Executive Board — Ninety-fourth Session
Rome, 10-11 September 2008
For: Information
Document:
EB 2008/94/R.31
Agenda:
15
Date:
13 August 2008
Distribution:
Public
Original:
English
E
Report on the second and third
sessions of the Consultation on the
Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's
Resources
EB 2008/94/R.31
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EB 2008/94/R.31
1
Report on the second and third sessions of the
Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's
Resources
1.
The following is a report on the second and third sessions of the Consultation on
the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources. The second session was held in
Rome on 22-23 April 2008 immediately prior to the ninety-third session of the
Executive Board; the third session was held on 8-9 July 2008, also in Rome.
2.
The second session of the Consultation began with a presentation by Joachim von
Braun, the Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI), on poverty, climate change, rising food prices and the small farmers.
Professor von Braun’s participation in the Consultation is an example of the
synergies that have been achieved through the IFAD-IFPRI partnership in policy
innovation and communication. Professor von Braun noted the ongoing and new
forces driving up food prices, including income growth, biofuels, climate shocks,
and the lack of supply response