Recovering Livelihoods and jobs through Agriculture and MSME in the context of COVID-19

July 8, 2020

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are pleased to invite you to a virtual discussion on Agriculture and Livelihood Recovery in the Context of COVID-19. The webinar is composed of four sessions to discuss its impact on availability and access to food, migrant returnees, gender equality and job opportunities, respectively.

11-12:30pm Monday 20 July 2020

Session 1: Building more resilient food supply systems

Dr. Hari Bahadur K.C. (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development)
Dr. Chang Gil Kim (Professor, Seoul National University)
Mr. Chiranjibi Adhikari (National Project Manager, Value Chain Development of Fruit and Vegetables Project)

11am Wednesday 22 July 2020

Session 2: COVID-19 and migrant workers

Mr. Pushpa Raj Shahi (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
Dr. Nir Bahadur Gurung (Asst. Professor, Lumbini Buddhist University)
Mr. Prajwal Sharma (Migration and Development Officer, IOM Nepal)
Ms. Sharu Joshi (Board Member, Nepal Policy Institute – Migration Lab)

11-12:30pm Friday 24 July 2020

Session 3: Gendered impact of COVID-19 on livelihood

Ms. Manamaya Pangeni (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen)
Dr. Hye Seung Cho (Associate Research Fellow, Korean Women’s Development Institute)
Mr. Santosh Acharya (Programme Officer, UN Women)

11-12:30pm Monday 27 July 2020

Session 4: Crisis as an opportunity to be back to the farms

Mr. Rohit Tiwari (CEO, Food Mario)
Ms. Bina Pradhan (Advisor, Federation of Business and Professional Women)
Ms. Sonika Manandhar (CTO, Aeloi Technologies)

Register here: https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qTBKt9VOSFOTwR_mMHAyUQ

*Seats are limited to 500 participants only.