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July 13, 2021 | 8:00 EDT/14:00 CET
The event presented CGIAR’s Food System response to COVID-19 as well as promote ÂÒÂ׺£½Ç's Call for Proposals to support countries and producer organizations’ recovery and response to COVID-19 challenges. CGIAR and ÂÒÂ׺£½Ç participants showcased concrete country examples on how ÂÒÂ׺£½Ç and CGIAR work at the local level to deploy, adapt and scale up agriculture research and innovation solutions.
Moderator:
- Dr. Natasha Hayward, ÂÒÂ׺£½Ç Program Head
Speakers:
- Dr. Juergen Voegele, Chair CGIAR System Council and World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development
- Dr. Kundhavi Kadiresan, Managing Director, Global Engagement and Innovation, CGIAR
- Mr. Dirk Schattschneider, Chair of the ÂÒÂ׺£½Ç Steering Committee and Assistant Director General, Food, Rural Development, Africa natural resources, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (BMZ)
- Ms. Lise Albrechtsen, Special Representative on Climate Adaptation and Food Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Panelists:
- Mr. Mark Eghan, Principal Agriculture Economist, African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Ms. Angie L. M. Howard, Manager, Falama Group Incorporated in Liberia
- Dr. Ekaterina Krivonos, Deputy Director- Programs and Co-Lead, CGIAR COVID-19 Hub
- Mr. Reginald Lee, Director, Programs, Grow Asia
- Mr. J. Dennis Wiagbe, Director of Monitoring & Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia
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Events