2011 Nutrition & Development Conference
"Nutrition & Agriculture Value Chaines: Finding the Links"
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Washington DC - Washington Court Hotel
Sponsors of the Conference include:
Cargill, Solae, Monsanto and the Monsanto Fund,
Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
and other Qualified State Soybean Boards.
Presentations:
The following presentations are downloadable in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format
General Session: Defining Critical Issues
- Introductory Remarks
by Jim Hershey, WISHH - Protein: An Important Ingredient in Health and Development
by Cade Fields-Gardner, TCE Consulting Group - Public-Private Partnerships
by Dana Richey, Global Partnership Development, OCBD, FAS, USDA - Soy Protein and It's Role in Addressing Nutrition
by Glenna Hughes, Solae - The Power of Soy
by Randy Van Kooten, World Soy Foundation
Breakout Session:
Afghanistan Projects - USDA Food for Progress
- Soybeans for Agricultural Renewal in Afghanistan Initiative (SARAI)
by Lynn Engstrand, WISHH - SALT on SARAI Program in Afghanistan
by Dayne Curry, SALT - Shelter for Life on SARAI Program in Afghanistan
by Mustafa Omar, Shelter for Life
Breakout Session:
Fragile Market Economies
- Reaching New Markets in Haiti
by Bridget Owen, National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL) - Strengthening Agriculture & Livestock Value Chains in Fragile Market Economies
by Sylvain Roy, CNFA
Breakout Session:
Reducing Malnutrition through the Power of Soy - World Soy Foundation
- Humana People to People (presentation to WSF Board of Directors)
by Marie Lichtenburg - Nutrition for Development
by Marie Lichtenburg, Humana People to People - Using the Power of Soy to Reduce Malnutrition
by Peter Golbitz, SunOpta
Breakout Session:
Business Opportunities in Developing Countries - Transforming Crops into Food
- Microenterprises and SMEs
by Bridget Owen, National Soybean Research Lab (NSRL) - Food Aid Meets Business Opportunities
By Stephen Angelsmith, Joint Aid Management - Bangladesh Soybean Association
by Mohammad Haque
