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Access to Seeds Index at IFPRI policy seminar in Washington

April 21, 2016
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On 28 April  2016 IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) organise a policy seminar: Supplying High-Quality Seeds and Traits to Smallholder Farmers: Policy and Investment Options for Developing-Country Seed Systems.

This policy event explores recent efforts to increase the availability of improved seeds and traits to smallholders in developing countries, highlighted by a presentation of results from the recently released Access to Seeds Index (ATSI), a discussion around investments in seed market development by the United States Agency for International Development and the World Bank, and reflections from recent IFPRI research.

Speakers:

  • John C. Keyser, senior agriculture trade economist, the World Bank
  • Saharah Moon Chapotin, deputy assistant to the administrator, USAID Bureau for Food Security
  • Ido Verhagen, executive director, Access to Seeds Foundation

Moderator:

  • David Spielman, senior research fellow, IFPRI

Chair:

  • Mark Rosegrant, director of the environment and production technology division, IFPRI

 

When: Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 12:15 PM to 1:45 PM (EDT)

Where: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) – 2033 K St NW 4th floor conference center, Washington, DC 20006, United States

Click here for more information.

 

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