[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 27082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09707]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Notice of May 23, 2022 Meeting of the Board for International 
Food and Agricultural Development

AGENCY: Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for comment.

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    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), The Global Food Security Crisis: 
Exploring the Evidence Base and Lessons from the Past to Strengthen 
Agricultural, Nutrition, and Food Systems in the Face of Shocks. The 
meeting will be held on May 23, 2022 from 12:00 to 2:30 EDT online, 
with designated times for public comment from 1:30-1:50 p.m. EDT and 
from 2:15-2:20 p.m. EDT. The meeting will be livestreamed via Zoom 
(registration required) and accessible at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vCZ3oZYDTAyEEcq14OwKIA.
    The BIFAD is a seven-member, presidentially appointed advisory 
board to USAID established in 1975 under Title XII of the Foreign 
Assistance Act, as amended, to ensure that USAID brings the assets of 
U.S. universities to bear on development challenges in agriculture and 
food security and supports their representation in USAID programming. 
This will be the first public meeting of BIFAD members appointed by 
President Joseph Biden on January 14, 2022 and will include an 
introduction to newly appointed BIFAD members, a briefing on BIFAD's 
current work plan priorities, and an overview of key upcoming 
initiatives. Public comment is invited to further inform BIFAD's work.
    In the face of short-term and long-term shocks, fragile food 
systems are driving increases in poverty, hunger, and child stunting. 
The global effort to end hunger and poverty is at a critical moment, 
with Russia's invasion of Ukraine adding to an already-compounded 
global food crisis as countries struggle to recover from the impacts of 
COVID-19, humanitarian emergencies and climate change.
    What does it mean to get ahead of future crises and to build 
resilient food systems? What are the lessons learned from previous 
crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2007-2008 global food 
price crisis? BIFAD will take stock of evidence around these questions 
and identify weak links in food systems that must be strengthened to 
respond to global food security crises and to mitigate the impacts of 
current and future shocks. Food systems, nutrition, and humanitarian 
assistance experts will share lessons learned about resilience in the 
face of these disruptions. Evidence-based recommendations from these 
deliberations will inform USAID strategy implementation, policy, and 
programming.
    For questions about registration, please contact Carol Chan at 
[email protected]. For questions about BIFAD, or to submit 
written public comments in advance, please contact Clara Cohen, 
Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for Resilience and 
Food Security at USAID. Interested persons may email her at 
[email protected] or telephone her at (202) 712-0119.

Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD.
[FR Doc. 2022-09707 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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