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2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference Facility
Monday, November 13, 2006
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
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Sustained, well-targeted, and effectively used investments in Research and Development have reaped handsome rewards from improved agricultural productivity and cheaper, higher quality foods and fibers. At the beginning of a new millennium, the global patterns of investments in agricultural R&D are changing in ways that may have profound consequences for the structure of agriculture worldwide and the ability of people in poor countries to feed themselves.

What are the key trends in agricultural R&D spending?

What are the implications of the changing trends in agricultural R&D spending?

What are the developments in public and private sector investment in agricultural R&D?

Please join us for a panel discussion based on the recently published IFPRI Food Policy Report "Agricultural Research - A Growing Global Divide." The report may be downloaded at www.ifpri.org/pubs/fpr/pr17.asp.

• Nienke Beintema -- Head of the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative, International Service for National Agricultural Research Division, International Food Policy Research Institute
• Philip G. Pardey -- Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Director, International Science and Technology Practice and Policy (InSTePP) Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
• Dana G. Dalrymple -- Senior Research Advisor, Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Isi A. Siddiqui -- Vice President for Science and Regulatory Affairs, CropLife America