Ceres2030 Launch

Berlin | October 13, 2020 

Ceres2030 team first launched the findings of the project on the morning of October 13, 2020, at the occasion of a high-level event entitled A world without hunger is possible – What must be done. 

Gerd Müller

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Nature Research Magazine

Carin Smaller

Senior Advisor and Team Leader on Agriculture and Investment at IISD.

Carin Smaller

Senior Advisor and Team Leader on Agriculture and Investment at IISD.

Carin Smaller and Gerd Müller

Carin Smaller and Gerd Müller

A World Without Hunger Is Possible – What Must Be Done.  ceres-launch-invitation-brochure-V2

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (CEST) 

Berlin, Germany

A series of events hosted by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ)

See the programme of the event here.


Ceres2030 Launch session Session: Uniting Science and Policy to End Hunger Sustainably 

12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m.(CEST)

More than 80 researchers spanning 25 countries worked intensely for two years to identify the most promising solutions to building sustainable food systems and to tell donors how much it would cost to end hunger by 2030. Their efforts, which combined artificial intelligence, state-of-the-art modelling, and a strong partnership with Nature Research, will be released at the launch event for Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger.


Speaking opportunities

2:10 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. (CEST)

Jaron Porciello, Co-Director of Ceres2030 will be presenting  the key findings of the project during Segment I – Global Situation focused on Leveraging Partnerships to Address the Current Crises Threatening SDG2 which will take place from 2:10 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. (CET). This segment is part of the launch event of the GAFSP replenishment period 2020-2025: ‘Partnering to Transform Food Systems Globally’

See the GASFP event draft agenda.


1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (CEST)

Carin Smaller, Co-Director of Ceres2030 will be presenting  the key findings of the project on Day One of the Special Event. Discussions will focus on the implications and recommendations of the SOFI 2020 Report, as well as the CFS High-Level Panel of Experts’ report on “Building a Global Narrative Towards 2030.” This session will include a presentation by a representative of the CGIAR system.

See the CFS event draft agenda.