Meeting Minutes – BIFAD Public Meeting: A Public Consultation on BIFAD’s Plans to Propose a Subcommittee on Minority Serving Institution Engagement and Leadership in USAID’s Agricultural, Food Security, and Nutrition Policies and Programming

The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) hosted a virtual public meeting, A Public Consultation on BIFAD’s Plans to Launch a Subcommittee on Minority Serving Institution Engagement and Leadership in USAID’s Agricultural, Food Security, and Nutrition Programming, to identify how USAID can best elevate opportunities and resources of U.S. Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the implementation of the U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy.

Responding to USAID’s priority to promote and sustain inclusive and equitable engagement of diverse voices in Agency agriculture, food security, nutrition, and resilience programming, BIFAD proposed to establish a Subcommittee on MSI Engagement and Leadership in USAID’s Agricultural, Food Security, and Nutrition Programming. This public meeting provided a forum for BIFAD to share plans for a proposed BIFAD Subcommittee on MSI Engagement and Leadership. It assembled expert panelists and invited stakeholders to provide input and feedback on the Subcommittee’s objectives and membership.