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Agriculture for Food Security 2030
AgriFoSe
– translating science into policy and development
Invitation to an afternoon about
Sustainable Development Goal Number 2:
END HUNGER, ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY AND IMPROVED NUTRITION
AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Presentations
Introductory words at the launch of the Agriculture for Food Security 2030 initiative,
Ambassador Lennart Båge, Vice Chair SLU Board and former President of IFAD
Agriculture for Food Security 2030 – launching a Swedish initiative targeting Sustainable Development Goal number 2, Professor Ulf Magnusson, Programme Director AgriFoSe, SLU Global
Agenda 2030 for sustainable development – from negotiations to implementation, Ambassador
Kajsa B Olofsgård, Swedish Chief Negotiator for the UN Agenda 2030, Swedish Ministry for
Foreign Affairs
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – overcoming hunger sustainably
Ambassador Cecilia Nordin van Gansberghe, former Swedish Permanent Representative to
FAO, Swedish Ministry of Enterprises and Innovation
Research for Food Security – an African perspective, Dr. Appolinaire Djikeng, Director, Bio­
sciences eastern and central Africa – Hub, ILRI, Kenya
Agriculture and Food Security – the Sida perspective, Programme Officer Frida Rodhe, Global
Economy and Environment, Sida and Dr. Kerstin Jonsson-Cissé, Head of Global Economy
and Environment, Sida
Panel Discussion lead by Dr. Carolyn Glynn, Deputy Director, SLU Global
Mingle with refreshments
Tuesday 26 January at 13.30 – 16.00
Venue: Loftet, SLU Ultuna Campus, Uppsala
Registration by Friday 22 January to [email protected]
www.slu.se/agrifose