Global Food Security and the American Interest: An Address by Senator Mike Johanns
Keynote Remarks:
The Honorable Mike Johanns (R-NE)
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Panel Discussion:
Margaret Zeigler
Executive Director, Global Harvest Initiative
Peter McPherson
Former Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Jonathan Shrier
Acting Special Representative for Global Food Security, U.S. Department of State
Moderated by:
Daniel F. Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 2:00PM to 3:30PM
CSIS 2nd Floor Conference Center
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
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Join us for a discussion with Senator Mike Johanns and a panel of experts on the implications of the Farm Bill on the U.S. foreign assistance agenda, and ways in which the U.S. government, private sector, and the development community can cooperate to solve issues of food security.
Roughly 870 million people in the developing world do not have access to a sufficient supply of food. Since nearly 75 percent of poor people in developing countries live in rural areas, promoting food security and creating a robust agricultural sector will continue to have a significant impact in reducing global poverty and assisting vulnerable communities worldwide. The U.S. remains the world's largest donor of global food assistance, add is well-poised through programs such as Feed the Future and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition to help developing countries meet their agricultural needs. Today's changing developing landscape, however, creates an ongoing need to explore new avenues of collaboration to solve long-term issues of hunger and food security.
