Food system midstreams: A debate on the Rural Development Report 2021

15:00-16:30 CET

Join us for the first in a series of debates on IFAD’s Rural Development Report where we will discuss the untapped potential of the food system midstreams - the activities after the farm gate, such as trading, storing, processing, and distributing to consumers. Innovation, finance, investments and entrepreneurship at this stage are key to expanding opportunities for small-scale producers.

With opening remarks from Norway’s Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, tune in to discover the report’s key recommendations, the obstacles to achieving transformation, and the opportunities for creating equitable, sustainable, healthy, and environmentally-friendly food systems. The audience will also have the opportunity to ask the panellists questions.

Moderator:

• Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President, Strategy and Knowledge Department, IFAD

Opening remarks:

• H.E. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister of International Development - Norway

Presenter:

• Romina Cavatassi, Lead Economist, IFAD

Speakers:

• Ronald Hartman, Director, Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization, IFAD
• Rasha Omar, Country Director, IFAD
• Paul Winters, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
• Jim Woodhill, AgriFoodNexus Consultant, Honorary Research Associate with Oxford University, Environmental Change Institute