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AIARD CAPITOL HILL FORUM 2011
Hunger Won't Wait
An Educational Forum Sponsored by The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development And its Partners

March 15, 2011
Capitol Visitor Center, Congressional Auditorium
8 - 11:30 a.m.
(8:00 a.m. -- complimentary breakfast and networking in the Atrium outside the auditorium)

Official Sponsors

The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development
ACDI/VOCA
Alliance to End Hunger
ARD
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Bread for the World
Catholic Relief Services
CNFA
Congressional Hunger Center
Counterpart International
DAI
Export Trading Group
Food and Agriculture Organization
Global Cold Chain Alliance
Heifer International
Hunger Plus, Inc.
International Center for Research on Women
International Fertilizer Development Center
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Land O'Lakes International Development
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont Subsidiary
University of California, Davis, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Winrock International
World Cocoa Foundation
9:00 am WELCOMING COMMENTS

Hosts:
Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson
Congressman Jim McGovern 

Presiding: Rob Nooter: AIARD President 2010-2011

9:30 am GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY: ECONOMIC CONTEXT AND CHALLENGE

Dr. Steve Radelet, USAID Chief Economist 

9:55 am COUNTRY STRATEGY AND SUCCESS - THE STORY OF TANZANIA

The Honorable Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, Tanzanian Ambassador to the United States 

10:20 am THE WAY FORWARD

Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Africa Director, International Food Policy Research Institute 

10:45 pm Questions & Summary: Summary remarks; open discussion.

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  • About AIARD
    • About AIARD
    • Mission & Objectives
    • Officers and Committee Chairs
    • Constitution & Bylaws
    • Committees >
      • Education & Advocacy Committee
      • Membership Committee
      • Communications Committee
      • Finance Committee
      • Awards Committee
      • Future Leaders Forum Committee
      • Events Commitee
  • Members
    • Members
    • Reasons to Join AIARD
    • Join AIARD
    • Past Award Recipients
    • Career Networking
  • Communications
    • Communications
    • AIARD Blog
    • AIARD Publications
    • Email Subscription
    • Partner Publications
  • Events
    • 2025 Annual Conference
    • AIARD FLF Webinar Series
    • Previous Events >
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2021 >
        • 2021 Sessions
        • 2021 Sponsors
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2020 >
        • 2020 Sponsors
        • 2020 Speakers and Moderators
      • AIARD Side Event at the World Food Prize
      • 2019 Annual Conference >
        • 2019 Photo Gallery
        • Conference agenda
  • Future Leaders
    • Future Leaders Forum
    • AIARD Scholarship Fund
    • Future Leaders Alumni Testimonials
    • Previous Forums >
      • 2021 Future Leaders Forum
      • 2020 Future Leaders Forum