2021 CAER-IFPRI Forum

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Under the impact of multiple factors such as economic slowdown, regional conflict, climate change and extreme weather, the world has entered a compound risk era with multiple crises. Combined with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agricultural and food systems have become fragile. Therefore, how the agricultural and food systems can be transformed to be more resilient within this grim context has already shaped up as a central issue in China and elsewhere in the world.

Building a healthy and sustainable food system is an important assurance for achieving a sustainable food future. Several issues related to the three pillars of sustainability include economic growth, society and the environment should be considered. The GDP, farmers’ income and other economic criteria currently play the main drivers for decisions in agriculture and associated food systems, integrating social and environmental objectives, such as safe and healthy foods, climate, carbon-neutral, as priorities is key. Furthermore, the whole food value chain approach is required to examine the drivers of food systems.

Agribusiness is regarded as a sector that supports the growth of the agricultural industry. It is not only pivotal to economic growth, but also contributes to the healthy and sustainable food system, as well as improvement of income for a majority of the poor in developing countries. Meanwhile, agribusiness increases the emission of greenhouse gases and contributes to global warming. For this reason, policies designed to promote agribusiness and sustainable food value chains play a crucial role in achieving a healthy and sustainable food system. It is clear that all participants in the sector must find new ways to address such problems.

The issue will be discussed at the 2021 CAER-IFPRI Forum to be held at the International Conference Center (ICC) of China Agricultural University in Beijing on Oct.30, 2021. Under the theme, linked with Food System and Agribusiness development, five distinguished scholars and experts in the field from China, America, Canada and Australia, will highlight opportunities for the sector and the healthy and sustainable food system, enhance the market participation of food value chain actors including supply and demand as well as the institutions and markets in which these are embedded and explore innovative solutions to advance the development of agribusiness.

Speakers

Prof. Wenge Fu(Chair)

Director, MBA Education Center, China Agricultural University

Prof. Rigoberto Lopez

Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut

Co-editor, Agribusiness: An International Journal

Prof. Kevin Chen

CAER Co-editor & IFAMR Editor-in-Chief︱Qiushi Chair Professor of Zhejiang University︱China Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute

Prof. Bill Malcolm

Head Of School, Agriculture And Food Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne

Dr. Tianli Zhang

Founding Partner of Hosen Capital

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