BIFAD Public Meeting on the BIFAD Study, How the United States Benefits from Agricultural and Food Security in Developing Countries, and the BIFAD Awards for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab -- 2:30pm to 4:20pm CDT 

The Board presented a commissioned study on How the United States Benefits from Agricultural and Food Security Investments in Developing Countries. The session included an overview of key findings, as well as a keynote from the Director of the International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI), Shenggan Fan.

Also in this session, the Board honored the 2019 winners of the BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab. The BIFAD Awards for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab recognize individual researchers and/or research teams for significant achievements originating from work performed under the United States Agency for International Development’s funded Feed the Future Innovation Labs. Two awards are given annually: one for an individual researcher or a team of researchers and one for a student researcher. The awards recognize research efforts that contribute to the interrelated and interdependent objectives of the Global Food Security Strategy: inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic growth, strengthened resilience among people and systems, and a well-nourished population.