Kenya Discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR): Rethinking Food Crisis Responses.

  • Date
    19.05.23
  • Time
    02:00 pm > 04:00 pm UTC+03:00
  • Location
    University of Nairobi Towers, 4th Floor, RM. LT 405, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Registration
Kenya Discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR): Rethinking Food Crisis Responses

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is organizing a hybrid launch event for its 2023 Global Food Policy Report in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with University of Nairobi and as part of the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) seminar series on May 19, 2023, at 2.00pm.

The 2023 Global Food Policy Report, IFPRI’s flagship report, provides a broad set of evidence-based recommendations for better predicting and preparing for crises, addressing crises when they occur and building equity and resilience of food systems.

The recent overlapping, complex shocks to food systems, including the COVID-19 pandemic, higher food prices, conflicts, and natural disasters have increased the risk of food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, thus disrupting livelihoods, increasing poverty, and further diminishing prospects for the world’s most vulnerable people. As crises become more frequent, complex, and prolonged, the report calls for reconsideration of food crisis responses, and building more long-term response solutions guided by solid evidence on the impacts of policies, programming, tools, and governance approaches. There is an urgent need for renewed and broader efforts to prevent, mitigate, and recover from crises in ways that build food system resilience, protect the livelihoods of women and marginal groups, ensure their inclusion in crisis response, and address the impacts of conflict and migration.

The Kenya discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 GFPR will present key findings and recommendations of the report at global and regional levels. A distinguished set of discussants will then present their reflections on the report and provide insights on crisis response and resilience building in Kenya.

Tentative Program

Registration & Networking Coffee break

Opening Remarks (Session Facilitators: Dr. Martine Oleche and Prof. Jack Odhiambo)

  • Prof. Jack Odhiambo, Dean, Faculty of Arts Social Sciences, University of Nairobi
  • Prof. Stephen G. Kiama, Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi

Overview of the 2023 Global Food Policy Report (Session Facilitator:  Prof. Stephen G. Kiama)

  • Global Food Policy Report Global Findings by Dr. Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies and Country Program Leader, Kenya, International Food Policy Research Institute
  • Global Food Policy Report-Africa Region Findings by Juneweenex Mbuthia, Research Officer, International Food Policy Research Institute
    Panel discussion: Crisis preparedness and resilience building in Kenya

Panel discussion: Crisis preparedness and resilience building in Kenya (Session Facilitator: Prof. Damiano Kulundu)

  • Dr. Joseph Onjala, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Development Studies, University of Nairobi
  • Kwame Owino, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
  • Edwin Ombui Oseko, Fertilizer Promotion Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives
  • Lensa Omune, Research Officer, International Food Policy Research Institute

Q&A and Closing remarks 

  • Question and Answer session (Session Facilitator: Prof. Damiano Kulundu)
  • Vote of Thanks: Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Watch Live on May 19, 2023 • 2:00pm EAT


Individuals attending this event may be audio taped, videotaped, or photographed during the course of a meeting, and by attending grant permission for their likenesses and the content of their comments, if any, to be broadcast, webcast, published, or otherwise reported or recorded. Questions? Please contact nps@cgiar.org


This work is part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS). CGIAR launched NPS with national and international partners to build policy coherence, respond to policy demands and crises, and integrate policy tools at national and subnational levels in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CGIAR centers participating in NPS are The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Potato Center (CIP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and WorldFish. We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.