Do well in the field. And then communicate your successes. That’s what Dan Glickman, senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former Secretary of Agriculture, told a packed room in an unusual forum today that brought together food security, agriculture, nutrition, and development experts. “You are fortunate to be . . .
Harnessing the power of the private sector early on in country-led development plans is key to sustaining long-term solutions, according to a group of experts meeting this afternoon as part of a day-long dialogue on agriculture and food security in Washington, DC. The group, which included representatives from the private . . .
The session opened with a question: Was it even worthy to discuss the topic, “Designing agriculture production projects to enhance nutritional outcomes?’’ “Is it viable in and of itself?’’ asked John E. Bowman, principal development specialist of the Health Sector at DAI and the co-moderator at a break-out session today . . .
It was like being in a coffee shop and eavesdropping on the table next to you, and you happened to sit next to these people who had worked years and years in the developing world on hunger or agriculture or health. Here’s one table’s conversation, in snippets, inside Academy Hall . . .
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