
The Program
Science Forum 2018 (SF18), Win more, lose less: Capturing synergies between SDGs through agricultural research, will be held from 10-12 October 2018 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
The objective of SF18 is to identify substantial interactions between the SDGs (both positive and negative), the role of agricultural research in augmenting synergies and managing trade-offs, and the ensuing implications for the science-policy interface. Results will contribute to the discussion of developing research themes and frameworks in CGIAR.
We are delighted to announce our program is now online. Check out what we have in store for SF18 here!
Day 1
- Registration
- PLENARY - Setting the scene: how are synergies and trade-offs between SDGs being addressed in policy and research?
Chair: Jennifer Thomson, ISPC Member; Emeritus Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, South AfricaOpening welcome
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ISPC Chair; Professor of Integrated Land Use, School of Biological Science University of Aberdeen, UK
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Shadrack Ralekeno Moephuli
President and Chief Executive Officer Agricultural Research Council (ARC), South Africa
Keynote speakers
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Jean-Pascal van Ypersele
Professor of Climatology and Environmental Sciences Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute -
Salman Hussain
TEEB Coordinator The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
Discussion
- COFFEE/TEA BREAK
- PLENARY - TOPIC 1 (Interactions between increasing staple crop productivity, resilience to climate change, improving nutrition and sustaining agro-biodiversity)
Chair: Patrick Webb, ISPC Member, Professor of Nutrition, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, USAPresentations
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Ruth DeFries
Professor of Ecology and Sustainable Development Columbia University, New York -
Melinda Smale
Professor of International Development Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
Panel
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Marianne Bänziger
Deputy Director General for Research and Partnership (DDG-RP) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) -
John McDermott
Director, CGIAR Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Program International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) -
Bhavani Shankar
Professor of Agriculture, Food and Health SOAS University of London -
Chris Surridge
Chief Editor Nature Plants
Discussion
- LUNCH
- PLENARY - Foresight and SDG interactions
Chair: Rodomiro Ortiz, ISPC Member; Faculty (Chair) Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SwedenPresentation
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Prabhu Pingali
ISPC Member; Professor, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Cornell University, USA
Respondents
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Keith Wiebe
Senior Research Fellow International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) -
Ana Paula Aguiar
Research Fellow Stockholm Resilience Center
- TRANSFER
- 15:30-18:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Breeding for multiple objectives - Crops to End Hunger Initiative - USAID and ISPC (Lapa - Nietvoorbij campus)
- Impact assessment of AR4D in the era of the SRF and SDGs: Challenges, methods and guidance - SPIA (Olive grove - Infruitec campus)
- Foresight and SDG interactions: Using foresight to assess the basis of SDG interactions under future scenarios - ISPC (Basement - Nietvoorbij campus)
- ARC-HOSTED RECEPTION AT NIETVOORBIJ CAMPUS
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Day 2
- PLENARY - TOPIC 2
Interactions between intensifying livestock and aquaculture production for food and nutrition security, and: a) increased vulnerability to antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses; b) land use changeChair: Maggie Gill, ISPC Chair; Professor of Integrated Land Use, School of Biological Science, University of Aberdeen, UK
Presentations
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Jonathan Rushton
Professor of Animal Health and Food Systems (N8 Chair) Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool -
Mario Herrero
Chief Research Scientist and Office of the Chief Executive Science Leader Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Panel
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Delia Grace
Program Leader Food Safety and Zoonoses International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) -
Marius Gilbert
Head of Spatial Epidemiology Lab; FNRS Research Associate Université Libre de Bruxelles -
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Analyst, Global Restoration Initiative World Resources Institute (WRI) -
Boulanouar Bouchaib
Principal Livestock Officer African Development Bank (ADB)
Discussion
- COFFEE/TEA BREAK
- PLENARY - TOPIC 3
Grappling with complex systems: the water-energy-food nexus experience
Chair: Holger Meinke, ISPC Member; Head, School of Land and Food; Director, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), University of Tasmania, AustraliaPresentations
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Mathew Kurian
Head of Unit, Capacity Development and Governance (CDG) United Nations University (UNU-FLORES) -
Francesco Fuso Nerini
Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Technology KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Panel
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Izabella Koziell
Program Director CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems, Sri Lanka -
Jacques Wery
Deputy Director General and Director of Research International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) -
Sonja Vermeulen
Global Food Lead Scientist World Wildlife Fund (WWF) -
Manuel Barange
Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Discussion
- LUNCH AND TRANSFER
- BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Managing the roles of livestock and fish in sustainable food systems - ILRI, WorldFish and FAO (Olive grove - Infruitec campus)
- Synergies and tradeoffs among SDGs: the climate dimension - CCAFS and Sustainable Amazon Foundation (Pinotage - Nietvoorbij campus)
- Nexus, Systems, Landscapes: Does Your Sector Still Matter? Rethinking the Agricultural Research Agenda to Help us Tackle Tradeoffs - CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) , IWMI and IFPRI (Lapa - Nietvoorbij campus)
- Managing tradeoffs: how do we translate research into evidence? - Cornell University and Nature Plants (Basement - Nietvoorbij campus)
- ISPC-HOSTED RECEPTION AT THE PROTEA HOTEL BY MARRIOTT STELLENBOSCH
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Day 3
- PLENARY - report back from breakout sessions
Chairs: Nighisty Ghezae, ISPC Member; Director, International Foundation for Science, Sweden and Rodomiro Ortiz, ISPC Member; Faculty (Chair) Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SwedenRapporteurs from the 6 breakout sessions (10 min each)
Discussion
- COFFEE/TEA BREAK
- PLENARY - Strengthening the science-policy interface
Chair: Karen Macours, Chair, Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA); Associate professor at the Paris School of Economics and researcher at French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)Presentation
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Maggie Gill
ISPC Chair; Professor of Integrated Land Use, School of Biological Science University of Aberdeen, UK
Panel
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Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
Co-Chair Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA) -
Purvi Mehta
Deputy Director and Head of Asia for Agriculture Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, India -
Ruben G. Echeverría
Director General International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) -
Sara Savastano
Director of Research and Impact Assessment Division International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) -
Bernard Rey
Head of Cooperation Delegation of the European Union in South Africa
Discussion
- LUNCH
- PLENARY - Implications for CGIAR and way forward
Chair: Leslie Lipper, Executive Director, ISPC SecretariatPanel
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Maggie Gill
ISPC Chair; Professor of Integrated Land Use, School of Biological Science University of Aberdeen, UK -
Margret Thalwitz
Board Chair International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) -
Andrew Campbell
Chief Executive Officer Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) -
Hao Weiping
Professor; Deputy Director General, Department of International Cooperation Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) -
Emmanuel Okogbenin
Plant Breeder/Molecular Geneticist; Director Technical Operations African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) -
Jimmy Smith
Director General International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) -
Shadrack Ralekeno Moephuli
President and Chief Executive Officer Agricultural Research Council (ARC), South Africa
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