[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06453]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice 
of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of the public meeting of the Board for International Food and 
Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 9:00 
a.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 through 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, 
April 20, 2017, online at https://agrilinks.org/agexchange/aligning-research-investments-global-food-security-strategy-three-day-agexchange.
    This public meeting, hosted in partnership with the USAID's Bureau 
for Food Security, will inform the alignment of research investments to 
the new Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS). The three-day AgExchange 
will frame a research agenda around the themes described in the Results 
Framework of the GFSS, with emphasis on the Strategy's three 
objectives: Inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic growth; 
a well-nourished population, especially among women and children; and 
strengthened resilience among people and systems. Dr. Brady Deaton, 
BIFAD Chair and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Missouri, 
along with Dr. Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food 
Security, USAID and Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, USAID will open the public 
consultation through a webinar beginning on Tuesday, April 18th at 9:00 
a.m. EDT. Throughout this meeting, the Board along with staff of USAID 
and the broader food security community will moderate discussions and 
seek input from public and other stakeholders.
    A moderated discussion on research prioritization will begin on 
Tuesday, April 18th at 10:00 a.m. EDT. A moderated discussion on 
research opportunities around improved nutrition, especially among 
women and children, will begin on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. 
EDT and continue throughout the day. On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at 
9:00 a.m. EDT, a moderated discussion will focus on research 
opportunities around inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic 
growth and continue throughout the day. Facilitated discussions on 
Thursday, April 20, 2017, will turn to research opportunities around 
strengthened resilience among people and systems, beginning at 7:00 
a.m. EDT and continuing through 3:30 p.m. EDT. A live audio wrap-up 
session will begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday April 20, 2017 and will 
provide key takeaways and summary remarks from the discussion over the 
past three days. At 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 20, 2017, the meeting will 
conclude but unmoderated online discussions will be available through 
5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 21, 2017. The public is invited to 
comment at any time during these three days of moderated online 
discussions.
    Those wishing to participate in the meeting online should create an 
account with Agrilinks at https://agrilinks.org by clicking ``Join 
Agrilinks'' from the homepage. Agrilinks members can then request 
access to the discussion through the Agrilinks events page. Those with 
questions about joining the meeting online should visit the Agrilinks 
FAQ, which can be found at https://agrilinks.org/faq/#t4746n2100. To 
obtain additional information about this public meeting or BIFAD, 
interested parties should contact Clara Cohen, Designated Federal 
Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for Food Security at USAID. Interested 
persons may write to her in care of the U.S. Agency for International 
Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Bureau for Food Security, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-2110 or telephone her at 
(202) 712-0119.

Clara Cohen,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food Security, 
U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 2017-06453 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
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