February 9th, 2022
9:00-14:00 Khartoum
AlSalam Rotana Hotel
See blog post on the event
See publication on Prioritizing development policy research in Sudan: An innovative approach to guide IFPRI’s Sudan Strategy Support Program
On Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, in Khartoum, IFPRI and USAID hosted a Launch and Co-creation Workshop introducing the new Sudan SSP. The objectives of the workshop were to:
- Engage in a participatory process of identifying knowledge gaps and research priorities that would co-create a research agenda that will guide Sudan SSP’s research and capacity building activities.
- Identify partners for the Sudan SSP’s Advisory Committee, which will work closely with IFPRI to achieve project goals.
- Launch the findings from the new IFPRI-led study: Wheat & Its Role for Food Security in Sudan.
Funded by the United States Agency for International Development, and implemented by IFPRI, the Sudan Strategy Support Program (Sudan SSP) brings together a team of international and local experts to conduct research, capacity building activities and technical support on agricultural production, markets and trade, livelihoods and nutrition, development strategy and investment planning, and resilience to climate change. It will convene a broad array of stakeholders to produce collaborative, evidence-based recommendations and build analytical capacity of local partners with the ultimate objective to raise incomes of the rural poor and improve food and nutrition security in Sudan.
Links for slides and suite of studies on wheat value chains in Sudan are available in the agenda, below.
AGENDA
Event ModeratorYumna Kassim, Senior Research Associate, IFPRI |
OPENING & WELCOME
Mervyn Farroe
Mission Director for Sudan, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Paul Dorosh
Director Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: Knowledge Gaps and Research Priorities for Food Secuirty in Sudan
Session Moderator:
Clemens Breisinger
Interim Sudan SSP Chief of Party, IFPRI
Panel:
Babagana Ahamdu
FAO Representative in Sudan, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Jawhara Kanu
Founding Director, Sudanese Women Economists Association
Abdelateif Ibrahim
Senior Agribusiness Manager at Rida Group, Ltd.
Abdalla Mohammed
Chief of Party, Towards Enduring Peace in Sudan
BREAKOUT SESSION: Setting Priorities for Research for the Sudan SSP
Overview and Scope
Curators: Yumna Kassim & Clemens Breisinger, IFPRI
Group 1 - Research Priorities for Agricultural Production
Facilitator: Babagana Ahmadu, FAO - Notetaker: Oliver Kirui, Research Fellow, IFPRI
Group 2 - Research Priorities for Markets and Trade
Facilitator: Abdelateif Ibrahim, Rida group, Ltd. - Notetaker: Khalid Siddig, IFPRI
Group 3 - Research Priorities for Livelihoods and Nutrition
Facilitator: Salah Abdelmagid, Agricultural Economist, Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD)
Notetaker: Paul Dorosh, IFPRI
Group 4 - Research Priorities for Development Strategy and Investment Planning
Facilitator: Jawhara Kanu, SWEA - Notetaker: Clemens Brisinger, IFPRI
Group 5 - Research Priorities for Increasing Resilience of Farming Under Growing Climate Challenges
Facilitator: Ahmed Subahi, Country Programme Officer, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Notetaker: Yumna Kassim, IFPRI
STUDY LAUNCH: Wheat & Its Role for Food Security in Sudan
What are the constraints and opportunities of key wheat supply chain actors? Insights from a recent survey
Oliver Kirui, IFPRI
(see slides)
How well are wheat markets integrated? Findings from a co-integration analysis
Khalid Siddig, IFPRI
(see slides)
What are the distributional consequences of wheat policy in Sudan? A simulation model analysis
Paul Dorosh, IFPRI
(see slides)
Political economy of wheat value chains: Opportunities and challenges
Khalid Siddig, IFPRI
(see slides)
Summary of main findings
Clemens Breisinger, IFPRI
CLOSING REMARKS & NEXT STEPS for the Sudan Strategy Support Program
Mustapha El Hamzaoui
Office Director - Agriculture and Environment Office, USAID Sudan
Clemens Breisinger
Interim Sudan SSP Chief of Party, IFPRI
