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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

14th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture

Sustainable Land Use: Food Security Starts with the Soil

January 25 to 26, 2022

  • 11:00 – 12:30 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 5:00 – 6:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in the 14th annual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). GFFA is an international conference on central issues of vital importance for global agricultural and food policies. Every year the GFFA discuses current topics and issues with global outreach. This year’s topic is Sustainable Land Use: Food Security Starts with the Soil.

High Level Panel 1: European Commission, Better Stewards Of The Earth: How Can We Use Soil More Sustainably? (Tuesday, January 25, 2022 – 11:00 am to 12:30 pm CET)

  • Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI and Global Director of Systems Transformation of CGIAR

High Level Panel 2: CFS, Responsible Land Governance for Sustainable Food Systems: The CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (CFS VGGT) (Wednesday, January 26, 2022 – 11:00 am to 12:30 pm CET)