Global Events

International Women’s Day: A Conversation with Jemimah Njuki

IFPRI’s Director for Africa provides insight on the importance of gender equality in food systems, and integrating gender into the UN Food Systems Summit. Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

2021 UN Food Systems Summit

March 12, 9:30 - 11:00 AM (EST) | Panelists provide inputs to the UN Food Systems Summit agenda and discuss “game-changing” solutions to reduce global food loss & waste. Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Resetting the table: Straight talk about the food we grow and eat

FEB 10, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 10:30 AM EST | Consumers want to know more about their food–including the farm from which it came, the chemicals used in its production, its nutritional value, how the animals were treated, and the costs to the environme... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World

FEB 4, 2021 - 08:30 AM TO 09:30 AM EST | Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World is the first comprehensive exploration of key emerging issues facing developing country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural tra... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Local vs Global? The role of trade in building food system resilience

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the global economy and put pressure on food supply chains, debate has resurged about the role of trade in protecting food security. Though food supply chains have proved fairly resilient during the o... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program