Dr. Yan JIA

Specialist in South-South Cooperation, Center of Excellence for Rural Transformation, WFP, China

Ph. D of Agricultural Ecology, Head of South-South Cooperation in United Nations World Food Program China Office, is responsible for coordination of South-South and Triangular Programs including partnership development and implementation in full consultation with stakeholders concerned, and leading case study on, identification and documentation of successful experiences of Centre of Excellence for sharing through WFP’s broader corporate knowledge network. Before joining WFP, she was Director in Foreign Economic Cooperation Center, Ministry of Agriculture, People’s Republic of China, and has aligned herself with South-South Cooperation for many years. She also had years’ experience as consultant for FAO and other organizations with efforts to enhance food security and agricultural sustainability under South-South Cooperation.

    09:15 –10:25 PM

    03 Sept Friday

    SESSION 5 : RICE FORTIFICATION INITIATIVES

    - Overview of rice fortification initiatives: challenges and perspectives, Mr. Penjani Mkambula,Global Food Fortification Programme Manager, GAIN

    - Technologies, standards and quality assurance : WFP initiatives in rice fortification, Dr. Corinne Ringholz, Food Fortification Advisor, WFP

    - Role of private sector for improving rice fortification, Bulher Representative, Mr. Tom Gao, Team Leader, One Belt One Road Team, and Mr. Abdelmajid Touzani, Managing Director for West Africa, Bühler, with a video from Bulher about Rice fortification process.

    - Moderator: Dr. Yan Jia, Specialist in South-South Cooperation, WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural
    Transformation, China

    Plenary discussions