Kuliah Umum Teunis Van Rheenen, Ph.D (Internasional Food Policy Research Institute-IFPRI)

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Global Food Security Challenges and

Opportunities
Teunis van Rheenen
Coordinator for Partnerships
International Food Policy Research Institute
Institut Pertanian Bogor, Indonesia, June 17, 2011

INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

IFPRI

INTERNATIONAL

FOOD

POLICY

RESEARCH

INSTITUTE


IFPRI s VISION

IFPRI s MISSION

A world free of
hunger and
malnutrition

To provide policy
solutions that
reduce poverty
and end hunger
and malnutrition

Cornerstones of IFPRI's work

Communications

Capacity
Strengthening


Policy
Research

Major research themes










Outlooks and global change
Globalization, trade, and
markets
Natural resources policies
Risks and emergencies

Governance and policy
processes
Development strategies
Poverty, nutrition, and social
protection
Diet, health, and food safety
Science and technology

IFPRI s research and outreach on a global level and
in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East

Offices around the world

t

to Fo
o o yResearch Institute
Director General
Shenggen Fan


2020 Vision Initiative
Rajul Pandya-Lorch

Development Strategy and Governance
Paul Dorosh

Africa
West and Central Africa Office (WCAO)
Ousmane Badiane

Environment and Production Technology
Mark Rosegrant

Eastern and Southern Africa Office (ESAO)
Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere

Markets,
st Trade,
Trade,
and

andInstitutions
Institutions
Maximo Torero

Latin America
Maximo Torero

Poverty, Health, and Nutrition
Marie Ruel

New Delhi Office
P.K. Joshi (Acting)

Communications
Klaus von Grebmer

HarvestPlus® Challenge
Program (with CIAT)
Howarth Bouis


Finance and Administration
David Governey



This presentation:
 Global food security
 Factors affecting food insecurity
 Urgent actions
 In conclusion

Despite progress, many are still hungry
Number of undernourished
persons
120

1,200

Southeast Asia
World

100

1,000

80

800

60

600

Source: Data from FAO 2011

Source: United Nations 2010

Source: Fan 2011b

GHI measures
easures three dimensions of
hunger
Undernourishment
(% population with
insufficient
food/calories)
Child malnutrition
(% < 5 underweight)
Child mortality
(