The session hosted by the Global Burden of Crop Loss initiative brings together a diverse group of scientists and stakeholders to explore causes and impacts of crop loss and the need for an evidence-based information system to tackle it. Reducing crop losses is critical to meeting the increasing demand for food without increasing the environmental impact of agriculture.
Despite the severe impacts of crop losses on food security, nutrition, livelihoods, and national economies, our scientific understanding of the problem is limited.
We propose a global scientific collaboration to close this evidence gap and underpin evidence-based policy to tackle the challenge.
AGENDA
16:00-16:10: Welcome and Introduction (Dr. Ulrich Kuhlmann, CABI)
16:10-17:00: Speakers
Dr. Osama El-Lissy
Secretary, International Plant Protection Convention
Dr.Felicitas Schneider
Coordinator of Collaboration Initiative Food Loss and Waste launched at Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20 countries.
Thünen Institute of Market Analysis
Dr. Prasanna Boddupalli
Director, Global Maize Programme, CIMMYT
Global Burden of Crop Loss
Coordinator, Modelling & Data Science, CABI
17:00-17:20: Panel Discussion
17:20-17:30: Closing Remarks (Ulrich Kuhlmann, CABI)