Economics 360: Dr Kanayo Nwanze

Dr Kanayo Nwanze, President of The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), speaks as part of our Economics 360 lecture series. Dr Nwanze will talk about International Development and will address policies to alleviate poverty.

"The Cost of Inaction"

Date: Thursday 22nd January 2015
Time: 4.30pm-5.45pm
Location: Room IMC0.02 (International Manufacturing Centre)

Dr. Nwanze will make the case that if we are serious about ending under nutrition and hunger, and narrowing the gap between the worlds richest and poorest, we must transform the often neglected, rural areas of the developing world since they are home to 75 per cent of the world's poorest people.

Registration is not compulsory for this event. Please arrive from 4pm onwards, specifically first year students whose attendance needs to be monitored for the Personal Development Module. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

About Dr Kanayo Nwanze

Dr Kanayo Nwanze is the current President of The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialised agency of the United Nations. He is currently serving for a second four-year term and has a strong record as an advocate and leader with a keen understanding of complex development issues.

As an intellectual leader on issues of food security, he has been a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Food Security since 2010, and formerly chaired the group.

Dr. Nwanze earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Science from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1971, and a Doctorate in Agricultural Entomology from Kansas State University, United States, in 1975.

He has published extensively, is a member of several scientific associations and has served on various executive boards. He has also received numerous honours and awards from governments and international institutions – including Commander of the National Order of Merit of Côte d’Ivoire, Officer of the National Order of Benin and National Order of Agricultural Merit of France – as well as academic acknowledgements, including Doctor of Science, honoris causa, from McGill University, Canada.

About Economics 360

Each year we host Economics 360, an engaging lecture series presented by the Department of Economics and Warwick Policy Lab, which welcomes a diverse mix of speakers each year including alumni, policy makers, and academics. Our speakers give a different perspective on Economics and the series is designed to broaden education and to help students interpret what they have learnt in lectures and classes to some real world, interesting and important situations and subjects.