BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (BIFAD)
BIFAD public meeting at Montana State University
April 10, 2015

8:30 am BIFAD PUBLIC MEETING
Ballroom A, Strand Union Building
Live Streamed via Web

-Chair Brady Deaton opens meeting and reviews agenda
-Welcome by Dr. Brady Deaton
-Welcome by Dr. Waded Cruzado
-Old and new business
-HICD Working Group Status Report by Gebisa Ejeta

8:45 am – 9:45 am
Tribal College Panel
Moderator: Dr. Waded Cruzado, President, Montana State University
Panelists include: Dr. Carole Falcon-Chandler, President, Aaniiih Nakoda College
Dr. Billie Jo Kipp, President, Blackfeet Community College
Dr. David Yarlott, President, Little Big Horn College

9:45 am
Question/Answer and Comment Period by BIFAD Members

10:00 am -10:45 am
BREAK and MSU Student Recognition Day poster display
Ballroom C, Strand Union Building

10:45 am – 11:15 am
CATIE (Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center) update
Ballroom A, Strand Union Building
Presentation by: Dr. I. Miley Gonzalez, Deputy Director General, CATIE

11:15 am – 12:15 pm
PANEL: Decision Making to Enhance Food Security and Resilience
Moderator: Dr. Waded Cruzado, President, Montana State University
Panelists include: Dr. Sarah Janzen, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics and Economics
Dr. Selena Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Health & Human Development
Dr. Eric Raile, Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science

12:15 pm
Question/Answer and Comment Period by BIFAD Members

12:30 pm – 12:45 pm
Public comment period (in-person audience & submitted questions)

For questions or comments about BIFAD, contact Susan Owens, BIFAD Executive Director 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20004 (O) 202-712-0218, (E) sowens@usaid.gov

The full agenda is available by clicking here.