CGIAR is hosting an off-site event as an official part of the AIM4C Summit’s program. The event at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) a short distance from the Summit venue will highlight the need for greater funding for agrifood systems R&D and provide an opportunity to meet with climate scientists working on modelling impacts of climate change on crop productivity, food security and livelihoods. Starting with a food and drinks reception, presentations will spotlight CGIAR research and innovations, including AIM4C innovation sprints. A high-level panel discussion will focus on findings of a new report on investment in global agrifood systems research.
| Networking reception (with food and drinks)
MC:Â Purnima Menon, Senior Director for Food and Nutrition Policy, CGIAR; Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Welcome Remarks:Â Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI |
| Presentation from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight, showcasing climate change modelling results and scope of future work: James Thurlow, Director of IFPRI’s Foresight and Policy Modelling Unit and Faaiqa Hartley, IFPRI Scientist and Research Officer with the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research |
| Panel Discussion: Moderated by the Economist’s Phillip Cornell with The Economist’s new report on “Ending Hunger: the role of Agri-food Financing” highlighting the need for greater percentage of R&D dedicated to food systems resilience.
Panellists:Â Claudia Sadoff, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR;Â Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and guests |
| Innovation in Action: The Role of Agricultural R&D to drive climate solutions
Moderator:Â Karl Anderson, President of the Supporters of Agricultural Research Foundation (SoAR)Fast Tracking Climate Solutions from CGIAR Genebank Collections, Sarah Jane Hearne, Principal Scientist, CIMMYT Climate-Resilient soil fertility management by smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Sieglinde Snapp, Director of the Sustainable Agrifood Systems program, CIMMYT Digital resources for scaling up climate-informed agroecological transitions, Lini Wollenberg, Project Lead: Inclusive Digital Tools to Enable Climate-Informed Agroecological Transitions, The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT |
| Closing Remarks:Â Bram Govaerts, Director General, CIMMYT |
