CIRAD's 40th anniversary: Celebration in Paris

To mark its 40 years of impact in partnership in the fields of agriculture, the environment and health, CIRAD is organizing a conference entitled « Nourrir 10 milliards d’habitants en 2050 : défis et solutions » (Feeding 10 billion people by 2050: challenges and solutions). The event, which is by invitation only, will bring together CIRAD's institutional partners.

At the conference, the Directors of CIRAD's three scientific departments, along with the Chair of the Programme Committee of one of those departments, members of CIRAD's Science Council and international political players will be contributing to the debate on how to tackle the challenges of providing healthy food to a global population of 10 billion by 2050, against a backdrop of climate change and increasing numbers of crises .

Programme:

14:45-15:15: Welcome
15:15-15:40 : Introduction

• Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin, CIRAD CEO
• Corinne Borel, Deputy Director General for Research and Innovation, French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
• Thani Mohamed Soilihi, Secretary of State for French-Speaking Countries and International Partnerships, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (video address)
• Salina Grenet-Catalano, Head of Global Affairs, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.

 15:40-17:00: Roundtable

Moderated by Sandra Rullière, Deputy Head, Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division, AFD

Overall introduction to the roundtable

Topics covered:

1. Accelerating agroecological transitions to address the global changes relating to climate and biodiversity - Eric Justes, Director of CIRAD's PERSYST Department;
2. Intensifying the development and deployment of One Health approaches within socio-ecosystems - Delphine Luquet, Director of CIRAD's BIOS Department;
3. Transforming food systems and non-food biomass production systems -  Claire Cerdan, Director of CIRAD's ES Department.

Part 1: What levers can science offer?

• Philippe Baret, Professor of Genetics, Systems Analysis and Agroecology, Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)
• Dao The Anh, Vice-President, Vietnamese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)
• Anyangwe Florence Angaba–Fonteh, Vice-Dean for Research and Cooperation, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Bamenda (Cameroon).

Part 2: Opinions on these issues in political, national and international arenas, in reaction to the levers presented in part 1

• Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems
• Dominique Potier, MP for the 5th constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle
• Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Director, OECD Development Centre.

17:00-17:20: Conclusion

17:20-18:00: Reception