Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) & National Policies and Strategies (NPS): Joint Initiative Seminar

OPENING REMARKS

•  Katrina Kosec, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) and Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
•  Kwaw Andam, Country Lead for Nigeria, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Country Program Leader, IFPRI-Nigeria

PRESENTATIONS

Session 1: Anticipating Shocks and Strengthening Resilience ( Moderator: Mercy Alidri/Olukunbi Olanrewaju (IRC))

Anticipatory cash for climate resilience

• CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) & CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) – Dolapo Adeyanju, Research Analyst, IFPRI

Innovation acceleration as a scaling pathway to strengthen resilience in agrifood systems

• CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) – Inga Jacobs-Mata, Regional Representative, IWMI Southern Africa

Violent conflicts, land allocation, and related agricultural investments: Empirical evidence from Nigeria

• CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) & CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) – Mulubrhan Amare, Research Fellow, IFPRI

Water resource decision support system (DSS) to strengthen landscape resilience

• CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation – Olufunke Cofie, Regional Representative – West Africa, IWMI

Conflict-induced shocks and household food security in Nigeria

• CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) & CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) – Opeyemi Olanrewaju

Dealing with pests: Evaluating the impacts of using the Pod Borer-Resistant Cowpea variety

• CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) – Kwaw Andam, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Session 2: Empowering Women and Youth (Moderator: Serena Mithbaokar (WFP))

Women’s empowerment in agrifood governance

• CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality – Jordan Kyle, Research Fellow

Overcoming barriers to women’s political participation

• CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) & CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality – Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Finance and post-harvest

• CGIAR Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets – Kate Ambler, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Spatial Inequalities and Youth Migration

• CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) – Mulubrhan Amare, Research Fellow, IFPRI

Q&A

Session 3: Strengthening Agrifood Policies (Moderator: Timothy Oni (NISER))
Experiments to accelerate adoption of improved varieties and quality seeds

• CGIAR Initiative on Market Intel – Chibuzo Nwagboso, Research Analyst, IFPRI

Seed certification and maize, rice, and cowpea productivity

• CGIAR Initiative on Seed Equal – Adetunji Fasoranti, M&E Specialist, IFPRI

Capacity strengthening: Updating SAM for setting policy priorities

• CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) – Temilolu Bamiwuye, Research Analyst, IFPRI

National aqua food policy directions

• CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods – Chibuzo Nwagboso, Research Analyst, IFPRI

Strengthening the community of policy practice in Nigeria

• CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) – Hyacinth Edeh, NPS Nigeria Coordinator of Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement

Q&A

Breakout session

Breakout Groups:
1. Anticipating Shocks and Strengthening Resilience
2. Empowering Women and Youth
3. Strengthening Agrifood Policies

Questions for groups:
• What were the most interesting insights for you from the work presented?
• What are the missing issues or gaps that you feel should be addressed in ongoing and future work?
• What programs or initiatives are you working on or know about that could serve as collaborative opportunities?

Reflections and Closing Remarks

• Kate Ambler
• Katrina Kosec
• Inga Jacobs-Mata
• Kwaw Andam 
• Aline Mugisho 

This work is part of  CGIAR Research Initiatives on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Fragility Conflict and Migration (FCM).  We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.