Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy

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Date
March 5-6, 2019.

Venue
Ronald Reagan Building, Meridian DE, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004.

Invited participants

• All interested USAID staff who want to dig into evidence and engage in dialogue on these issues, including from BFS, E3, FFP, regional bureaus, Global Health and other USAID operating units
• FSP team members from Michigan State University, IFPRI and the University of Pretoria
• Representatives from the Rutgers University Policy Research Consortium and AfricaLead

About this workshop

For the past five years, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy (FSP) has implemented a robust program on policy research and capacity development to generate policy-relevant evidence and analysis to achieve the objectives of Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS)—i.e., inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic growth, strengthened resilience among people and systems, and a well-nourished population, especially women and children. FSP, in partnership with USAID-Bureau for Food Security (BFS) is organizing this multi-day event of insights, conversations, and reflection on the role of evidence in shaping better food security policies, and the importance of strengthening country and regional capacity to identify and address food security problems.

Two days of reflections will focus on the following themes

• Agricultural and rural transformation: Implications for incomes & employment throughout the agri-food system
• Agricultural land policies and land use in Africa
• Understanding food security policy process, institutional architecture, and governance
• Nutrition and gender sensitive policies in agriculture and rural transformation
• Capacity development for policy research and influence

Objectives
1. To reflect on the progress, achievements, & lessons learned from the past five years of implementation of FSP
2. To discuss major food security related research results & policy implications at the global, regional & country level
3. To provide an opportunity for USAID staff to interact with policy researchers on different topics relevant to GFSS

Schedule
Registration will begin at 8:00AM on Tuesday, March 5, followed by the opening session at 8:30AM. The Workshop will end with a closing session at 5:00PM on Wednesday, March 6. Informal group meetings with USAID and other partners will wrap up at noon on Thursday, March 7. Lunch will be provided on Tuesday and Wednesday.

For more information on logistics, please see the logistical guide. 

See the list of current participants here.

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