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Policy Briefs contain recommendations or visions and cover policy areas that are of interest to G20 policymakers. The majority of the Policy Briefs has been developed by a corresponding Think20 Task Force.

T20 Recommendations Reports tie related policy proposals made under different G20 Presidencies into a common policy advice framework. They aim to leverage connections between T20 research organizations as well as other stakeholders to address well-defined global problems, in order to support G20 policymakers and to aid business and civil society organizations in complementing G20 policy efforts.

Policy Briefs

Nature-based Carbon Credits and Debt-for-Nature Swaps as part of a Climate Agenda for the Global South
Prof. Dr. Barbara Baarsma - PwC Netherlands
Developing a Global Nitrous Oxide Reduction Policy for a Food-Secure Future
Vibha Dhawan - The Energy & Resources Institute, David R. Kanter - International Nitrogen Initiative, Renee Valerie Fajardo
Blockchain and IoT for Drinking Water in G20 Countries: A Game-Changing Opportunity
Rickdy Vanduwin Sitanggang - Resilience Development Initiative, Floor Ruttenberg - Wageningen University and Research, Anne-Tara Singh - Wageningen University and Research
Regenerative Agriculture in Localised Food Systems: A Climate-Smart Way Towards Nutrition Security and Food Sovereignty
Saahil Parekh - Council on Energy, Karan Shinghal - Council on Energy, Nandini Agarwal - Council on Energy, Peter Volz, Philipp Weckenbrock
Achieving Gender Equality in Access to Land and Assets: The Transformative Potential of Group Farming
Bina Agarwal - The University of Manchester
Policy Pathways for Inclusive and Sustainable Tropical Agriculture: Experiences From Brazil and Africa
Ahmed Ouhnini - Policy Center for the New South, Larissa Wachholz - Brazilian Center for International Relations, Bruno Brasil - Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Towards Smart Agriculture: Advancing G20 Cooperation in Agricultural Biotechnology
Manasi Mishra - Department of Biosciences & Technology
Food and Nutrition Security in the Global South: Policies, Technologies and Institutions
V. Ratna Reddy - Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management Institute, Bhagirath Behera - Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pritha Datta - Asian Development Bank Institute, Jagadish Timsina - Global Evergreeing Alliance, Dil Bahadur Rahut - Asian Development Bank Institute, Jeetendra Prakash Aryal - International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
Reducing Malnutrition Across G20 Countries by Half by 2030
Harshit Kukreja - Takshashila Institution, Shambhavi Naik - Takshashila Institution
A Food Systems Approach to Food Security and Nutrition
R.V. Bhavani, Shoba Suri - Observer Research Foundation
Harnessing Digitalisation to Promote Equitable and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems: Policy and Investment Priorities for the G20
Heike Baumüller - Center for Development Research (ZEF) , Benjamin Kwasi Addom - The Commonwealth Secretariat, Damayanti Buchori - T20 Indonesia, Center for Transdisciplinary and Sustainability Sciences (CTSS), Stefan Heinke - Bayer, Mumbi Munene - Digital Ag Association, Dil Rahut - Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Yamunna Ramakrishna Rao - Global Solutions Initiative
Creating an Enabling Environment and Accelerating SDGs Through Increased Public Funding of Innovative Agricultural Research and Development
Gianpiero Menza - Partnerships and Innovative Finance, Megan Steele - Innovation Ecosystem Engagement, Lukovi Seke - AUDA-NEPAD, Olalekan Akinbo - AUDA-NEPAD
Reimagining Food Security Through Sustainable Agriculture and Reduced Food Waste
Alok Kushwaha - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), K.P. Doveine - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Ritika Prasad - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Rishi Singh - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Saran S. - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Selin Özokcu - EY Türkiye
Financing Climate-Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems
Pramod Kumar Anand - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Krishna Kumar - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Sukrit Joshi - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), P. Srinivasa Rao - Research and Information System for Developing Countries, Rohit Saini - Research and Information System for Developing Countries, Sambit Rath - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Pradyot Ranjan Jena - National Institute of Technology, Beena Pandey - Research and Information System for Developing Countries, Rajesh Kalli - Dayananda Sagar University, Chandan Kumar - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Pradeep Sahoo - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), J. P. Mishra - Indian Council of Agricultural Research ATARI, Neha Bharti - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Suruchi Bhadwal - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Sisira Prabhakar - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Sakshi Bajpai - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Improving Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water Services: Recommendations for G20 Emerging Economies
Nitin Bassi - Council on Energy, Teuku Riefky - University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI), Yusuf Kabir - Sanitation, Anik Bhaduri - Sustainable Water Future Programme-Future Earth, Guido Schmidt - Fresh Thoughts Consulting GmbH, Ekansha Khanduja - Council on Energy, Prayank Jain - CEEW, Upasana Negi - Council on Energy, Syahda Sabrina - Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, Fauziah Zen - ERIA, Riatu Mariatul Qibthiyyah - Institute for Economic and Social research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM-UI), Bambang Brodjonegoro - University of Indonesia, Ratna Widianingrum - Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund, Meike Kencanawulan Martawidjaja - Ministry of Public Works and Housing
Transforming Agri-Food Systems Through Data-Driven Technologies: Lessons From India’s NAREES
V. Praveen Rao - PJTSAU, R. Kalpana Sastry - AgHub, Vijay Nadiminti CEO - PJTSAU, Sayyeda Salima Asra - AgHub
Advancing the Transformation of Agroecological Food Systems to Achieve Zero Hunger
Liesa Nieskens - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Nadine Bader - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Neha Khara - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Stephanie Katsir - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Dorothee Baum - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Jeherul Islam - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Sharat Singh - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Kirti Mishra - Ecociate, Lioba Weingärtner
Greening Cold Chain Infrastructure to Develop Global Food Corridors: Accelerating the Achievement of the 2030 Agenda
Vibha Dhawan - The Energy & Resources Institute, Zerin Osho - India Program, Durwood Zaelke - Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development, Ana Maria Kleymeyer, Amelia Murphy - Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
Biofortification: A Responsible Research and Innovation Strategy for the G20
Krishna Ravi Srinivas - Research & Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), P. K. Anand - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Suresh Babu - International Food Policy Research Institute
Valuing Water in Agriculture to Reward Farmers’ Actions in Conservation
Prashant Pastore - Water & Sustainable Agriculture, Suhas Wani - Research Program Asia, Ashray Tyagi - Sustainable Water Programme, Kritika Banerjee - Solidaridad Asia
‘Arakunomics’ for Millet Cultivation and Fostering Nutritional and Environmental Security
Rohini Mukherjee - Naandi Foundation, Emma Mather-Pike - Naandi Foundation
Promoting the Use of LPG for Household Cooking in Developing Countries
Abhishek Kar - Council on Energy, Roshan Wathore - Council of Scientific & Industrial Research- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Arunabha Ghosh - Council on Energy, Shruti Sharma - International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Emily Floess - Department of Civil, Andrew Grieshop - Department of Civil, Rob Bailis - Stockholm Environment Institute-United States Centre (SEI-US), Nitin Labhasetwar - CSIR-NEERI
Promoting Diversity in Agricultural Production Towards Healthy and Sustainable Consumption
Ricardo Abramovay - Josué de Castro Chair and Environmental Science Program, Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins - Nutrition Department, Nadine Marques Nunes-Galbes - Public Health Program, Assistant Researcher - USP, Estela Catunda Sanseverino - Environmental Science Program, Luisa Gazola Lage - Public Health Nutrition Program, Juliana Tangari - Comida do Amanhã Institute
Millets as a Key to Improving Food and Nutrition Security and Promoting Sustainable Consumption
Akanksha Chand - Bhopal, Gaurav Thapak - Bhopal
Sustainable and Resilient Agricultural Value Chains: Addressing Multiple Vulnerabilities With a New Partnership Approach
Mehmet Sait Akman - G20 Studies Centre, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Fabrizio Botti - Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Clara Brandi - German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Michael Brüntrup - German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) , Markus Dietrich - GIZ - Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN), Ilaria Espa - University Lugano, Andreas Freytag - Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, University of Stellenbosch, Robert Koopman - World Trade Organization, Stormy Mildner - Aspen Institute Germany, Bettina Rudloff - German Institute for International and Security Affairs / Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Strengthening Sustainable Small-Scale Aquaculture and Fisheries Through Proper Infrastructure and Policy
Ayu Pratiwi - Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland, Farikhah - Muhammadiyah University Gresik, Indonesia, Yudha Adiputra - University of Lampung, Indonesia, Guenwoo Lee - Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Ratih Adiputri - University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Agricultural and Trade Policies and the Developing Countries’ Competitiveness and Food Security
Olayinka Idowu Kareem - University of Hohenheim
A Global Perspective on How to Improve Agrifood System Resilience From Farm to Fork
Andrea Cattaneo - FAO, Ahmad Sadiddin - FAO, Maximo Torero - Economic and Social Development Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization, Sara Vaz - FAO
Global Action For Climate Finance And Investments For Agrifood System Transformation
Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Ruben Echeverria - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Rob Vos
Food Waste Minimization and Circularity for Optimizing Urban Food System Resilience
David Simon - Commission for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI), CGIAR, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, Dimas Fauzi, Pay Drechsel - Sri Lanka), Kuntum Melati, Gordon Prain - Independent CGIAR Consultant, Pimolporn Jintarith, Sofia Anna Enrica Cavalleri, Daniel Kangogo, Matthew Osborne
An Inclusive Model for Rural Transformation
Julius Gatune - Senior Project Consultant, Ir. Huub L.M. Mudde, Sandeep Kaur - Department of Economic Studies, Dian Verawati Panjaitan - IPB UniversityDepartment of Economics, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Jaskaran Singh - Department of Economics, Harpreet Singh - Guru Nanak Dev University, Diederik P. de Boer - Director Expert Centre on Emerging Economies, Nunung Nuryartono - IPB University, Anton Sneyders
Environmental Sustainability of Food Systems, Global Food Security and Trade
Pablo Elverdin - Group of Producing Countries of the Southern Cone (GPS), Maranatha Bernard Ferryal - Indonesia Fertilizer Research Institute, Joseph Glauber - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Nelson Illescas - Instituto para las Negociaciones Agricolas Internacionales (INAI, Sumardjo Gatot Irianto - Indonesia Fertilizer Research Institute, David Laborde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Valeria Piñeiro - International Food Policy Research Institute , Martin Piñeiro - Argentine Council of International Relations (CARI), Maria Rini Setia - Indonesia Fertilizer Research Institute, Sitta Izza Rosdaniah - Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises of Republic of Indonesia, Agustin Tejeda Rodriguez - Bolsa de Cereales Buenos Aires
G20 Framework for Repurposing Agricultural Policy Support to Meet Global Climate and Food Security Goals
Will Martin, Rob Vos, Joseph Glauber - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), David Laborde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Valeria Piñeiro - International Food Policy Research Institute , Madhur Gautam, Danielle Resnick - Brookings Institiution, Marco V. Sanchez, Helen Ding - World ResourcesInstitute (WRI) & Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), Sitta Rosdaniah - Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, Aditya Alta - Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), Azizah Fauzi - Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), Indra Setiawan - Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), Martin Piñeiro - Argentine Council of International Relations (CARI), Pablo Elverdin - Group of Producing Countries of the Southern Cone (GPS), Nelson Illescas - Instituto para las Negociaciones Agricolas Internacionales (INAI, Augustin Tejeda Rodriguez - Bolsa de Cereales, Caterina Ruggeri - SYSTEMIQ
Global Cooperation Framework for Sustainable Production and Trade in Agricultural Commodities
Halimatussadiah - Institute for Economic and Social Research University of Indonesia, Wicaksono - European Forest Institute, Bahar - Tropical Forest Conservation and Research Center, Adriansyah - Institute for Economic and Social Research University of Indonesia, Afifi - Institute for Economic and Social Research University of Indonesia, Algamar - Tropical Forest Alliance, Mariati - Tropical Forest Alliance
Integrating Blue Foods into Food System Policy and Practice
Michelle Tigchelaar - Stanford University, Maria Honig - WWF, Gridanya Mega Laidha - Indonesia Ocean JusticeInitiative, Fadilla Octaviani - Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative, Adityo Setiawan - EDF, Jessica Landman - Council Fire, Tom Grasso - EDF, Karly Kelso - EDF, Shakuntala H. Thilsted - WorldFish, Jim Leape - Stanford University, Ghislaine Llewellyn - WWF
Global Tracking of Agrifood Research and Innovation for Meeting Food Security and Sustainable Development Goals
Julia Compton - Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI), Gert-Jan Stads, Christopher B. Barrett - Cornell University, Mario Herrero - Cornell University, Channing Arndt - International Food Policy Research Institute, P. V. Vara Prasad - Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, Kansas State University, Monika Zurek - ECI Food Systems Transformation Group, University of Oxford, Ravi Khetarpal - Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)
Reducing Food Loss In International Trade
Dominicus S.Priyarsono - IPB University, Sahara Sahara - IPB University, Nuri Andarwulan - IPB University, Arief Daryanto - IPB University, Nugroho Indrotristanto - IPB University
The Harmonization of True Value Accounting Approaches to Make the Economic Case for Nature-Positive Food Systems
Tomas Declercq - United Nations Environment Programme, Salman Hussain - United Nations Environment Programme, Suria Tarigan - IPB Bogor University, R. Nunung Nuryartono - IPB Bogor University
Digital Transformation of Agri-Food System: Policy Pathways for Greater Socio-Economic Inclusion, Sustainability, and International Cooperation
Venkatachalam Anbumozhi - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Suresh Babu - International Food Policy Research Institute, Carlos Andrea Bollino - King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Siti Mustaqimatud Diyanah - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Vyta W. Hanifah - National Research and Innovation Agency, Syarif Hidayat - National Research and Innovation Agency, Masanori Kozono - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Amit Kumar - Research Information System for Developing Countries, Agus Eko Nugroho - National Research and Innovation Agency, Risti Permani - The University of Queensland, Sahara Sahara - IPB University, Mat Syukur - Ministry of Agriculture, Irwanda W. Wardhana - National Research and Innovation Agency
Expand Geoglam to Include Commercial Earth-Observation Entities: Attaining Global Agricultural Productivity and Food Security Beyond Four Staple Corps
Chaitanya Giri - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Amit Kumar - Research Information System for Developing Countries, Abhilash Sethi - Omnivore Capital Management Private Limited
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