BIFAD, an independent advisory committee to USAID on food and agriculture issues, will convene a public meeting on September 17, Demand-Side Interventions and Approaches for Healthy Diets, to shape the next steps in USAID’s strategic thinking and policy prioritization toward the objective of achieving healthy diets for all.
Questions to be addressed at the meeting include:
How can USAID work better with communities, national governments and private sector stakeholders to enhance consumer demand for safe and nutritious foods in ways that improve the diets of whole households, including women and children?
How can demand-focused interventions improve the affordability of healthy diets?
How can the progress and outcomes of demand-focused interventions be measured and evaluated?
The event will include remarks from BIFAD Members and the following distinguished speakers:
- Patrick Webb, USAID Chief Nutritionist
- Bianca Carducci, Postdoctoral Scientist at Columbia Climate School
- Estherine Fotabong, Director of Agriculture, Food Security, and Environmental Sustainability, AU-NEPAD
- Ndidi Nwuneli, President and CEO, ONE Foundation
- Stella Nordhagen, Research Lead, Food Environments and Supply Chains, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
- Rolf Klemm, Vice President of Nutrition, Helen Keller Intl
- Peter Goldsmith, Director, Feed the Future Soy Innovation Lab, University of Illinois
- Cary Fowler, U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security, U.S. Department of State
- Kristin O’Planick, Market Systems Team Lead, Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security, USAID
- Getinet Ameha, Senior Agriculture Adviser, USAID/Ethiopia
- Megan Kyles, Economic Growth Office Director, USAID/Liberia
Register online here
