Repurposing Public Support to Food and Agriculture to Enable a Just Rural Transition

Partner Session: Just Rural Transition

14:0015:45

The Just Rural Transition (JRT), Food System Economics Commission (FSEC), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will hold a joint event highlighting opportunities for governments to take forward policy action to transition to more sustainable global food systems through the repurposing of public support to food and agriculture. This session will communicate the latest academic analysis on the hidden costs of subsidies, including an upcoming report by the Food System Economics Commission and IFPRI. It will also highlight the perspectives of key stakeholders including farmers organisations on policy actions that deliver positive outcomes for people, nature and climate.

14:00

14:02

Moderator introduction

Melissa Pinfield, Executive Director, Just Rural Transition

14:02

14:06

Keynote

Debbie Palmer, Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Government

14:07

14:13

Keynote 2

Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO

14:13

14:24

FSEC-IFPRI Report Findings

David Laborde, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

14:25

14:40

Panel 1 Q&A

Melissa Pinfield
Debbie Palmer
David Laborde

14:40

14:45

JRT "Voices from the Field" video

14:45

14:55

Fireside Chat

Melissa Pinfield
Ishmael Sunga, Chief Executive Officer, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions

14:55

15:25

Panel: Policymaker Perspective, Farmer Perspective, Private Sector Perspective followed by audience Q&A

Melissa Pinfield
Elizabeth Nsimadala, President, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation
Thomas Lingard, Global Head of Sustainability, Unilever,
Anke Oppermann, Head of the Directorate, Decent work worldwide; food and nutrition security, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

15:25

15:29

Closing remarks