2018 Global Food Policy Report
Geneva, Switzerland
Co-Organized by UNCTAD and IFPRI
April 16, 2018 - 10:30 am to 12:00 pm CEST
Room IX, Palais des Nations, 8–14 avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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.
This seventh annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018.
Critical questions addressed in this Report include:
• Can the global food system deliver food security in the face of the radical changes taking place today?
• What is the role of trade in improving food security, nutrition, and sustainability?
• How can international investment best contribute to better food systems?
MODERATOR
James Zhan
Senior Director, Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
OVERVIEW
Rajul Pandya-Lorch (Presentation)
Director, Communications and Public Affairs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
REMARKS
William Speller (Presentation)
Economist, Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
PANEL
Ulla Kask
Counsellor, World Trade Organization
Carin Smaller (Presentation)
Advisor on Agriculture and Investment, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Eytan Stibbe (Presentation)
Founder, Vital Capital Fund
Gerda Verburg
Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN)
Fokko Wientjes
Managing Director, Food Solutions, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
