WEBINAR: Transforming agricultural innovation for people, nature and climate: Evidence insights for COP26 and the Food Systems

8-11 February 2021. 47th Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

The Committee on World Food Security normally convenes for an annual meeting in October. Due to the global pandemic, the 47th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 47), which is expected to take a decision on the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition, will convene online in February 2021. The theme for CFS 47 is, 'Making a Difference in Food Security and Nutrition'.

Side events

SIDE EVENT 1 – Transforming agricultural innovation for people, nature and climate: Evidence insights for COP26 and the Food Systems Summit.

Organizers: CGIAR, FAO

450 persons participated to this webinar.

• An understanding about the need to transform agricultural innovation systems to achieve SDGs related to food, climate and the environment. - Best practice approaches to transform agricultural innovation systems, based on experiences of champions. 
• Key evidence gaps related to agroecology, biodiversity and agriculture, end-to-end approaches,
  and investment flows and gaps, and messages from rapid evidence reviews to address these gaps.
• An understanding about making commitments/contributions/pledges to transform agricultural innovation systems aligned to COP26 and the UN Food Systems Summit.

Speakers

• Chair Kanayo F. Nwanze, CGIAR Special Representative to the UN Food Systems Summit 
• Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO, United Nations
• Opening presentation: Transforming agricultural innovation systems
• Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom Evidence gaps and best practice approaches to transform agricultural innovation systems 
• Joao Campari, Chair, Action Track 3 - Boost Nature Positive Production at Scale, United Nations Food Systems Summit and Global Leader of Food Practice, WWF 
• Jyotsna Puri, Director, Environment, Climate, Gender, Youth, Nutrition and Social Inclusion, IFAD 
• Thanawat Tiensin, Permanent Representative of Thailand to the FAO, IFAD and WFP
• Ishmael Sunga, Chief Executive Officer, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) 
• Kundhavi Kadiresan, Managing Director, Global Engagement and Innovation, CGIAR System Organization