“Making Agriculture Work for Nutrition”

followed by a drinks reception

The event will also be live streamed. Send in your questions via twitter #GloPANlaunch.

In response to the need to increase the contribution of agriculture and food systems to achieving targets for improving nutrition, the UK has led the establishment of a new Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition. The purpose of the Panel is to provide global research and policy leadership to maximise the contribution of agriculture and food systems to improve nutrition and health outcomes, particularly of women and children.

The public discussion will focus on how we can make agriculture work for nutrition: What is the problem? What needs to be done? and What is the role of the Global Panel?

Speakers:

John Beddington, former UK Government Chief Scientific Advisor, Co-Chair

Jane Karuku, President, AGRA

John Kufuor, former President of Ghana, Co-Chair

Emmy Simmons, Board Member, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa/AGree

Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Commissioner Agriculture and Rural Development, African Union Commission

View the full list of Global Panel members

Welcome by:

Peter Piot, Director, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Tony Burdon, Head of Growth and Resilience, DFID