Conference of the nl-cgiar research programme
Partnering for Global Food Security - Advancing knowledge and innovation for food system transformation
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Date
02.11.22 > 03.11.22
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Time
12:00 am > 12:00 am UTC-11:00
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Location
Online
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The Netherlands (NL) – CGIAR research programme enhances collaboration between the Netherlands and CGIAR researchers to jointly contribute to transformational change in agriculture around the world by advancing food system knowledge and joint public and private innovation. Linking expertise and partnering in research resulted in key contributions by researchers, policy-makers and stakeholders. Hence the conference’s subtitle ‘Advancing knowledge and innovation for food system transformation’.
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NWO-WOTRO will celebrate the NL-CGIAR research programme and the partnerships within the programme with a fully online conference. Join us for two afternoons full of thematic sessions, interviews, keynotes, a poster session and much more that will inspire and inform scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders from companies, public authorities and NGOs. Together we aim to understand, improve and transform food systems. Register now.
What can you expect?
- Showcasing and learning from key novel research insights and outcomes of NL-CGIAR research (e.g. seed systems, on scaling, gender and equality)
- Sharing of best practices, challenges and lessons learned
- Showcasing the contributions made by NL experts to the CGIAR
Subthemes
We have a focus on a variety of subthemes next to the main theme that touch on the NL-CGIAR partnering and seed system approaches.
Few examples of the subthemes that will be addressed during the two days:
- The NL-CGIAR partnership approach
- Public-Private-Partnerships
- Food system transformation
- Cross-cutting approaches and mechanisms for seed access by majority of farmers
Conference programme
Wednesday, November 2
| Time CET | Session | Details | Speakers |
| 12:00-13:15 | Opening session | Welcome | Wilma van Esch (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Floor Boselie – Abbenhuis (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) |
| Keynote speech | Juan Lucas Restrepo (CGIAR) | ||
| Panel conversation | Namukolo Covic (CGIAR), Elizabeth Swai (AKM Glitters ldt.) and Jan Willem Nibbering (Dutch Embassy Burundi) | ||
| Reaction | Emma Naluyima (One Acre Fund) | ||
| 13:30-15:00 | Deep dive into the NL-CGIAR Synthesis Study findings | Food Fight 3 on ‘Public Private Partnerships in agriculture for food security’ | Sarah Cummings (WUR) and Ken Giller (WUR) |
| Armchair discussion | Conny Almekinders (WUR) and Erwin Bulte (WUR); | ||
| Q&A | Sarah Cummings, Ken Giller, Conny Almekinders and Erwin Bulte. | ||
| 15:15-16:15 | Poster session | ||
| 16:15-16:30 | Closing of day 1 |
Thursday, November 3
| Time CET | Session | Details | Speaker |
| 12:00-12:30 | Opening and thematic pitches | ||
| 12:30-13:30 | Dialogue for global food security round 1 | Food systems for zero hunger
Sustainable, inclusive and resilient agriculture Inclusive and resilient value chains and agribusiness Inclusive access to seed |
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| 13:45-14:00 | Plenary overview of outcomes round 1 | ||
| 14:00-15:00 | Dialogue for global food security round 2 | Food systems for zero hunger
Sustainable, inclusive and resilient agriculture Inclusive and resilient value chains and agribusiness Inclusive access to seed |
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| 15:15-15:30 | Plenary overview of outcomes round 2 | ||
| 15:30-16:15 | Wrapping up for global food security | Panel conversation | Øystein Botillen (Yara), Mary Teddy Asio (Ministry of East African Community Affairs, Uganda) and Inge Brouwer (WUR) |
| Wrap-up | Wijnand van Ijssel (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Isabelle Baltenweck (CGIAR). |
View the full program.
Stay tuned for updates and visit https://www.nwo.nl/en/nl-cgiar-conference for more information.
The NL-CGIAR research programme is part of a cooperation agreement (2017-2022) between the government of the Netherlands and CGIAR, the global research partnership for a food secure future. The programme is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, implemented by NWO-WOTRO; in close collaboration with CGIAR, the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the Netherlands Food Partnership. See also www.nwo.nl/cgiar.