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Potential for consensus-led processes in support of global policymaking

28/04/23
IFIAD hosted a seminar with Dr Jannie Armstrong on 21st April 2023 on Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The seminar introduced the IPC’s approach to assessing and analysing food
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Roundtable with Ms Satu Santala – IFAD

17/01/23
IFIAD hosted a roundtable discussion with Ms Satu Santala, Associate Vice President for External Relations, and Governance at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on 2nd November 2022. The
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Agribusiness Incubation Learning Exchange

17/01/23
Delegates from agribusiness incubators and Enterprise Support Organizations in Africa visited Ireland in November 2022 to meet with key representatives from the Irish agri-food incubation ecosystem including state agencies, incubators,
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Famine Crimes and Tragedies – Alex de Waal

09/11/22
Plenary presentation at Galway, “A Food Secure Future for Everyone.” Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation, Research Professor at the Fletcher School, Tufts University delivered a
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Independent Food Systems Dialogue in Malawi

21/07/22
IFIAD hosted an Independent Food Systems Dialogue in Malawi, in partnership with the Malawi Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (MICGBV). The dialogue convened on 2nd July 2021 at Ufulu
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Strengthening Agribusiness Incubation Ecosystems

17/06/22
Agribusiness incubators play a pivotal role in the ideation, start-up and scaling-up of agricultural businesses and small to medium enterprises (SMEs). But Africa’s agribusiness incubation ecosystems remain under-developed, and incubators
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IFIAD hosts FAO Director-General QU Dongyu

01/06/22
IFIAD hosted the FAO Director-General H.E. QU Dongyu during his official visit to Ireland. Minister Pippa Hackett, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine joined an IFIAD roundtable chaired by
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Workshop on Food Systems Approach

05/05/22
Event info

Date and Time: 05/05/2022 9:00 am
Location: UCD University Club


We were back face-to-face this week at the IFIAD Food Systems Approach Workshop held at the UCD University Club. Herman Brouwer and Helena Posthumus from Wageningen University and Research shared some of
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IFIAD Special Meeting on the Global Food Crisis

27/04/22
FAO Chief Economist, Maximo Torero Cullen, joined IFIAD for a special meeting on the Global Food Crisis. Watch back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPEfPlyzHwg    
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