Special Events: Highlights from the Virtual Event - COVID-19 and Developing Country Responses

Special Event
Virtual Event - COVID-19 and Developing Country Responses
An official side event of the World Food Prize 2020 Borlaug Dialogue

IFPRI is hosting a side event at the World Food Prize 2020 Borlaug Dialogue.

The session will address COVID-19 and Developing-Country Responses, presenting country and regional perspectives including from China, India, Africa south of the Sahara, and a global perspective.

Opening Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI

Speakers
Mahendra Dev, Director (Vice Chancellor), Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
Shenggen Fan, CGIAR System Board Member Chair & Professor at the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
Fadel Ndiame, Deputy President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA
Jemimah Njuki, Senior Program Specialist and Coordinator, Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Moderator
Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Former Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff, Director General's Office, IFPRI


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