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
  • Martina Fleckenstein, Global Policy Director, WWF International
15:29
15:30
Summary and Moderator Closing Remarks
  • Melissa Pinfield, Executive Director, Just Rural Transition

Session speakers

Meilissa Pinfield
Senior Partner, Meridian Institute; Executive Director, Just Rural Transition; Program Director, Regen10
Elizabeth Nsimadala
President, Eastern African Farmers Federation
David Laborde
Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Anke Opperman
Head of the Directorate, Decent work worldwide; food and nutrition security, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Ishmael Sunga
Chief Executive Officer, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU
Martina Fleckenstein
Global Policy Director, Food Practice, WWF International
Debbie Palmer
Energy, Climate and Environment Director, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Maximo Torero
Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Thomas Lingard
Global Head of Sustainability, Unilever

Session organizer

Background documents

Launch Announcement FINAL (Letterhead)

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