Rebuilding the Economy through Agriculture
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Please join us for the World Food Prize Foundation’s 2022 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue Side Event: Rebuilding the Economy through Agriculture!
Conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic, and natural disasters are devastating global food systems and local economies, in turn impacting the global economy. As the economic recovery process begins, prioritizing initiatives that increase food security and enable smallholder farmers to mitigate and withstand crises is vital to spearheading a global economic recovery. In this hour-long session, a panel of experts from the private and public sectors will discuss agriculture strategies that accelerate post-crisis rebuilding, drive economic growth and build resilience in the face of challenges, with a focus on Eastern Europe.
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022
Time: 8 – 9 a.m. CDT (in-person and virtually)
Location: Iowa Events Center, 3rd Floor
Address: 730 3rd Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Speakers
Antonina Broyaka
(Panelist) Extension associate, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University. Former dean of the faculty of economics and entrepreneurship, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, Ukraine
Kansas State University
Mike Michener
(Panelist) Deputy assistant administrator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, USAID. Former administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
USAID
Davit Kirvalidze
(Panelist) Former minister of agriculture, Republic of Georgia, and board director, CNFA, with development experience in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)
Jay Vroom
(Panelist) Strategic advisor, agricultural development and former president and CEO, CropLife America, the national association for crop protection and biotechnology
CropLife America
Ed Keturakis
(Moderator) Vice president, Program Development, CNFA
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)
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