Current Challenges and the Future of Government Spending on Food and Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Welcome by moderator Bola Mosuro, Journalist, BBC Focus on Africa and Newsday Opening remarks by QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Presentation of report’s key findings by Marco V. Sánchez, Deputy Director, Agrifood Economics Division, FAO Expert panel discussion, followed by a brief Q&A session with: − Yassia Kindo, Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation Development and Mecanisation, Burkina Faso − Tewodaj Mogues, Senior Economist, IMF − Apollos Nwafor, Vice President for Policy and State Capability, AGRA − Leonard Mizzi, Head of Sustainable Agri-food Systems and Fisheries, European Commission − Shenggen Fan, Chair Professor at China Agricultural University and CGIAR Board Member Closing remarks by Máximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO
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