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 . . .
An AED-FAO conference on how experts in nutrition and agriculture can collaborate to establish global food security took a closer look at the role of women and gender in an afternoon breakout session. Kathleen Kurz, from AED, moderated the discussion. She opened by noting that as efforts to improve nutrition . . .
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 . . .
Forum participants broke into smaller groups late this morning to begin tackling this key issue: “How can we access and integrate our experiences in agriculture and nutrition to maximize innovative and effective ways forward?” After more than an hour of intimate discussions, they posted their ideas on the back wall . . .
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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