Conference Documents
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True Impact of Agriculture in the Economy
Dr. Chelston Brathwaite
Remarks / Presentation
Director General - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
The State of Food in the Americas (The Cost of Hunger)
Jaime Vallaure
Remarks
Deputy Regional Director and Representative in Panama
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - World Food Programme (WFP)
Food Security Under Stress
Dr. Joachim von Braun
Presentation
Director General - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The U.S. Plan to Address Food Security in the Americas
William E. Craft Jr.
Remarks
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Programs in the Bureau of Economics,
Energy and Business Affairs - U.S. Department of State
Food Security: A Common Goal for the Americas
Remarks
Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin
Assistant Secretary General - Organization of American States (OAS)
PANEL 1: Creating an Enabling Environment for Investment in Agriculture
Panel Opening/Introduction
Moderator: Ambassador Anthony Johnson
Remarks
Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United States and OAS
Diego Arias Carballo
Presentation
Agricultural Economist - World Bank
Hector Malarín
Chief - Environmental, Rural Development and Disaster Risk Management Division -Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Adrián G. Rodríguez
Presentation
Officer in Charge, Agricultural Development Unit - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Oscar Luzuriaga
Presentation
Regional Vice President - Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation (LAAD)
Dr. Josef Schmidhuber
Presentation
Senior Economist, Head of Global Perspective Studies Unit - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
PANEL 2: A National Food Security Plan: Some Considerations
Panel Opening/Introduction
Moderator: Dr. Elsa A. Murano
Remarks
Board Member -The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD),
Professor & President Emerita -Texas A& M University
Dr. Alex F. McCalla
Presentation
Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Emeritus - University of California ‑ Davis
Dr. Edwin C. Price
Presentation
Associate Vice Chancellor and Director - Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture
Dr. Daniel J. Gustafson
Presentation
Director of the FAO Liaison Office for North America- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Brian Bohunicky
Presentation
Director General - International Markets Bureau Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Dr. Manuel Peña
Presentation
PAHO/WHO Representative in Perú - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Summary Remarks
Dr. James French
Director of Technical Leadership and Knowledge Management - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
Apprectiation/ 2010 Workshops and Next Steps
David C. Hatch
Remarks
Associate Deputy Director General - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)