Perspectives in Global Development: Spring 2024 Seminar Series

Abstract

Food and nutrition security is the fundamental base for future human development. Feeding more than a third of the world's population makes food security in China and India not only matter to themselves but is also a significant part of food security at a regional and global level. Among the worsening complex challenges many countries face, there have been growing concerns regarding the food security of China and India amid growing threats from climate shocks, which are the world's most populous countries and major food traders. This study examines challenges of food security posed by climate change in China and India, analyzes their current food security status and food production system, compares their relevant agrifood policies, and proposes future pathways.

About the Speaker

Dr. Ting Meng is an associate professor at the Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy (AGFEP) in the College of Economics and Management at China Agricultural University in Beijing, China. She obtained her PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Georgia and conducted postdoctoral research on environmental policy and economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research interests are agricultural economics and environmental economics, including sustainable technology adoption, nonmarket evaluation of environmental policy, and climate change and agriculture. Her research topic at Tata-Cornell Institute, which is housed in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University is “Transforming agrifood systems for sustainable development: a comparative perspective of China and India.”

Perspectives in Global Development

The Perspectives in Global Development seminars are held Wednesdays from 12:20-1:20 p.m. eastern time during the semester. The series is presented in a hybrid format. All seminars are shown in 175 Warren Hall. Students, faculty and the general public are welcome to attend. The series is co-sponsored by the Department of Global Development, the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and the School of Integrative Plant Science as part of courses GDEV 4961, AEM 4961, NTRES 4961, GDEV 6960, AEM 6960, and NTRES 6960.