MAY 25, 2021 - 08:00 AM TO 09:30 AM EDT

2021 is the first year for the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and the realization of Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. It is also the first year in which China will advance toward the Second Centenary Goal on its new journey to become a modern socialist country, after the achievement of building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

The launch event will discuss new situation and problems the development of agricultural industry face, and how policy responses to mitigate the impacts of major shocks while establishing a stronger and more resilient food system.

The China Agricultural Sector Development Report 2021 (CASDR) is the think tank report of CAAS and the Chinese Institute of Agricultural Development Strategies. Based on statistical data and the China Agricultural Sector Model (CASM), the CASDR 2021 focuses on the competitiveness of China’s seed industry and the trends of the agri-food system during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The report discusses the hot issues, i.e. the recovery of pig production capacity and the potential risks affecting the development of the agricultural industry. The report also provides the projections of cereals, oilseeds, livestock products, and aquatic products.

The IFPRI 2021 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) draws on evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across the globe to analyze both the impacts of and the policy responses to the crisis, with a particular lens on vulnerable groups, who have suffered disproportionately. The report details how livelihoods, food security, and nutrition have been affected; how and why impacts have varied across regions and countries; and what our food systems and food supply chains need to look like to better absorb such shocks in the coming years. The report’s contributors stress, to transform global food system, will require multifaceted, evidence-based approaches as well as cooperation and collaboration within and across sectors and borders.

During the event, an overview of the GFPR's and CASDR's findings will be presented.

Moderator

• Dr. Longjiang R. Yuan, Director General of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS)

Opening remarks

• Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI
• Huajun Tang, Academician and President of the CAAS

Launch of China Agricultural Industrial Policy Report (CAIPR) 2021

• Xurong Mei, Vice President of the CAAS

Moderator

• Dr. Kevin Chen, China Program Leader of IFPRI and Qiushi Chair Professor of Zhejiang University

Launch of 2021 Global Food Policy Report

• John McDermott, Director of CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), IFPRI

Panel Discussion

• Mengshan Chen, Director of National Food and Nutrition Consultation Committee
• Xiaohua Chen, Vice Director of Agricultural Committee of CPPCC and President of Chinese Agricultural Economics Association (the Former Vice Minister of the MARA)
• Shenggen Fan, Chair Professor of China Agricultural University, and Former Director General of IFPRI
• Shenzhou Pan, The Former Director of Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee (Vice Minister Level) TBD
• Huanguang Qiu, Dean of the School of Agricultural and Rural Development (SARD) of Renmin University