[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 35471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17169]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Public Briefings on Development of a U.S. Action Plan on Food 
Security

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a public meeting regarding 
development of a U.S. Action Plan on Food Security will take place on 
July 21. Individual comments will be invited on specific actions which 
should be considered in the subsequent drafting of mini-papers on each 
of the topic areas listed below. Meetings will also be held September 
23 and 24 to brief the public on the draft mini-papers, to respond to 
questions and receive reactions. The purpose of these meetings is to 
facilitate public participation in the process of developing the U.S. 
Action Plan on Food Security.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 21, 1:00-5:00 p.m., and 
September 23 (domestic topics) and 24 (international topics), 9 a.m. to 
4 p.m., all in Room 107A, Administration Building, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are open to the public. 
Inquiries may be directed to the Office of the National Food Security 
Coordinator, Foreign Agricultural Service, Room 3008 South Building, 
U.S. Department of Agricultural, 14th and Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, D.C. 10250, telephone (202) 690-0776 or fax (202) 720-6103.

    The topic clusters are as follows:

Combined International/Domestic Topics

1. Promote Awareness, Education, and Involvement in Food Security and 
an Understanding of Root Causes of Food Insecurity; Strengthen 
Nutrition Education and Build Food Security Skills Domestically
2. Human Rights as a Framework for Food Security

Priority Domestic Topics

Themes

Create and Sustain Partnerships and Networks
Develop Community-Based Strategies for Achieving Food Security
3. Monitor Food Security and Nutritional Status
4. Research and Evaluation
5. Food Access for All (including maintaining an effective food 
security safety net)
6. Household Economic Security (including identifying and reducing 
barriers)
7. Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
8. Safe, Nutritious and Affordable Food and Water

Priority International Topics

9. Measuring Hunger and Mapping Risk
10. Appropriate Research, Education, and Extension for Food Production 
and Food Systems Economically, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable 
Agriculture
11. Prioritize the Allocation of Foreign Assistance to Promote Food 
Security Health, Nutrition, and Population Stabilization
The Role of Women
12. Trade, Food Distribution, and Economic Policy
13. Food Aid to Promote Food Security
14. Maximizing and Targeting Resources

    Additional information is available on the FAS home page. (http://
www.fas.usda.gov/icd/summit/summit.html) or by calling (202) 690-0776.

    Signed in Washington, D.C. June 25, 1997.
Christopher E. Goldthwait,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 97-17169 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]
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