Launch of the IFPRI 2018 Global Food Policy Report: Food Security from Global to MENA
Beirut, Lebanon
Co-Organized by IFPRI, the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) and the Food Security Program at the American University of Beirut
July 03, 2018 - 9:00 am to 11:15 am
Michel and Sherine Bayoud Lecture Hall | Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences | American University of Beirut, Lebanon
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Antiglobalism was on the rise in 2017. What will that mean for food security and nutrition? IFPRI's 2018 Global Food Policy Report examines the impacts of global integration-including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge--and the threat of current antiglobalization pressures.
Welcome Note
Rabi Mohtar, Dean and Professor, FAFS
Introduction of Speakers and Panelists
Rachel Bahn, Coordinator of Food Security Program, FAFS (moderator)
Global Food Policy Perspective: Key Findings of the GFPR
Clemens Breisinger, Country Program Leader for Egypt, IFPRI
Regional Perspective: A Tale of Two MENAs
Nadim Khouri, Independent Researcher, IFPRI
Moderated Panel Discussion
- Clemens Breisinger, Country Program Leader for Egypt, IFPRI
- Nadim Khouri, Independent Researcher, IFPRI
- Majida Mcheik, Advisor to Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Lebanon
- Nassib Ghobril, Head of Economic Research and Analysis Department, Byblos Bank
- Marwan Mikhael, Head of Research, BLOM Bank
- Lamis Jomaa, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, FAFS
Question and Answer Session with Audience
Closing Remarks
Rabi Mohtar, Dean and Professor, FAFS
