EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY OPTIONS FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY IN BANGLADESH: PROGRAM
Overview | Program
Evidence-Based Policy Options for Food and Nutrition Security in Bangladesh
- 1 October 2014
- Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel(Grand Ball Room)
- Dhaka
| PROGRAM | |||
| Inaugural Session | |||
| Chief Guest: Matia Chowdhury, MP Honorable Minister, Ministry of Agriculture Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Chair: Advocate Md. Qamrul Islam, MP Honorable Minister, Ministry of Food Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |||
| Start | End | ||
| 9.00 | 9.30 | REGISTRATION | |
| 9.30 | 9.40 | Welcome Address: Dr. Akhter Ahmed, Chief of Party, USAID-Funded Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP), IFPRI-Dhaka | |
| 9.40 | 9.50 | Address: Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI-Washington | |
| 9.50 | 10.00 | Address: Ms. Janina Jaruzelski, Mission Director, USAID, Bangladesh | |
| 10.00 | 10.10 | Address: Chair: Advocate Md. Qamrul Islam, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Food | |
| 10.10 | 10.25 | Address of Inauguration: Chief Guest: Matia Chowdhury, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Agriculture | |
| 10.30 | 11.00 | TEA BREAK | |
| Technical Session 1 – Food Availability and Markets CHAIR: Dr. S M Nazmul Islam, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture |
|||
| 11.00 | 11.15 | Presentation: Evidence-Based Agricultural Policy Formulation for Improved Nutrition by Dr. Akhter Ahmed, PRSSP, IFPRI-Dhaka | |
| 11.15 | 11.30 | Presentation: Policy Options for Seed Sector Development by Dr. Firdousi Naher, PRSSP, IFPRI-Dhaka | |
| 11.30 | 11.45 | Presentation: Bangladesh Rice Stock Policy and the International Market: Recent Developments by Dr. Paul Dorosh, Director, Development Strategy and Governance Division, IFPRI-Washington | |
| 11.45 | 12.00 | Presentation: Rapid Transformation of the Fish Value Chain in Bangladesh by Dr. Ricardo Hernandez, PRSSP, IFPRI-Dhaka | |
| 12.00 | 12.40 | Discussants: Dr. Marie Ruel, Director, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI-Washington (1st topic)Mr. Anwar Faruque, Additional Secretary and DG Seed Wing, Ministry of Agriculture(2nd topic) Dr. Quazi Shahabuddin, Professorial Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) (3rd topic) Dr. Benoy Kumar Barman, Senior Scientist, WorldFish, Bangladesh & South Asia (4th topic) | |
| 12.40 | 1.10 | Open Discussion | |
| 1.10 | 1.15 | Closing Remarks by the Chair | |
| 1.15 | 2.25 | LUNCH | |
| Technical Session 2 – Food Access and Utilization/Nutrition CHAIR: Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Chairperson, Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) |
|||
| 2.30 | 2.45 | Presentation: Creating an Evidence Base for Safety Net Policy Reform: Implementing the Transfer Modality Research by Dr. Christa Räder, Country Representative, UN World Food Programme (WFP)-Bangladesh | |
| 2.45 | 3.00 | Presentation: Which Form of Safety Net Transfer is Most Beneficial? by Dr. Akhter Ahmed, IFPRI-Dhaka and Dr. John Hoddinott, IFPRI-Washington | |
| 3.00 | 3.15 | Presentation: Escalation of Real Wages in Bangladesh: Is It the Beginning of Structural Transformation? by Dr. Shahidur Rashid, IFPRI-Washington, and Dr. Kaikaus Ahmad, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (former PRSSP researcher, IFPRI-Dhaka) | |
| 3.15 | 3.30 | Presentation: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: What Role for Food Security in Bangladesh? by Ms. Esha Sraboni, Brown University, USA (former PRSSP researcher, IFPRI-Dhaka) | |
| 3.30 | 4.00 | Discussants: Dr. Iffath Sharif, Lead Economist, Social Protection Team, World Bank, Dhaka (1st topic)Dr. Binayak Sen, Research Director, BIDS(2nd topic) Dr. Sajjad Zohir, Research Director, Economic Research Group (3rd topic) Ms. Mahmuda Rahman Khan, Gender Specialist, Program Office, USAID-Dhaka (4th topic) | |
| 4.00 | 4.30 | Open Discussion | |
| 4.30 | 4.35 | Closing Remarks by the Chair | |
| Concluding Session: Way Forward CHAIR: Mr. Mohammad Mejbahuddin, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD),Ministry of Finance |
|||
| 4.40 | 5.00 | Presentation: Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI-Washington | |
| 5.00 | 5.25 | Panel: Dr. Tahmeed Ahmed, Sr. Scientist & Head Nutrition Program, ICDDR,B Dr. AMM Shawkat Ali, Former Advisor to the Caretaker Government Dr. Mahabub Hossain, Adviser to Executive Director, BRAC Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Chairperson, PPRC | |
| 5.25 | 5.30 | Vote of Thanks: Dr. Akhter Ahmed, PRSSP, IFPRI-Dhaka | |
| 5.30 | 5.45 | TEA | |
