Board for International Food and Agricultural Development
The Board
for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)
was created in 1975 under Title XII ("Famine Prevention
and Freedom from Hunger") of the Foreign Assistance Act.
The primary
role of BIFAD is to advise the USAID Administrator on agricultural
development priorities and issues and to monitor activities
undertaken under Title XII. BIFAD members (read short bios) are appointed by
the President. There are seven members, at least four of whom
must be from the U.S. university community. The Board receives
technical, administrative and financial support through the
Office of Agriculture, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, in the person of the
Title XII Federal Officer and other Office staff. BIFAD normally
meets at least three times a year. All meetings are announced
and open to the public.
Current BIFAD Board Members
Chair:
Robert Easter
Members:
H. H. Barlow, III
Catherine Bertini
Allen Christensen
William DeLauder
Keith W. Eckel
Timothy Rabon
(See
brief bios)
Next
Scheduled BIFAD Board Meeting
The 156th BIFAD meeting will be held on February 24, 2009 beginning at 8:30 am. at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The theme for the meeting is “Higher Education on a New Stage in Global Agricultural Development” continues to be the theme. There will also be an executive planning meeting the day before, on February 23, 2009. Links to both meeting agendas are below:
If you have any questions
please contact Ronald Senykoff, USAID Representative to BIFAD
at 202-712-0218.
BIFAD Documents
Notes and Minutes from Previous BIFAD Board Meetings
- 154 BIFAD - June 17, 2008 Summary Notes of Meeting 80k pdf file
- 154 BIFAD - June 17, 2008 Detailed Notes of Meeting 344k pdf file
- 153 BIFAD - February 27, 2008 Meeting Transcript 383k pdf file
- 152 BIFAD - October 17, 2007 Meeting Transcript 459k pdf file
- 150 BIFAD - February 27, 2007, Agenda only
- 149 BIFAD -
October 18, 2006 99k pdf file
- 148 BIFAD - July
6, 2006 76k pdf file
- 147 BIFAD - May 11, 2006 593k pdf file
- 146 BIFAD - February
2, 2006 113k pdf file
- 145 BIFAD – October
12, 2005 - 117k pdf file
- 141 BIFAD - May 27, 2004
- 29k pdf file
- 139 BIFAD
- October 6, 2003 - 28k pdf file
- 138th BIFAD - June
18, 2003 - 39k pdf file
- 137th
BIFAD - March 27, 2003- 19k pdf file
- 136th
BIFAD: January 6, 2003 - 16k pdf file
- 135th
BIFAD: October 17, 2002 - 28k pdf file
BIFAD
Committees
For further
information contact Ron Senykoff; phone 202-712-0218.
rsenykoff@usaid.gov
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