Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Thursday, November 26, 2020

WEBINAR: Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger

25 November 2020. DevCo Infopoint. 85 researchers spanning 25 countries worked intensely for the past three years to identify the most promising solutions to end hunger sustainably, with a focus on the role of donors. Their efforts, which combined artificial intelligence, state-of-the-art modelling, and a strong partnership with Nature Research, was released on October 13, as part of a series of events, hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and a call to action from the research community. 

Cooperation on research and innovation has steered the international agenda towards a different approach to agricultural research. The latest report on sustainable solutions to end hunger (CERES 2020)[1] finds that most researchers “had the wrong priorities”. Only around 10% compared the many existing agricultural practices to evaluate what works and what doesn’t: “science must stop neglecting smallholder farmers”.

[1] Ceres2030 (2020) Ending Hunger, Increasing Incomes, and Protecting the Climate: What would it cost donors? International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Speakers

  • Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unity of Rural Development, Food Security, Nutrition, DEVCO C1
  • David Laborde, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI & Co-Director Ceres2030
  • Jaron Porciello, Associate Director, Cornell University & Co-Director Ceres2030
  • Carin Smaller, Director, Agriculture, Trade and Investment, IISD & Co-Director Ceres2030

Resources

Related: 

13 October 2020. Launch Event of Ceres2030: Uniting Science and Policy to End Hunger Sustainably ENGLISH

 

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