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The venue will be the 1st Amendment Room which is located on the 13th floor of the National Press Club. ‘‘Global Food Prices and Policy Actions’’ is the theme of BIFAD’s June meeting. Dr. Robert Easter, Chairman of BIFAD, will preside over the proceedings. Dr. Easter is Dean of the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environment Sciences at the University of Illinois. The morning session will be include the Board’s special study on ‘‘Defining a Title XII Activity’’, and the results from BIFAD’s recent Conference of Deans, which emphasized ‘‘Higher Education on a New Stage in Global Agricultural Development.’’ The conference was held on April 30, 2008. Highlighting the morning session will be the presentation entitled; ‘‘Food Prices: The What, Who, and How of Proposed Policy Actions.’’ This will be delivered by Dr. John Hoddinott, Deputy Division Director, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC. 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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Board for International Food and Agricultural Development One 
Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Meeting; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of the one hundred and fifty-fourth meeting of the Board for 
International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting 
will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 17, 2008 at the National 
Press Club located at 529 14th St., NW., Washington, DC. The venue will 
be the 1st Amendment Room which is located on the 13th floor of the 
National Press Club. ``Global Food Prices and Policy Actions'' is the 
theme of BIFAD's June meeting.
    Dr. Robert Easter, Chairman of BIFAD, will preside over the 
proceedings. Dr. Easter is Dean of the College of Agriculture, Consumer 
and Environment Sciences at the University of Illinois.
    The morning session will be include the Board's special study on 
``Defining a Title XII Activity'', and the results from BIFAD's recent 
Conference of Deans, which emphasized ``Higher Education on a New Stage 
in Global Agricultural Development.'' The conference was held on April 
30, 2008. Highlighting the morning session will be the presentation 
entitled; ``Food Prices: The What, Who, and How of Proposed Policy 
Actions.'' This will be delivered by Dr. John Hoddinott, Deputy 
Division Director, International Food Policy Research Institute, 
Washington, DC. This presentation will be followed by a discussion on 
the Board's ``White Paper'', and with particular reference to BIFAD's 
recommendations to USAID's senior leadership.
    The afternoon session will shift to technical topics with reports 
from the Strategic Partnership for Agricultural Research and Education 
(SPARE). SPARE is BIFAD's analytical sub-committee. This session will 
be led by Dr. Robert Paarlberg, member of the SPARE committee. Dr. 
Paarlberg will report on SPARE's review of the Collaborative Research 
Support Program (CRSP) guidelines, and SPARE's review and pending 
revisions to USAID's ADS 216 as related to implementation of Title XII. 
A progress report on the procurement of USAID's new Horticultural CRSP 
will also be presented.
    The Board and SPARE meetings are open to the public. The Board 
welcomes open dialog to promote greater focus on critical issues facing 
USAID and international agriculture.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional 
information about BIFAD should contact Dr. Ronald S. Senykoff, the 
Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. Write him in care of the U.S. 
Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Office of 
Agriculture, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2.11-085, Washington, DC 20523-2110 or 
telephone him at (202) 712-0218 or fax (202) 216-3010.

Ronald S. Senykoff,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of Agriculture and 
Food Security, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
 [FR Doc. E8-12470 Filed 6-3-08; 8:45 am]
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