[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 154 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-17387]


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U.S. 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 a public meeting of the Board for International Food and 
Agricultural Development (BIFAD), COVID-19 and Nutrition: Impacts, 
Field Innovations, and the Way Forward. The meeting will be held on 
September 14, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT at http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html. A public comment period is scheduled from 11:50 
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT.
    This convening follows the June 4, 2020 181st BIFAD meeting, Food 
Security and Nutrition in the Context of COVID-19, to provide an update 
on the impacts of the pandemic on nutrition outcomes and to discuss 
USAID's response. The COVID-19 crisis risks backsliding on nutrition 
gains with irrevocable impacts on mortality and lost potential. Initial 
projections show likely significant increases in wasting and 
forthcoming analyses will quantify the potential impacts on small for 
gestational age, micronutrient deficiencies, stunting and declines in 
breastfeeding. Field reporting indicates significant reduction in 
coverage of key nutrition interventions. These will all translate in 
loss of life and development gains if not countered with adequate 
action on nutrition as global decision makers focus on response and 
recovery.
    The meeting provides dedicated time to discuss how the global 
community can work together to protect and advance nutrition outcomes 
across sectors during COVID-19 response and recovery. In real time, 
researchers and implementers are gathering evidence to better 
understand the impacts of the pandemic and learning how to respond.
    The meeting will be organized to achieve three objectives:
    1. To provide an update on what emerging research and data can tell 
us about the current and expected impacts of COVID-19 containment and 
control measures on nutrition, and how we should use this emerging 
evidence to guide our response.
    2. To learn from our implementing partners and USAID Missions 
across sectors that have pivoted their implementation to respond to 
COVID-19 and protect nutrition outcomes. To understand the realities on 
the ground, and to include the innovations and expertise of those on 
the frontlines in the discourse.
    3. To discuss and prioritize actions for the near, medium, and long 
term to safeguard and accelerate nutrition progress.
    The meeting is intended to help support decision making by USAID 
and its partners and stakeholders working to advance food security and 
nutrition at global, regional and national levels. On the basis of 
testimony, including public comments, shared at the meeting, BIFAD will 
provide formal findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Agency 
on best-bet operational and programmatic investments.
    BIFAD is a seven-member, presidentially appointed advisory board to 
USAID established in 1975 under Title XII of the Foreign Assistance 
Act, as amended. The provisions of Title XII concern bringing the 
assets of U.S. universities to bear on development challenges in 
agriculture and food security, and BIFAD's role is to help carry out 
this function.
    Participants may register at http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html. For 
questions about registration, please contact Jordan Merker at 202-478-
6087 or [email protected]. For questions about BIFAD, please contact 
Clara Cohen, Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for 
Resilience and Food Security, USAID at [email protected] or (202) 712-
0119.

Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD.
[FR Doc. 2020-17387 Filed 8-7-20; 8:45 am]
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