[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 8331]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Board for International Food and Agriculture Development, One 
Hundred and Thirty First Meeting; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of the one hundred and thirty first meeting of the Board for 
International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD). The meeting 
will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 16, 2000, and from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. on March 17, 2000, in the NASULGC conference room on the 
first floor at 1307 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 2005.
    As part of its agenda, BIFAD will look at the role of agriculture 
in global poverty reduction. A strong agriculture sector is the 
cornerstone to a strong economy and poverty reduction. In developing 
countries the majority of the population is engaged in agriculture. 
BIFAD will learn how development policies as well as activities in 
different geographic regions are supporting poverty reduction through 
improved agriculture. BIFAD will hear about university/private sector 
partnerships collaborating on international agriculture development in 
select commodities. Such collaboration is important in promoting 
agricultural development.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional 
information about BIFAD should contact Mr. Charles Uphaus, the Acting 
Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. Write him in care of the Agency 
for International development, Ronald Reagan Building, Office of 
Agriculture and Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 
2.11-044, Washington, DC 20523-2110 or telephone him at (202) 712-1172 
or fax (202) 216BIFAD3060.

Charles Uphaus,
USAID Acting Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of 
Agriculture and Food Security, Economic Growth Center, Bureau for 
Global Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-3953 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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