2009 Capitol Hill Forum
Program

A Dialogue:
Advancing Agricultural Development and
Addressing the Global Food Crisis — Present and Future

March 3, 2009
11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. (complimentary lunch at 11:30 a.m.)
B-338 -339, Rayburn House Office Building (enter on Independence Avenue)

Official Sponsors (Invited)
The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development
ACDI/VOCA
Alliance to End Hunger
ARD
Bread for the World
Catholic Relief Services
CNFA
Congressional Hunger Center
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Counterpart International
Development Alternatives, Inc.
Food and Agriculture Organization
Heifer International
Hunger Plus
International Fertilizer Development Center
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Land O'Lakes International Development
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a DuPont Subsidiary
Winrock International
Women Thrive Worldwide
World Cocoa Foundation

11:50 am Welcoming Comments

— AIARD Welcome: Mike McWhorter: AIARD Past President
— Congressional Hosts:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN): House Appropriations Committee, House Budget Committee

Connie Veillette Senior Professional Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee


12:10 pm The Global Food Crisis and Agricultural Development: Overview of Problem and Solutions

Christopher Delgado: Agriculture and Rural Development, Strategy and Policy Advisor, World Bank


12:30 pm Expert Discussion: Responding to Questions of the Facilitator

Rob Paarlberg: Professor, Wellesley College, representing The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (think tank)

Josette Lewis: Director, Office of Agriculture, USAID (government)

Cheryl Morden: Director, NALO, IFAD (international organizations/gender)

Devry S. Boughner: Director, International Business Relations, Cargill (private sector)


1:30 pm Summary: Summary remarks; open discussion.

Mike McWhorter: AIARD Past President