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This was an interdisciplinary and highly interactive meeting, designed to inspire new ways of addressing the challenges of food security at a practical level. By convening a diversity of subject experts and allowing time for meaningful discussions, we aimed to generate novel, practical solutions.
A small number of high profile speakers presented specific food security-related challenges faced in India and Africa. Talks were followed by panel discussions and workshops.
FULL PROGRAMME
Main presentations, 8th April
Our speakers have kindly agreed to share the slides of their talks (click titles to download):
Opening Address, Sir Brian Heap, St. Edmunds College, Cambridge
THEME 1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sustainable Agriculture
The Environmental Impacts of Food, Professor Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen
Rice in India: Environment, Economy and Society; Mashing/Meshing Disciplines, Professor Barbara Harriss-White, University of Oxford
Accounting for Water Use in Crop Production, Professor Howard Griffiths, University of Cambridge
THEME 2: Food Supply Chains and Trade
Future of Food Value Chains for Multi-National Companies - Challenges, Opportunities and Action in Complex Markets, Dr Melissa Barrett, Accenture Strategy
Evaluating the Impact of Digital Technologies on Future Food Supply Chains - Implications for Developed and Developing Markets, Dr Jagjit Srai, University of Cambridge
The Role of Farmer-Producer Organisations in Developing Socially Responsible Supply Networks, Dr Tomas Harrington, University of East Anglia
THEME 3: Gender, Nutrition and Policy
Building a Sustainable Food System for Inclusive Economic Growth in Africa: the Policy, Gender, and Nutrition Considerations, Dr Agnes Kalibata, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Gender Justice, Women's Agricultural Work and Nutrition Security in South Asia, Dr Nitya Rao, University of East Anglia
Institutional Innovations, Food Security and Gender: the Potential of Group Farming, Professor Bina Agarwal, University of Manchester
Early Career Researcher three-minute flash presentations, 8 April
and finally..
Food Sustainability Index - a short overview presentation by Martin Koehring, The Economist Intelligence Unit
A selection of photographs from the symposium is here.
This event was organised by the Cambridge Global Food Security IRC (Programme Manager: Jacqueline Garget) and the GCRF-funded TIGR2ESS programme (Programme Manager: Rose Eichenberger).
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY IRC
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TIGR2ESS (Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies).