The International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), the African Agricultural Economics Association (AAAE), and the Food Prices for Nutrition project at Tufts University will convene a 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit Science Days side event, « Food prices and the economics of food system transformation: Making markets work for inclusive growth, sustainability, and health. »

Register in advance: http://bit.ly/UNFSS-FoodPrices 

This event addresses the economics of food system transformation. Our focus is prices and markets, and how food supply interacts with demand under the influence of policies and programs, environmental change, and technological innovation. We aim to link economists in universities, governments, and civil society with practitioners in other disciplines and institutions to drive food system change.

A panel of speakers from diverse perspectives will open what we expect to be a lively dialogue about what economists know – and don’t know – about the way forward for agriculture, food, and nutrition, especially in Africa and South Asia. Panelists include:

• Dr. Uma Lele, President-elect of the International Association of Agricultural Economists
• Dr. Guy Blaise Nkamleu, President of the African Association of Agricultural Economists
• Dr. J.V. Meenakshi, Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
• Dr. Daniel Sarpong, Associate Professor and Dean, School of Agriculture, University of Ghana
• Dr. Anna Herforth, Co-Principal Investigator, Food Prices for Nutrition project at Tufts University
• Dr. Will Masters, Professor, Tufts University and Principal Investigator, Food Prices for Nutrition project