Now that conference has ended, what comes next? By Chidi Emenike By Friday afternoon, the posters came down, and the next Tropentag was formally handed over to the University of Giessen. The closing session in
The “aftershock” from recent crises have rippled across the globe, with tangible effects seen not just in soaring food prices and protests spanning Africa, Latin America, and Europe, but also in exacerbating trends of forced displacement and escalating food crises worldwide. At the helm of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Johan Swinnen draws attention to the critical strategies needed to transform our existing food systems, to make them more resilient and sustainable.