BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (BIFAD) AGENDA
“The Nexus of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Health”
PUBLIC MEETING
Downtown Des Moines Marriott
Salons B/C, Second Floor
8:45 a.m.
Chair Brady Deaton opens meeting and reviews agenda
Welcome by World Food Prize Foundation President Ambassador Kenneth Quinn
Old Business
New Business
9:00am
Updates on USG Feed the Future/G8 “New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition”
Julie Howard - Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, USAID
9:20am
How are USAID Efforts Progressing for the Nexus of Health, Nutrition and Agriculture after a Natural Disaster: The USAID/BIFAD Haiti Visit Report
Dr. Elsa Murano - BIFAD member
The Honorable Marty McVey - BIFAD member
9:45 am
Review of Research Models Working on Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Health: The Report by CRSP Review Team and BIFAD
Dr. Brady Deaton - BIFAD Chair
Dr. Robert J. Jones - Sr. Vice-President, University of Minnesota
USAID Response: Robert Bertram - Director, Office of Agricultural Research and Policy, Bureau for Food Security, USAID
10:25-10:45 am
Public Comment Period
PUBLIC MEETING (cont.)
10:45-11:00 am
Break
11:00 am
Panel One: Key issues in Agriculture and Nutrition Linkages for Development
(semi-circle moderated discussion)
Moderator: Jo Luck - BIFAD Board member
- Promoting improved nutrition while enhancing agriculture: Analysis of why is it so hard to do and to demonstrate?
Dr. Patrick Webb – Nutrition CRSP, Tufts University
- CGIAR’s Research Program 4: Agriculture for Improved Nutrition & Health - Application of research results
Dr. John McDermott – IFPRI
- Q&A – BIFAD members first, then audience, time-permitting
12:00pm
Update on USAID Higher Education Solutions Network
Alex Dehgan - USAID Science Advisor
12:30– 1:30pm
BIFAD Executive Luncheon (Marriott Waterloo Room)
1:45 pm
Panel Two: Key Mechanisms for Effective University Involvement in Agriculture and Nutrition Linkages for Development
(semi-circle moderated discussion)
Moderator: Gebisa Ejeta - BIFAD member
- How Universities can play a role in the Development of Current Guidance for Linking Agriculture and Nutrition in Development
Dr. Anna Herforth – World Bank
- Role of Nutrition and Agriculture in Post-Conflict Development: Role for Universities in Program Implementation
Dr. Emily Levitt Ruppert – World Vision International
2:45 pm
Respondent: Dr. Sally Abbott - Nutrition and Food Security Technical Adviser, USAID Global Health
3:00pm
BIFAD Awards for Scientific Excellence in a USAID CRSP
BIFAD Chair Brady Deaton, BIFAD member William DeLauder
- Awards given to recipients, then a 3-5 minute presentation by each recipient
CRSP Research Award Winner – Dr. James E. Simon, Rutgers University
CRSP Student Award Winner – Geraldine Mukeshimana, Michigan State University
3:20pm
Public Comment Period
3:45pm
Public Meeting Adjourned
Please contact Susan Owens at sowens@usaid.gov for additional information.
