Study Room, Malacañan Palace
February 23, 2024

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, new Executive Managing Director of the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Center (CGIAR), at the Study Room in Malacañan Palace.

The President expressed his anticipation on the forging of partnership between the Philippine Government and CGIAR on rice self-sufficiency and nutrition which is a vital component of his Administration’s food security program.

CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. For 50 years, CGIAR innovations have helped to reduce poverty and hunger worldwide. It is dedicated to transforming food, land and water systems in a climate crisis.

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