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Agenda
10:30-11:15 – Session 1: Comparative studies on experiences with food systems and agriculture transformation of African nations and Indian States.
Chair: Yemi Akinbamijo, FARA
Opening remarks: Deepak Mishra, Director, ICRIER, and Joachim von Braun, ZEF
Presentations of the research findings: Shyma Jose, ICRIER, and Muhammed Usman, ZEF
11:15-12:15: Session 2 – Increasing productivity and domestic supply of sufficient, affordable and healthy foods
Chair: Ashok Gulati, ICRIER
Panel (followed by an open discussion):
Ousmane Badiane, AKADEMIYA2063
Temi Adegoroye, Partner at Sahel Consulting
Usha Barwale Zehr, Director and Chief Technology Officer, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Private Limited (MAHYCO)
Heike Baumüller, Senior Researcher and PARI Coordinator, ZEF
Mahendra Dev, Director & Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
P. Soman, Chief Agronomist, Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
12:15-13:45 – Session 3: Strengthening food systems resilience against shocks
Chair: Joachim von Braun, ZEF
Panel (followed by open discussion):
Sheryl Hendriks, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
Lukas Kornher, Senior Researcher, ZEF
Ayodele Odusola, UNDP Resident Representative, South Africa
Manasi Phadke, Visiting Faculty, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Shri P. V. S. Suryakumar, Deputy Managing Director, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Dirk Schattschneider, Commissioner for the special initiative “ONE WORLD No Hunger”, BMZ*
Open discussion:
Reflections on the future of India-Africa relations in food systems transformations:
P.K. Joshi (NAAS), Assefa Admassie (U. of Addis Ababa) and Oluwole Fatunbi (FARA)
Closing remarks and Way forward: Yemi Akinbamijo and Ashok Gulati
Event conducted jointly by ICRIER, ZEF, and African partners
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26 Oct, 2023