This is a past event
This is the second evidence session for the Committee's inquiry on Global Food Security. With the G8 event on malnutrition fast approaching, and the NGO campaign on hunger also ongoing, this session is an opportunity for the Committee to explore some of the broader strategic issues relating to food security, and to examine the respective roles of various key institutions. The first panel includes representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). The second panel includes the UK Governmen's Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir John Beddington, together with the heads of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Tuesday 26 March, Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster [room may be subject to change – please check website nearer the time]
At 9.30am
UN World Food Programme
Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Dan Gustafson, Deputy Director General (Operations)
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Marc van Ameringen, Executive Director
At 10.30am
Government Office for Science
Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Kanayo Nwanze, President
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Shenggen Fan, Director
- Hosted by
- International Development Committee
- Venue
- Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster, London