Food trade and global change: Implications for food security in an increasingly uncertain world

At the 2024 edition of the prestigious Norman E. Borlaug Dialogue, convened alongside the World Food Prize presentation in Des Moines, Iowa, the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) convenes a breakout session with representatives from the private sector and multilateral institutions.

Exploring multidisciplinary research and cross-sector collaborations towards addressing challenges to global food security, the session includes the launch of the Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability, hosted by MIT J-WAFS for the Food and Climate Systems Transformation (FACT) Alliance.

Agenda

Opening remarks: Greg Sixt, director of the FACT Alliance, project lead for the Jameel Index and research manager for J-WAFS

Keynote speech and introduction to the Jameel Index: Kenneth Strzepek, project lead for the Jameel Index; senior research fellow for the International Food Policy Research Institute

Panel discussion:

• Greg Sixt
• Kenneth Strzepek
• Paola de Almeida, food and agriculture portfolio head, Pegasus Capital Advisors
• Linus Mofor, senior environmental affairs officer, African Climate Policy Centre for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Shijie Yang, agricultural economist, global agriculture and food security programme, World Bank