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New Directions in the Fight Against Hunger and Malnutrition: A Festschrift in Honor of Per Pinstrup-Andersen

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A Festschrift in honor of Per Pinstrup-Andersen, sponsored by the Division of Nutritional Sciences, was held at Cornell University on December 13 and 14, 2013.

Per’s colleagues, collaborators, and students paid tribute and presented papers in the areas of Food Systems, Health, and Nutrition; Agricultural Development and Research and Technology Policy; Globalization, Trade, and Poverty; and Political Economy of Food and Agricultural Policy — the substantive themes that represent the breadth of Per’s work.

In his work, Per Pinstrup-Andersen, the 2001 World Food Prize Laureate, advocates for the poor and the hungry around the world. His publications number over 400 books, refereed journals, and chapters, including co-authoring Seeds of Contention (2000), published in five languages, and Food Policy for Developing Countries (2011).

In addition, Per played a significant role in shaping and strengthening institutions such as the International Food Policy Research Institute, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the University of Copenhagen, and Wageningen University.

Below are links to each presentation. Extended abstracts, speaker bios and papers can be found on the Festschrift website. Comments can be shared in the Discussion Forum.

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1. Opening Remarks
   Alan Mathios, Jan Nyrop, Patrick Stover & David Sahn
2. Food Systems, Health and Nutrition
1. • Nutrition-sensitive Social Protection Programs
     Harold Alderman, International Food Policy Research Institute
   • The Implications of a Changing Climate on Global Nutrition Security
     Andrew D. Jones, University of Michigan
   • What’s Up with Catch-up? On the Meaningful Measurement of Child Growth Retardation
     Jef L. Leroy, International Food Policy Research Institute
2. • Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring Systems and the Food Crisis: Lessons from the Last Three Decades
     Suresh Chandra Babu, International Food Policy Research Institute
   • Food for a Healthy and Active Life: New Indicators to Guide Action in the Agriculture and Food Sector
     Anna Herforth, Cornell University
3. • Agricultural Pathways to Improved Nutrition: Getting Policies Right!
     Prabhu Pingali, Cornell University
   • The Internationalization of the Obesity Epidemic: The Case of Sugar-sweetened Sodas
     Marion Nestle, New York University
3. Agricultural Development and Research and Technology Policy
1. • Population Increases and Agricultural Productivity
     Barbara Boyle Torrey, Population Reference Bureau
   • Bioeconomy — Science and Technology Policy for Agricultural Development and Food Security
     Joachim von Braun, University of Bonn
2. • Agricultural R&D, Food prices, Poverty and Malnutrition Redux
     Julian M. Alston, University of California, Davis
   • Distributional Impacts of the 2008 Global Food Price Spike in Vietnam
     Finn Tarp, University of Copenhagen
   • The Micronutrient Deficiencies Challenge in African Food Systems
     Christopher B. Barrett and Leah E.M. Bevis, Cornell University
4. Globalization, Trade, and Poverty
1. • Who Makes Global Food Policy?
     Robert Paarlberg, Wellesley College
   • Discursive Positioning of Global and Local Food Systems in Media
     Tina Andersen Huey
   • Ending Hunger Sustainably by 2025: What Will It Take?
     Shenggen Fan, International Food Policy Research Institute
5. Political Economy of Food and Agricultural Policy
1. • Is Small Farm Led Deveolpment Still a Relevant Strategy for Africa and Asia?
     Peter Hazell, University of London
   • The Present Pattern of Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
     Erik Thorbecke, Cornell University
   • Social Mobilization and Food Security: The Contribution of Organized Civil Society to Hunger Reduction Policies in Latin America
     Marygold Walsh-Dilley, Cornell University
2. • A Comment on the Need to develop Institutional Capacity for Improved Performance in Agricultural research Systems
     Ruben G. Echeverria, International Center for Tropical Agriculture
   • Independence or Influence: Tradeoffs in Development Policy Research
     Roger Slade, Consultant
6. Closing Comments
   Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University

Date Created: 4/10/14
Last Updated: 6/15/15
Keywords: global health, hunger, malnutrition