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Audio: Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Improve Nutrition

kate — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:42:53 -0400

CSIS hosted an in-depth discussion on biofortification, a strategy to improve public health through more nutritious food crops.

Audio: Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Improve Nutrition - Opening Remarks and Panel 1

sherry — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:46:57 -0400

1:00-1:05pm Opening remarks
Amb. Bill Garvelink, Senior Adviser, U.S. Leadership in Development, CSIS

1:05-2:15pm Panel One: Biofortification--Where We Stand Today
HarvestPlus Presentation: Dr. Howarth Bouis, Director, HarvestPlus

Panel Discussion featuring:

Audio: Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Improve Nutrition - Panel 2

sherry — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:42:42 -0400

2:15-3:15pm Panel Two: From Farm to Plate--Improving Nutrition

Featuring:

Dr. Victoria Quinn, Senior Vice President for Programs, Helen Keller International
Dr. Meera Shekar, Lead Health and Nutrition Specialist, Health, Nutrition, and Population, Human Development Network, The World Bank, USA

Audio: Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Improve Nutrition - Panel 3 and Closing Remarks

sherry — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:38:14 -0400

3:15-4:15pm Panel Three: Next Steps to Scaling Up Biofortification

Featuring:
Dr. Vincent O'Neill, Director of Policy Planning and Effectiveness, Irish Aid
Dr. Ian Barker, Head of Agricultural Partnerships, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

Video: Creating Better Access to Finance for Rural Development

kate — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:41:03 -0400

Innovative financing is of core importance to acheiving global food security goals, but maximizing the impact of financial resources requires techinical assistance, access to extension and education, and an array of other services that can be challenging to implement. This event featured a roundtable discussion focusing on these challenges and the most effective solutions.

Audio: Creating Better Access to Finance for Rural Development

kate — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:24:54 -0400

Audio: Interview with Margaret Vernon, Country Director for One Acre Fund and Dr. Kimberley Roberts, Chairwoman of TractorShare

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:05:17 -0400

CSIS's Kristin Wedding interviews Ms. Margaret Vernon, Country Director for One Acre Fund, and Dr. Kimberley Roberts, Chairwoman of TractorShare, who share their stories on what their organizations are doing on the ground to successfully serve smallholder farmers, including providing access to farm inputs and equipment, financing, and training.

Video: CARE and Cornell University: Partnership for Sustainable Global Food Security

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:55:03 -0400

CARE and Cornell University have formed a partnership to advance sustainable food systems that strengthen resilience of chronically hungry women and their families to improve food security, engage in markets and adapt to climate change.

Audio: CARE and Cornell University: Partnership for Sustainable Global Food Security

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:48:57 -0400

Video: North Korea in 2012: Outlook for Food Security

kate — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:43:19 -0500

North Korea's sudden regime change has created a great deal of uncertainty for the country's political, social, and economic prospects. Given the increasing severity of the food crisis due to severe flooding, there is a need for focused attention from the international community to coordinate an effective humanitarian response.

Audio: North Korea in 2012: Outlook for Food Security

kate — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:44:42 -0500

Audio: Discussion with Johanna Tuttle and Dan Runde on African Agriculture

mentman — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:41:18 -0500

Kristin Wedding, fellow with the Global Food Security Project, interviewed Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, director of the Global Food Security Project, and Dan Runde, director of the Project on Prosperity and Development, about private sector investments in African agriculture.

Audio: Expanding Private Sector Investment and Public-Private Partnerships in African Agriculture and Nutrition - Panel Three

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:36:09 -0500

Panel Three: Market-based solutions to nutrition and links to agriculture

Moderator:
Ms. Susan Bornstein, Senior Director of Program Development, TechnoServe

Audio: Expanding Private Sector Investment and Public-Private Partnerships in African Agriculture and Nutrition - Panel Two

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:22:09 -0500

Panel Two: U.S. government partnerships with African private sector partners

Moderators:
Mr. Mima Nedelcovych, Board member, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa and Partner, Schaffer Global Group
Mr. Daniel Runde, Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS

Audio: Expanding Pvt. Sector Investment & Public-Private Partnerships in African Agriculture & Nutrition - Welcome & Panel One

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:14:36 -0500

Welcome and opening remarks

Ms. Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, Director, Global Food Security Project, and Vice President for Strategic Planning, CSIS

Audio: Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development - Lunch Keynote Discussion

ian — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:11:46 -0500

CSIS and partners hosted "Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development" at the university of Minnesota. This recording is of the luncheon discussion on "U.S.

Audio: Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development - Panel Two

ian — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:07:06 -0500

CSIS and partners hosted "Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development" at the university of Minnesota. This recording is of the second panel "Food Security and Agricultural Development." The moderator of this panel was Philip Pardey, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota.

Audio: Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development - Opening & Panel One

ian — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:23:02 -0500

CSIS and partners hosted "Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development" at the university of Minnesota. This recording is of the opening remarks by Brian Atwood, Dean, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota and former Administrator, USAID and the first panel discussion on "Global Health." This

Audio: Interview with Amit Roy and Steven Van Kauwenbergh International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

mentman — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:35:09 -0400

Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, Director of the CSIS Global Food Security Project, interviewed Dr. Amit Roy and Mr. Steven Van Kauwenbergh of International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC). They discussed the release of a new report by IFDC titled World Phosphate Reserves and Resources.

Video: Report Release - The Role of Fertilizer in Global Food Security and "World Phosphate Reserves and Resources"

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:30:06 -0400

As we look to address the challenges of feeding a world of over 9 billion people in 2050, it will be necessary to raise agricultural productivity. This will need to take place while mitigating environmental constraints, such as shrinking availability of water and arable land. One of the key factors in global food security is access to and efficient use of inputs and resources.

Audio: Report Release: The Role of Fertilizer in Global Food Security and "World Phosphate Reserves and Resources"

ian — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:58:19 -0400

Ms. M. Ann Tutwiler
Coordinator for the Global Food Security Initiative, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Dr. Terry Roberts
President, International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)

Dr. Amit Roy
President & CEO, International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Video Highlight: Launch of "Cultivating Global Food Security"

mentman — Wed, 19 May 2010 10:11:13 -0400

Highlights from the event Report Launch of:

Cultivating Global Food Security: A Strategy for U.S. Leadership on Productivity, Agricultural Research and Trade

A Report of the CSIS Task Force on Food Security

Event Details

Introduction by

Video: Report Launch: Cultivating Global Food Security: Panel Discussion

pfrank — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:35:05 -0400

An expert panel discussion and Q&A on the report’s key findings and recommendations for a long-term U.S. strategic approach to global food security will follow.

Video: Report Launch: Cultivating Global Food Security: A Discussion with Anthony Cordesman on Af-Pak Food Security

pfrank — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:30:22 -0400

At the launch of the report Cultivating Global Food Security: A Strategy for U.S. Leadership on Productivity, Agricultural Research and Trade Anthony Cordesman discussed his report Agriculture, Food, and Poverty in Afghanistan.

Video: Report Launch: Cultivating Global Food Security: Presentation by Sen Lugar, Sen Casey and Rep McCollum

pfrank — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:26:15 -0400

Dr. John Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS

Featuring the co-chairs
Senator Richard Lugar
Senator Robert Casey
Rep. Betty McCollum

Audio: Report Launch: Cultivating Global Food Security: Panel Discussion

pfrank — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:25:14 -0400

An expert panel discussion and Q&A on the report’s key findings and recommendations for a long-term U.S. strategic approach to global food security will follow.

Audio: Report Launch: Cultivating Global Food Security: A Discussion with Anthony Cordesman on Af-Pak Food Security

pfrank — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:23:06 -0400

Audio: Report Launch: Cultivating Global Food Security: Presentation by Sen Lugar, Sen Casey and Rep McCollum

pfrank — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:19:24 -0400

Introduction by

Dr. John Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS

Featuring the co-chairs

Senator Richard Lugar
Senator Robert Casey
Rep. Betty McCollum

Audio: Interview with Senator Robert Casey on Global Food Security

mentman — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:09:47 -0400

Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) discusses the security and humanitarian reasons for U.S.

Audio: Johanna Nesseth-Tuttle on Cultivating Global Food Security

mentman — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:12:03 -0400

Johanna Nesseth-Tuttle, Director of the CSIS Food Security Task Force, gave an interview about her forthcoming report titled Cultivating Global Food Security: A Strategy for U.S. Leadership on Productivity, Agricultural Research and Trade.

Video: Adapting for Future Resource Challenges: Food, Water, and Energy

pfrank — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:11:16 -0400

The impacts of climate change will require societies to adapt practices and incorporate greater resilience into their built environments. The systems around three key resources - food, water, and energy - are some of the most important areas to focus adaptation measures. This event will explore the expected impact of climate change and other stresses in each of these areas, the trad

Video: Josette Lewis, Director of Agriculture, USAID on Public-Private Partnerships and Agricultural Technologies

pfrank — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:49:33 -0500

Public-Private Partnerships to Develop and Spread New Agricultural Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: New Thinking, Emerging Models

The Role of the US in Stimulating Public-Private Partnerships for African Agricultural Development – Josette Lewis, USAID

Audio: Public-Private Partnerships to Develop and Spread New Agricultural Technologies

pfrank — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:28:22 -0500

Public-Private Partnerships to Develop and Spread New Agricultural Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: New Thinking, Emerging Models

Audio: Agricultural Productivity in Changing Rural Worlds

pfrank — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:22:03 -0500

Johanna Nesseth speaks to Melinda Smale and Timothy Mahoney about their new paper Agricultural Productivity in Changing Rural Worlds, commissioned by the CSIS Global Food Security project.

Video: FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD: The Safety of Food and Drug Imports

sherry — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:22:24 -0500

This is the vedio for event "FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD: The Safety of Food and Drug Imports" on February 4, 2010.

Audio: Agricultural Research & Development and Food Security

pfrank — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:49:50 -0500

Johanna Nesseth speaks to Dr. Philip Pardey about some of the broad trends in the U.S. agricultural research agenda and the linkages between agricultural R&D and global food security. Dr. Pardey is the co-author of the report “U.S. Agricultural Research in a Global Food Security Setting”, commissioned by the CSIS Global Food Security project.

Audio: Ending Poverty and Hunger

pfrank — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:59:14 -0500

Audio from this event. CSIS and the University of Miami Knight Center for International Media hosted Our Global Challenges: A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of our Time On Ending Poverty and Hunger: Meeting the Challenge of Millennium Development Goal 1.

Video: Ending Poverty and Hunger

pfrank — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:50:45 -0500

CSIS and the University of Miami Knight Center for International Media hosted Our Global Challenges: A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of our Time On Ending Poverty and Hunger: Meeting the Challenge of Millennium Development Goal 1.

Audio: Harnessing the Spirit of L'Aquila: Improving Agricultural Productivity in Africa

sherry — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:16:23 -0400

This is the audio for event "Harnessing the Spirit of L'Aquila: Improving Agricultural Productivity in Africa" hosted on August 6, 2009. Following the announcement at the G-8 Summit in Italy of a major commitment to global food security, CSIS hosted Dr.

Video: Harnessing the Spirit of L'Aquila: Improving Agricultural Productivity in Africa

pfrank — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:00:22 -0400

Video from this event. Following the announcement at the G-8 Summit in Italy of a major commitment to global food security, CSIS hosted Dr. Monty Jones from the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa to discuss FARA's work and reforms in African agricultural practice. In describing emerging opportunities for international collaboration in African agricultural development, Dr.