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Upcoming IFPRI conference on building resilience for food and nutrition security

The IFPrI 2020 Conference, planned for May 15-17, 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will bring together policymakers, practitioners, and scholars to discuss how resilience can be strengthened for food and nutrition security. The conference will:

Attendees will represent food and nutrition security, agriculture, humanitarian and related development sectors, as well as actors from government, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, donors and academia.

The three-day conference will feature a programme of keynote speakers, chaired plenary and parallel sessions, side events, and an interactive Knowledge Fair showcasing the latest on-the-ground initiatives on resilience for food and nutrition security.

Participation in the conference is by invitation only. There is no registration fee.

More information is available at: http://www.2020resilience.ifpri.info/

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Upcoming IFPRI conference on building resilience for food and nutrition security. Field Exchange 47, April 2014. p58. www.ennonline.net/fex/47/upcoming

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