The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, based in Washington DC, hosted a presentation of the Montpellier Panel's new report.

Growth with Resilience: Opportunities in African Agriculture

The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa hosted a presentation of the Montpellier Panel's new report:

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO RECORDING OF THE EVENT 

When: April 25, 2012 from 10:00-11:30am

Where: APLU First Floor Conference Center, 1307 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC

Chaired by: 

Michelle McNabb

Featuring:

Sir Gordon Conway
Professor of International Development, Imperial College London

Welcome:

Gordon's presentation can be found here 

Peter McPherson
President, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Discussants:

Julie Howard
Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, & Senior Adviser to the Administrator on Agricultural Research, Extension & Education, USAID

David Beckmann
President, Bread for the World

Kit Batten 

Global Climate Change Coordinator, USAID 

The latest report from the expert Montpellier Panel, Growth with Resilience, Opportunities in African Agriculture, lays out a vision of agricultural growth for Sub-Saharan Africa that is resilient—able to withstand and recover from stresses and shocks. The report offers specific recommendations for building resilient agriculture, resilient people, and resilient markets to inform discussions related to key policy events in 2012. It looks broadly at agriculture’s role in supporting green growth, food and nutrition security, ecosystem services, and climate change mitigation and adaptation, among other topics. The event will feature a presentation by the Montpellier Panel's Chair, Sir Gordon Conway.

The Montpellier Panel consists of ten experts from the fields of agriculture, sustainable development, trade, policy, and global development. It first convened at the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) in Montpellier in March 2010. Their first report, Africa and Europe: Partnerships for Agricultural Development, highlighted African priorities in agriculture and nutrition and makes recommendations for ensuring global food price stability and strengthening partnerships between Europe and Africa.