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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Addressing Water Variability and Scarcity: The Role of Agricultural Research

Co-Organized by IFPRI and the ILSI Research Foundation

DC

1201 Eye Street NW

12th Floor Conference Center

Washington, United States

July 17, 2019

  • 1:15 – 5:15 pm (America/New_York)
  • 7:15 – 11:15 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 10:45 – 2:45 am (Asia/Kolkata)
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The Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the ILSI Research Foundation are co-organizing the symposium Addressing Water Variability and Scarcity: The Role of Agricultural Research at IFPRI’s headquarters in Washington, DC.

Presentations will focus on new technologies that are being developed and/or applied to mitigate the impacts of water stress on agricultural productivity, as well as the enabling policy environment that is needed to ensure that water-related research and development efforts are effectively deployed and scaled up.

Welcome and Introductions

  • Claudia Ringler, Deputy Division Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI (Video)
  • Morven McLean, Executive Director, International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Research Foundation (Video)

Setting the Context

An Overview of Promising Technologies for Improved On-Farm Management of Water

  • Biniam Iyob, Water and Irrigation Advisor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (Video)

What Can Precision Agriculture Offer to Small Holder Farmers?

Novel Approaches to Breeding for Resilience in Water Stressed Environments

  • Todd Mockler, Member of Geraldine and Robert Virgil Distinguished Investigator, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Creating Enabling Environments for Achieving Innovations in Water Management in Agricultural Production Systems

  • Mutsa Masiyandima, Senior Irrigation and Drainage Sepcialist, The World Bank Group

The New Agricultural Research Revolution, Water, and the Future of Public Sector Research

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