The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) will hold a public meeting on March 15 on the theme of “Globalization of agriculture and food research, teaching and engagement at land-grant universities”. BIFAD board members will discuss recent outreach efforts in Africa and Asia and current research priorities. Expert panelists from the University of Missouri will join the discussion with a presentation on current agricultural research at U.S. Universities.

Event Details:
• BIFAD’s public meeting starts at 8 a.m. CDT, Friday, March 15, in the Fred W. Smith Room at the Reynolds Journalism Institute on the campus of the University of Missouri
• To register for a live stream of the event click here.
• Press release from the University of Missouri

For more information about BIFAD please visit these links:

http://www.aplu.org/page.aspx?pid=583

http://transition.usaid.gov/our_work/agriculture/bifad/index.html