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2024 World Agri-food Innovation Forum 发布日期: 2024-10-04 16:49

Parallel Session: Institutional Innovations for Transforming Agrifood Systems

I.About the Forum

Agricultural cooperatives have become a key management system in agricultural production globally, playing a crucial role in promoting agricultural modernization and transforming agri-food systems. Due to variations in agricultural production and historical traditions, agricultural cooperatives in the United States, Europe, and East Asia have developed distinct forms and features. In China, agricultural cooperatives have continuously evolved to address the changing needs of agricultural development. Today, new agricultural institutional systems have emerged, characterized by innovations and diverse entities, such as family farms, specialized farmers' cooperatives, and socialized service providers. These entities possess strong learning capabilities and adaptability to new agricultural technologies, making them pivotal in promoting sustainable, low-emission agricultural development through the integration of production, education, and research.

The conference will bring together domestic and international experts, scholars, representatives from agricultural cooperatives, enterprises and financial industry to share innovative practices in promoting agri-food system transformation. Discussions will focus on how agricultural cooperatives and service organizations can leverage modern technology in planting, management, storage, transportation, processing, and sales to empower new agricultural management entities and drive sustainable agri-food system transformation.

II.Organization
Hosts: Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy (AGFEP), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

III.Time & Venue
Time: 13:30-16:10, October 12th, 2024
Venue: Ballroom B

IV.Size
100 people

V.Agenda

Opening remarks Chari：Ning Hua, Director, Conservation Project, NRDC China
13:30-13:35	Keming Qian	Former Vice Minister of Commerce, 14th CPPCC National Committee, Deputy Director of the Science and Health Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Democratic League
13:35-13:40	Shenggen Fan	Chair Professor, Dean of Global Food Economics and Policy (AGFEP), China Agricultural University
13:40-13:45	Andrew Wetzler	Senior Vice President, Nature, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (video)
Keynote speeches
13:45-13:55	China’s Policy for Low-emission agricultural practices	Hongbin Zhang, Associate Professor, Rural Energy and Environment Agency, MARA
13:55-14:05	Transforming Agrifood Systems through Scaling Innovations under the UNCCD COP16 Flagship Initiative	Conrad Rein, Director of Policy Outreach, Innovation Commission, Development Innovation Lab (DIL), the University of Chicago
14:05-14:15	The Impact of New Agricultural Management and Service Entities on Advancing Low-Emission Agriculture Development	Yu’e Li, Professor, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
14:15-14:25	Institutional Innovations for Transforming Agri-food Systems: Lessons from the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Programme	Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson of AKADEMIYA2063
14:25-14:35	Integrating Production, Education, and Research in Agricultural Organization Models to Drive Agrifood System Transformation: A Case Study of Doctor's Farm	Song Yuan, Founder of Nature Farming Doctor's Farm, Founder of Vimao Corps
14:35-14:45	Tea Break
Panel I: How New Agricultural Institutional Arrangements and Policies Promote Agrifood System Transformation Chair: Teunis Van Rheenen, Senior Director, SG IFRM, CGIAR and Director, Business Dev, IFPRI • DGO
14:45-15:25	MJ Khan	Chairman, India Chamber of Food and Agriculture
	Yijun Han	Professor, the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
	João Paulo de Faria Santos	Legal Advisor, the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family, and Fight Against Hunger of Brazil
	Bin Wang	Associate Professor, Institute of Agricultural Environment and Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
	Stephan Weise	Managing Director of Asia Region, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT
	Yu Cheng	Deputy Director of the Department of Rural Economy Research, Development Research Center of the State Council
Panel II: Innovations and Practices of New Agricultural Institutions in the Transformation of Agrifood Systems Chair: Wei Si, Dean, the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
15:25-16:05	Donghui Yang	Professor, College of Economics, Yunnan Normal University
	Bakhrom Mirkasimov	Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT)/University of Central Asia (UCA)
	Bo Zhu	Professor, Yangtze University
	Orachos Napasintuwong	Deputy Department Head of International Affairs Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University Chatuchak, Thailand
	Sandra Broka	Senior Agriculture Economist/Agriculture and Food Sector Coordinator, World Bank
	Yan Jia	Program Policy Officer for Research and Policy Engagement， WFP China
Concluding remarks
16:05-16:10	Shenggen Fan	Chair Professor, Dean of Global Food Economics and Policy (AGFEP), China Agricultural University