Data and Scenario Support for Impact and Climate Analysis.
David ASHIAGBOR is the Chief Financial Sector Strategy Officer in the Financial Sector Development Department of the African Development Bank. He is currently leading the design and development of the Bank’s new Financial Sector Development Strategy, in addition to supporting the Director on policy and strategy issues.
Marina FINKEN is the Partnership Coordinator for Making Finance Work For Africa (MFW4A). She is an experienced Finance Professional who, before joining MFW4A had a successful career within Big 4 firms, providing audit and advisory services to large Banking groups and other financial services entities.
Transforming Research into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-to-...Francois Stepman
March 9 Transforming Research into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-to-Action Plan Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Marlene Lee, PRB, United States
The webinar introduces you to how you can use the Research-To-Action (R2A) Plan Section to develop a step-by-step plan to communicate your research findings, attract influential stakeholders, and ensure your research leads to action.
Capturing Attention How To Use The Research Translation Toolkit’s Communicati...Francois Stepman
March 9 Transforming Research into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-to-Action Plan Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Marlene Lee, PRB, United States
Speaker bios
This webinar introduces you to how you can use the Research-To-Action (R2A) Plan Section to develop a step-by-step plan to communicate your research findings, attract influential stakeholders, and ensure your research leads to action.
Generative Artificial Intelligence 3/14/2023 Johannes Schunter Head of Knowle...Francois Stepman
14 March 2023. Useful applications of ChatGPT in knowledge work
Johannes Schunter showed a number of useful applications in development work ; what the bot is good at and what it is not good at. He is Head of Knowledge Management · Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V., Berlin, Germany.
How to Use the Research Translation Toolkit’s Stakeholder Analysis SectionFrancois Stepman
23 February 2023 Reaching the Right People at the Right Time: How to Use the Stakeholder Analysis Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jose Rodriguez, International Consultant, Philippines
This webinar introduced the Stakeholder Analysis Section to identify influential individuals or groups who might use your research, and plan effective engagement with them to increase the impact of your research insights or technical innovations.
February 9 A Vital Resource: Exploring USAID’s Research Translation Toolkit
This webinar introduced the importance of research translation – the process that transforms research findings into a form that is relevant to practitioners or other audiences – and provides a high-level overview of the Research Translation Toolkit, including real world examples of research teams that have used the processes from the toolkit.
Overview of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda & Results of the Public ConsultationFrancois Stepman
23 - 24 November 2022. Nairobi, Kenya and online. AU-EU Innovation Agenda Stakeholder Event
Nairobi by the The European Commission and the African Union Commission.
Have you ever wondered how search works while visiting an e-commerce site, internal website, or searching through other types of online resources? Look no further than this informative session on the ways that taxonomies help end-users navigate the internet! Hear from taxonomists and other information professionals who have first-hand experience creating and working with taxonomies that aid in navigation, search, and discovery across a range of disciplines.
Sharpen existing tools or get a new toolbox? Contemporary cluster initiatives...Orkestra
UIIN Conference, Madrid, 27-29 May 2024
James Wilson, Orkestra and Deusto Business School
Emily Wise, Lund University
Madeline Smith, The Glasgow School of Art
This presentation, created by Syed Faiz ul Hassan, explores the profound influence of media on public perception and behavior. It delves into the evolution of media from oral traditions to modern digital and social media platforms. Key topics include the role of media in information propagation, socialization, crisis awareness, globalization, and education. The presentation also examines media influence through agenda setting, propaganda, and manipulative techniques used by advertisers and marketers. Furthermore, it highlights the impact of surveillance enabled by media technologies on personal behavior and preferences. Through this comprehensive overview, the presentation aims to shed light on how media shapes collective consciousness and public opinion.
0x01 - Newton's Third Law: Static vs. Dynamic AbusersOWASP Beja
f you offer a service on the web, odds are that someone will abuse it. Be it an API, a SaaS, a PaaS, or even a static website, someone somewhere will try to figure out a way to use it to their own needs. In this talk we'll compare measures that are effective against static attackers and how to battle a dynamic attacker who adapts to your counter-measures.
About the Speaker
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Diogo Sousa, Engineering Manager @ Canonical
An opinionated individual with an interest in cryptography and its intersection with secure software development.
This presentation by Morris Kleiner (University of Minnesota), was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
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1. Hunger and Food Security
Major challenges we are facing today
Maximo Torero
(m.torero@cgiar.org)
Monday 14th March, 12:30 – 14:00
Lunchtime Conference External Cooperation Infopoint
Rue de la Loi 43, Ground floor
3. Periods of Excessive Volatility
Note: This figure shows the results of a model of the dynamic evolution of daily returns based on historical data going back to 1954 (known as the Nonparametric
Extreme Quantile (NEXQ) Model). This model is then combined with extreme value theory to estimate higher-order quantiles of the return series, allowing for classification
of any particular realized return (that is, effective return in the futures market) as extremely high or not. A period of time characterized by extreme price variation
(volatility) is a period of time in which we observe a large number of extreme positive returns. An extreme positive return is defined to be a return that exceeds a certain
pre-established threshold. This threshold is taken to be a high order (95%) conditional quantile, (i.e. a value of return that is exceeded with low probability: 5 %). One or
two such returns do not necessarily indicate a period of excessive volatility. Periods of excessive volatility are identified based a statistical test applied to the number of
times the extreme value occurs in a window of consecutive 60 days.
Source: Martins-Filho, Torero, and Yao 2010. See details at http://www.foodsecurityportal.org/soft-wheat-price-volatility-alert-mechanism.
2014
Please note Days of Excessive volatility for 2014 are through March 2014
2015
5. GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Source: Johan Rockstrom: Let the environment guide our development
Growing
Human
Pressure
Climate change
Ecosystem
decline
Surprise
6. 6
Bigger population in urban areas will demand
more and better food
36%
POPULATION GROWTH
Change in population by
region 2010-2100
(millions)
182 millions
97 millions
-63 millions
2,552 millions
432 millions
29 millions
Africa: Younger
Asia and Europe: Older
Source:UN 2011
7. Calorie consumption vs total Cereal
Equivalent Consumption
0.511.52
(tons/capita/year)
0
5000
1000015000
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000
Real GDP(PPP) per capita in 2005 int. $ 1980-2009
China Calorie Consumption Fitted Calorie Consumption
China CE Consumption Fitted CE Consumption
Source: Fukase, E. and Martin, W. (2015)
9. -
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
Africa south of the Sahara
South Asia
Developing Countries
Slow decline in malnourishment.
Alarming increase in obesity.
Stunted children (millions)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Overweight & obese
children (millions)
Source: FAOSTAT3 (http://faostat3.fao.org/download/D/FS/E).
Source: UN in de Onis, M, M. Blössner and E. Borghi. 2010. Global prevalence and
trends of overweight and obesity among preschool children. American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition 92:1257–64.
(http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/publications/overweight_obesity/en/).
Undernourished
people (millions)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Source: de Onis, M, M. Blössner and E. Borghi. 2011
http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/publications/Stunting1990_2011.pdf.
Africa
Asia
Developing Countries
Africa
Asia
Developing Countries
10. WATER STRESS RISK
2.5
US$9.4
TRILLION
Source: Veolia Water & IFPRI 2011.
BILLION
PEOPLE
TODAY
Total population living in water
scarce areas
Global GDP generated in water
scarce regions
US$63
TRILLION
Total population living in water
scarce areas
4.7 BILLION PEOPLE
90%
570%
By 2050
Global GDP generated in water scarce
regions
52%
49%
45%
36%
39%
22%
population
grain production
global GDP
11. HEAVY TOLL ON RAINFED MAIZE WITH
CLIMATE CHANGE
Global yields projected 30% lower in 2050 compared to
no climate change
Source: IFPRI IMPACT simulations.(HadGEM2, RCP 8.5)
12. 0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Source: IFPRI IMPACT 3.2 Projections.
FOOD PRICES INCREASE WITHOUT CLIMATE
CHANGE; EVEN HIGHER WITH CLIMATE
CHANGE
No climate change
Average with climate change
With climate change - range across models
(Indexed to 1 in 2010)
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Cereals Roots/tubers
2010 = 1 2010 = 1
13. Sources: 1969-71 to 1999-2001 from Alexandratos 2006; 2010-2050 from IFPRI's IMPACT 3.2 Projections.
Per capita food consumption grows.
Africa and South Asia catching up.
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
World Industrial countries Developing countries South Asia Africa south of the Sahara
Per capita food consumption (kcal/person/day) 1979/1981 2010 2050
14. 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2010
2050, No Climate Change
2050, With Climate Change
Source: IFPRI IMPACT 3.2 Projections.
Improved progress on hunger, but too slow.
Climate change increases hunger.
Undernourished people
(millions)
Developing countries South Asia Africa south of the Sahara
15. A continuous trend towards
internationalization of food markets
1975 1985 1995 2005 2015
18.2%
13.9%
12.3%
19.1%
16.1%
Share of produced calories crossing an international border
17. Evolution by region of the price support
through border measure
-60.0%
-50.0%
-40.0%
-30.0%
-20.0%
-10.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
Africa Asia Eastern Europe LAC HIC World
Average Nominal Rates of Assistance (NRA) through Border
Measure
1975 1985 1995 2005
18. Cumulative number of preferential trade
agreements (PTAs) in force
Note: it includes notified and non-notified PTAs by country group
19. But mega trade deals are becoming strategic
TPP
USA
TTIP
TISA
Vietnam
Brunei
Singapore
Malaysia
Australia Canada Taiwan
Japan Chile Mexico Peru
South Korea New Zealand Norway
Switzerland
Iceland
Israel
Uruguay
Hong Kong
Costa Rica
Colombia
Panama
Paraguay
Turkey
Austria Bulgaria Belgium France
Czech Republic Ireland Denmark
Germany Estonia Portugal Romania
Poland Netherlands Lithuania UK
Sweden Luxembourg Slovenia
Hungary Slovenia Italy Spain
Greece Finland Malta
Croatia
Lativia Cyprus
20. Economic Slowdown
Comparison of 2012 and 2015 GDP growth
projections for 2017 (selection of countries)
Source: World Economic Outlook (2015 and 2012) - IMF
21. Economic Slowdown
World Commodity Price Projections (2015)
Source: World Economic Outlook (2015 and 2012) - IMF
40
60
80
100
120
140
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
PriceIndex100=2011
Year
Crude Oil (petroleum), simple average of three spot prices; Dated Brent, West Texas Intermediate, and the Dubai Fateh, US$ per barrel
Commodity Natural Gas Price Index includes European, Japanese, and American Natural Gas Price Indices
Commodity Coal Price Index includes Australian and South African Coal
Wheat, No.1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein, FOB Gulf of Mexico, US$ per metric tonne
Maize (corn), U.S. No.2 Yellow, FOB Gulf of Mexico, U.S. price, US$ per metric tonne
Rice, 5 percent broken milled white rice, Thailand nominal price quote, US$ per metric tonne
Soybeans, U.S. soybeans, Chicago Soybean futures contract (first contract forward) No. 2 yellow and par, US$ per metric tonne
Palm oil, Malaysia Palm Oil Futures (first contract forward) 4-5 percent FFA, US$ per metric tonne
Beef, Australian and New Zealand 85% lean fores, FOB U.S. import price, US cents per pound
Poultry (chicken), Whole bird spot price, Georgia docks, US cents per pound
23. Economic Slowdown
Projections of Effects: Net and gross movements into and out of
poverty, Scenario 1, Percentage points, Total Population.
Source: Laborde and Martin (2016) Note: Poverty is defined by the $1.90 PPP 2011 threshold.
24. Economic Slowdown
Projections of Effects: Net and gross movements into and out of
poverty, Scenario 2, Percentage points, Total Population.
Source: Laborde and Martin (2016) Note: Poverty is defined by the $1.90 PPP 2011 threshold.
25. Economic Slowdown
Projections of Effects: Net and gross movements into and out of
poverty, Scenario 2, Percentage points, Farmer Population.
Source: Laborde and Martin (2016) Note: Poverty is defined by the $1.90 PPP 2011 threshold.
27. Africa in Global Trade
After the long decline of the ‘70s-’90s, a reversed trend:
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
BnsUSD
SSA TOTAL TRADE
Agriculture All goods
In 15 years, total trade for SSA has been multiplied by 6, agricultural trade by 4.6.
In comparison, global trade multiplied by 3.4 and agricultural trade by 2.9.
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
SSA SHARE IN GLOBAL TRADE
Agriculture All goods
28. Heterogeneous Performance on Global
Agricultural Markets
-150%
-100%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
%INCREASEINGLOBALMARKETSHARE
Decomposition of export performance (selected countries)
between 1995 and 2007
Domestic Performance (competitivness) Geographical Specialization Sectoral Specialization
Source: Bouet, Deason and Laborde (2014)
Explaining a country’s performance
and defining the right benchmark:
• Being specialized in the right
products?
• Being specialized in the booming
markets?
• Improving its own
competitiveness?
During this period, exports have:
• decreased by 20 M USD for C.A.R
(bad performance in absolute and
relative terms).
• increased by 150 M USD for
Uganda (bad performance in
relative terms).
• increased by 88 M USD for Rwanda
(good performance in absolute and
relative terms).
29. • Need to differentiate short term
variation and medium/long term
modification of the trend.
• Different policy responses on both
energy and agricultural, and
macroeconomic policies.
• In SSA, weak institutions, capital,
financial and insurance markets:
incremental costs of volatility.
• Energy and food prices: high level of
distortions, and huge heterogeneity
of policies within the continent.
• From energy to food prices: many
links (inputs, fertilizers, transports,
biofuels).
Implications of Changing Prices and
Demand for Energy and Food
-5.00
-4.00
-3.00
-2.00
-1.00
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
Aggregated welfare impact of a world price
shock
AGRI -15% Extraction -15% ExtractionAgri -15%
30. Looking at the Past
• Increased regional integration, especially
when looking at the nutritional contents of
trade flows.
African Imports Africa Asia Europe LAC NorthAmerica Oceania
Dollars (value)
1990-1995 6.77% 17.26% 37.90% 9.96% 24.79% 3.31%
2002-2007 12.39% 19.81% 35.23% 15.97% 13.68% 2.93%
kCal
1990-1995 3.09% 14.23% 23.81% 10.44% 44.81% 3.62%
2002-2007 7.05% 20.38% 27.06% 19.45% 21.63% 4.43%
African Exports Africa Asia Europe LAC NorthAmerica Oceania
Dollars (value)
1990-1995 7.99% 16.79% 67.32% 0.61% 6.95% 0.34%
2002-2007 15.15% 14.86% 62.51% 0.53% 6.10% 0.84%
kCal
1990-1995 13.80% 26.20% 49.96% 2.99% 6.59% 0.46%
2002-2007 31.41% 29.21% 34.03% 0.92% 4.19% 0.23%
1/3 of the calories exported by Africa, go to Africa
Role of African intra-trade over the
previous decade has more than doubled.
Shift in
external
suppliers
among
Americas.
Source: Bouet, Deason and Laborde (2014)
31. Outlook Modeling and Analysis
Important changes within SSA:
• Potential evolution in agri-food system value-added in Africa: potential increase by about
USD 300 million (constant 2007 USD) between 2013 and 2030 (or 85%) in the business as
usual scenario.
And beyond:
• SSA share in global food trade will reach 4.3% by 2030 (compared to 3% today, and 2.2%
in 2000).
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
BnsUSD,constant
SSA Agri-food exports
ECOWAS CEMAC COMESA SACU
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
BnsUSD,constant
SSA Agri-food imports
ECOWAS CEMAC COMESA SACU
Source: MIRAGRODEP model simulations, Bouet, Deason and Laborde (2014)
32. Per Capita Net Agricultural Trade Flows by
Region
-150.00
-100.00
-50.00
0.00
50.00
100.00
150.00
2013 2030 2013 2030 2013 2030 2013 2030 2013 2030 2013 2030
AFRICA CEMAC COMESA ECOWAS SACU UMA
USDperCapita,Nettradeflows
Vegetable Oil Vegetables & Fruits
Sugar Fibers
Oilseeds Processed Food
Cash Crops Meat, white
Meat, red Fish Products
Dairy Products Cereals
Source: MIRAGRODEP model simulations, Bouet, Deason and Laborde (2014)
• Complementarity in terms of potential and needs at the continental level shows
large potential for intra-trade growth; some targeted initiatives may be needed
(vegetable oils, food processing).
• The continental agri-business net trade deficit will increase from six dollars per
capita to 12 dollars per capita.
33. How Will Intra-African Trade Perform?
• Under a business as usual scenario? +122% in average
• Which levers could we use to reach the CAADP target (+200% from 2014 to 2025, Malabo
Declaration)?
– Addressing trade policy barriers
– Improving infrastructure
Source: MIRAGRODEP model simulations, Bouet, Deason
and Laborde (2014)
CEMAC
COMESA
ECOWAS
SACU
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
SACU ECOWAS COMESA CEMAC
% increase in intra-SSA trade between 2013 and 2030 CEMAC COMESA ECOWAS SACU
CEMAC 67% 148% 80% 88%
COMESA 148% 146% 179% 116%
ECOWAS 80% 179% 136% 137%
SACU 88% 116% 137% 111%
34. Trade Policy Barriers for Expanding Trade in
Africa
Huge potential for an ambitious trade facilitation
agenda:
• Free circulation of goods still not achieved within
custom unions (intra-trade still affected by MFN
tariffs, double taxation, etc.)
• Numerous fees and bribes
• Administrative burden
• Inefficiency of checkpoints (delays)
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
ECOWAS CEMAC COMESA SACU
Average import tariffs on agri-food
imports
Applied to non SSA countries Applied to SSA countries
Despite regional integration, intra-African
trade still affected by:
• significant tariffs;
• the need to address between trade barriers
between blocs;
• external pressure to liberalize markets with
third countries (EPA with the EU: SADC and
ECOWAS should sign this year);
• instability/uncertainty regarding some trade
policies
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Rice Wheat Yams Beef
(carcass)
Chicken
(cuts)
Milk Powder
Tariffs on selected products
CEMAC ECOWAS COMESA SACU
40. STOCHASTIC PROFIT FRONTIER
C
Production of
maize
Production of
wheat
Frontier of
possibilities of
production
Frontier of
possibilities of
production
increases
41. Challenge 2: We need to
value externalities positive
or negative
43. A CONTINUOUS TREND TOWARDS
INTERNATIONALIZATION OF FOOD
MARKETS
1975 1985 1995 2005 2015
18.2%
13.9%
12.3%
19.1%
16.1%
Share of produced calories crossing an international border
Are we pricing
the water?
We need to recognize carbon as
a global externality and value
carbon through carbon trade
44. Challenge 3: We need to
be resilient to climate
change and weather
shocks
52. ADDITIONAL DEMAND FOR BIOMASS
Growing population
Growing income
Need for alternative to fossil carbon chains
53. Increased
production
Reduced supply
for final consumers
Reduced supply for
intermediate
consumers
New Demand
for crops
Increase in yield and
area, extension of
cropland, and reduction
of other crops
GROWING DEMAND
Additional
food demand
Additional Bioenergy
demand
Additional
industrial
Hunger?
Substitution effects
Feed
Other sectors (agrifood,
cosmetics)
Substitution effects
Biomass
demand
54. OVERALL IMPACT
By 2020: illustration with biofuels 1st generation
23.2%
22.1%
2.7%
10.0%
43.3%
15.7%
15.0%
10.1%
2.0%
13.9%
1.4%
2.4%
7.7%
1.7%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%
MAIZE
SUGAR CROPS
WHEAT
PALM OIL
RAPESEED OIL
SOYBEAN OIL
SUNFLOWER OIL
Share of the crop (all use) in total
HARVESTED cropland
Production devoted to biofuels
Source: Laborde, 2011But only 16% of world area devoted to biofuels
59. Economic Growth is not enough
A 10% increase
in GDP/PC
leads to a 6%
reduction in
stunting
Source: Ruel and Alderman, 2013
60. Income Growth Can Have Unintended
Consequences of Increasing Risks of Overweight
and Obesity
A 10% increase
in GDP/PC
leads to a 7%
increase in
overweight and
obesity in
women
Source: Ruel and Alderman, 2013
62. Agriculture is
critical for
Employment
Economic development
Food Security
Important
changes in
key drivers
Demand drivers
changing rapidly
Land constraints
Water constrains
Climate change
Huge opportunity
But we need proper
regulatory
environment
Gains in efficiency and potential
Increase value added
SAI
Needs to be
inclusive