• May 2011

    Economic Transformation in Ghana

    Closing speech by Shenggen Fan at the IFPRI-University of Ghana conference, "Understanding Economic Transformation in Sub‐Saharan Africa", held May 10-12 in Accra. After years of stagnation, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have recently undergone important development and transformation in terms of economic growth, sectoral, and spatial trends. Moving forward, strong policy support alongside well-targeted [...]

  • April 2011

    Global Food Security Challenges and Opportunities

    During the 2011 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Fair, Dr. Shenggen Fan delivered the plenary address “Global food security challenges and opportunities” at the Food, Water and Energy Resources Policy Symposium on April 13, 2011. Global Food Security Challenges and Opportunities View more presentations from Shenggen Fan

  • February 2011

    Welcome Remarks at the 2020 International Conference on Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health

    Dr. Shenggen Fan gave welcome remarks to kickoff the 2020 International Conference on Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health held on February 10-12, 2011, in New Delhi, India. The conference was inaugurated by the Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. More than 1,000 participants attended, representing a wide range of actors including governments, NGOs, [...]

  • June 2010

    Address to Bangladesh Food Security Investment Forum

    Bangladesh has undergone remarkable economic transformation and development during the past 50 years through the implementation of a range of reforms, technological innovations, and strategic policies.