Annual Eurasian Food Security Conference
The Annual Eurasian Food Security Conference will take place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on October 03-05, 2017. The Conference is organized by the Eurasian Center for Food Security with support from the World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). The topic of the conference is "Catalyzing an Agriculture-Led Transformation for Food Security and Wealth Creation in Eurasia". The Conference is an excellent platform to discuss the current state of food and nutrition security in the region, identify new trends and actions to unleash the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agriculture and food sectors in the greater Eurasia region. Bringing together public sector food policy experts, representatives of academia and civil society, the Conference provides a great opportunity to strengthen cooperation at local, regional and global levels.
The Conference sessions will cover the following topics:
- Priorities for policy research to improve food security and nutrition in Eurasia;
- Innovative interventions both by the government and private sector that helps boost food and nutrition security at the household and community level;
- The nexus of food security and natural resource management;
- Case studies on food security in Eurasia, etc.
Please visit the conference website for details: http://ecfs2017.org/?page_id=6&lang=en.
The registration is open until September 17, 2017.