Leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health - Highlights from an international conference

The 2020 Vision Initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) coordinated a global consultation process whose centerpiece was an international conference called “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health,” held February 10–12, 2011, in New Delhi, India. The conference, facilitated by IFPRI with guidance from the Conference Advisory Committee, drew some 1,000 participants, including high-level policymakers, leading researchers, and practitioners from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international agencies, and the private sector. Participants came from all three sectors—agriculture, nutrition, and health—and represented about 65 countries.