Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice Of Meeting, 15742 [2015-06783]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 15742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06783]


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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 57 / Wednesday, March 25, 2015 / 
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice 
Of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of the public meeting of the Board for International Food and 
Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 1:00 
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. MDT on Thursday, April 9, 2015 and then from 8:30 
a.m. to 12:45 p.m. MDT on Friday, April 10, 2015 in the Ballroom A of 
the Strand Union Building at Montana State University, P.O. Box 174140, 
Bozeman, Montana.
    Beginning on Thursday, April 9th, BIFAD will hear from presenters 
during three sessions. Starting at 1:00 p.m. MDT, the Tropical 
Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) will provide 
an update. Presenters will be Dr. Jose Joaquin Campos, Director General 
of CATIE, and Dr. I. Miley Gonzalez, Deputy Director General.
    The second presentation for the day will start at 1:45 p.m., BIFAD 
will hear from a panel on Effective Developments for Enhanced Nutrition 
in Smallholder Farming. Presenters will be Montana State University 
Faculty: Dr. David Sands, Professor, Plant Pathology, Dr. Edward Dratz, 
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Dr. Florence Dunkel, Associate 
Professor, Entomology.
    Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, USAID Bureau for Food Security will 
lead the third presentation, providing an update and highlights of the 
current research priorities for the Presidential Feed the Future 
Initiative. After this presentation BIFAD Chair Deaton will adjourn the 
public meeting for the day.
    Friday, April 10th, the public meeting will resume at 8:30 a.m. MDT 
in the Strand Union Building. The meeting will be streamed live on the 
Internet. The link to the global live stream is on BIFAD's home page: 
https://www.usaid.gov/bifad.
    Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chair, will preside over the public 
business meeting, which will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. MDT with 
opening remarks. Dr. Waded Cruzado, BIFAD Board Member and President of 
Montana State University, will deliver welcoming remarks. At this 
public meeting, the Board will address old and new business and hear 
updates from USAID, the university community, and other experts on 
progress and mechanisms for advancing programming in agricultural 
research and capacity development. BIFAD Board Member Gebisa Ejeta will 
present a status report for the human and institutional capacity 
development (HICD) working group.
    Starting at 10:00 a.m., a Dean from MSU will moderate the panel 
discussion to inform BIFAD and the public of the Tribal Colleges' 
activities and how it benefits agriculture both domestically and 
abroad. Presenters for this panel are Dr. Billie Jo Kipp, President, 
Blackfeet Community College and Dr. David Yarlott, President, Little 
Big Horn College.
    Following this presentation, BIFAD and members of the public are 
invited to spend 30 minutes walking through the Montana State 
University (MSU) Global Agriculture poster display.
    The final presentation of the morning will focus on Decision Making 
to Enhance Food Security and Resilience. This panel will bring together 
experts from Montana State University to share their experiences, 
success stories, and provide discussion on best practices. Presenters 
for this panel are Dr. Sarah Janzen, Associate Professor, Agricultural 
Economics, Dr. Selena Ahmed, Associate Professor, Health & Human 
Development, and Dr. Eric Raile, Assistant Professor, Political 
Science.
    At 12:15 p.m., Chairman Deaton will moderate a half-hour public 
comment period. At 12:45 p.m. MDT Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chair, will 
make closing remarks and adjourn the public meeting.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional 
information about BIFAD should contact Susan Owens, Executive Director 
and Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for Food 
Security at USAID. Interested persons may write to her in care of the 
U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, 
Bureau for Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09-067, 
Washington, DC 20523-2110 or telephone her at (202) 712-0218.

Susan Owens,
Executive Director and USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, 
Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development.
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