Mapping transformative policies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

16 November 2021

15:00 - 17:00 (Istanbul) | 13:00 - 15:00 (Rome)

Non-lending activities, including policy engagement, are essential instruments for scaling-up the impact of investments in rural poverty reduction. In this respect, the Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia Division (NEN) conducted a comprehensive policy mapping to:

• Identify priority entry points in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Multi-Country Office
• Develop a clear agenda that formalizes IFAD’s policy contribution, with smart indicators, recorded incentives, and specific deliverables
• Equip the country teams with strategic orientations for influencing the design, implementation and assessment of transformative pro-poor policies.

To conclude the process, a virtual high-level dialogue on agricultural policy engagement and its contribution to the transformation of food systems and the achievement of the SDGs will take place on Tuesday 16 November 2021, starting at 13:00 Rome time (15:00 Istanbul time).

Please join us to share your views on impactful and transformative policies.

Featured speakers are:

1. Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist and Assistant Director-General, FAO
2. Ailia Haider, Policy Analyst, Economic Intelligence Unit
3. Thomas Herzfeld, Head of Department, Professor of Agricultural Policy at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)
4. Marie Gaarder, Excective Director of 3ie (International Initiative for Impact Evaluation)
5. George Khanishvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture – Georgia
6. Mohammad Al-Heari, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture – Jordan
7. Kerim ÜSTÜN, General Director of Agricultural Reform at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry – Turkey
8. Mohamed Soliman, President of the Agricultural Research Centre – Egypt