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DESCRIPTION:Please note that the event is at capacity and that we are no lo
 nger accepting registrations.\n\nThe Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Glo
 bal Food Security\, the McGill School of Population and Global Health\, an
 d the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics invite you
  to the Margaret A. Gilliam Lecture in Global Food Security with a keynote
  lecture titled: Africa’s Road to Agrifood Systems Transformation: Challen
 ges and Opportunities by Dr. John Ulimwengu\, Senior Research Fellow in In
 ternational Food Policy Research at the CGIAR (formerly the Consultative G
 roup for International Agricultural Research). A cocktail will follow the 
 presentation.\n\n\n	Date: February 18th\, 2025\n	Time: 5:00 to 7:30 pm EST\n
 	Location: Room 1140 of 2001 McGill College\, 11th floor\n\n\nPlease note t
 hat this even is in person only.\n\nAbstract\n\nThe Kampala CAADP Declarat
 ion\, adopted in January 2025\, marks a transformative step in Africa’s jo
 urney to build resilient and sustainable agrifood systems. With its popula
 tion projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050\, the continent faces signific
 ant hurdles\, including limited access to resources\, post-harvest losses\
 , climate variability\, and shifting dietary trends. However\, these chall
 enges also present opportunities for sustainable development. The adoption
  of innovative technologies such as digital agriculture\, biotechnology\, 
 and climate-smart practices offers solutions to boost productivity and sus
 tainability. Regional integration through frameworks like the African Cont
 inental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can enhance trade and economic growth. Mo
 reover\, empowering women\, youth\, and vulnerable groups is critical to d
 riving inclusivity and resilience. By leveraging its youthful population\,
  advancing policies\, and fostering collaboration\, Africa can lead the wa
 y in global agrifood systems innovation\, ensuring food security and susta
 inable economic growth for generations to come.\n\nSpeaker Bio\n\nJohn Uli
 mwengu is a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Resear
 ch Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Ohio State U
 niversity (USA)\, and Master in Development Economics from Williams Colleg
 e (USA). His research interests include resilience\, food systems\, povert
 y dynamics and network analysis. Since 2007\, Dr. Ulimwengu is involved in
  strategic research on the transformation of agricultural sector in Africa
  under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) ag
 enda. In 2017-2021\, he was the Africa wide coordinator of the Regional St
 rategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS).\n
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LOCATION:11th floor\, Room 1140\, McGill College 2001\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\
 , H3A 1G1\, 2001\, avenue McGill College
SUMMARY:Margaret A. Gilliam Lecture in  Global Food Security: Africa’s Road
  to Agrifood Systems Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/margaret-gilliam-lecture-
 global-food-security-africas-road-agrifood-systems-transformation-359646
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