Globalization of the Bioeconomy

The bioeconomy approach to sustainable development holds great promise in reducing dependence on fossil fuels, addressing climate change, and promoting resource-use efficiency, thereby stimulating economic growth, enabling innovation, and improving food security. The bioeconomy is the production, utilization, conservation, and regeneration of biological resources, including related knowledge, science, technology, and innovation, to provide sustainable solutions (information, products, processes, and services) within and across all economic sectors and enable a transformation to a sustainable economy.


Timecodes:
00:00 -- Introduction by David Spielman, Director, Innovation Policy, and Scaling (IPS), IFPRI
01:15 -- Welcome Remarks by Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI; Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR
07:48 -- Keynote Presentation by Joachim von Braun, Distinguished Professor for Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University
21:40 -- Julius Ecuru, Principal Scientist and Manager, Research Innovation Coordination Units, BioInnovate Africa Programme, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
31:53 -- Video Remarks by Hugo Alexander Chavarría Miranda, Program Manager for Innovation and Bioeconomy, and Executive Secretary Latin American Bioeconomy Network, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
42:19 -- Mary E. Maxon, Executive Director, BioFutures
52:40 -- Video Remarks by Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR
01:00:10 -- Panel Discussion/ Q&A
01:27:29 -- Closing Remarks by David Spielman, Director, Innovation Policy, and Scaling (IPS), IFPRI