Fund Raiser. Hurricane Relief Fund of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering of the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF).

Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 7PM The Embassy of Barbados, in partnership with the Barbados Tourism Marketing, Inc. and the Barbados Association of Washington D.C. will culminate the year-long celebration of Barbados’ 50th Anniversary of Independence with the Spirit of Barbados Gala. Organization of American States (OAS) 200 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006  Attire: Black-tie Tickets Proceeds from the event will go towards the Hurricane Relief Fund of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering of the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF). http://www.CDEMA.org http://CaribbeanScience.org For additional information, click HERE _______________________________________________________________________

Monday, Nov 13. 3:30-5:00pm. Discussion: 2018 Farm Bill: Ensuring U.S. Leadership in Agricultural Research and Development

The CSIS Global Food Security Project presents:

 

The 2018 Farm Bill:
Ensuring U.S. Leadership in
Agricultural Research and Development

 

Featuring opening remarks by:

Dan Glickman

Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture & Executive Director,
the Aspen Institute Congressional Program

 

Followed by a panel discussion featuring:

Sonny Ramaswamy

Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA),
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 

Sue Schram

Senior Partner, SP Consulting

Moderated by:

Kimberly Flowers

Director, Global Food Security Project and
The Humanitarian Agenda, CSIS

Monday, November 13, 2017

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
1616 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036

 

The 2014 Farm Bill – a critical piece of legislation that authorizes a multitude of U.S. food and agricultural programs –  is up for renewal in 2018. Funding for agricultural research constitutes only a small fraction of the total Farm Bill budget. However, Farm Bill authorizations are the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s primary source of revenue for conducting agricultural science, extension, and education programming through both its own agencies and Land Grant institutions.

Despite high rates of return on investment, U.S. public spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) has remained flat while funding for other federal science agencies has soared.  Stagnant agricultural R&D investments in the United States increasingly fall behind the investments of our global partners and competitors. Chinese public spending on agricultural research has surpassed that of the U.S. since 2008.

Join us for a discussion on research funding and priorities in the next Farm Bill, and the implications of U.S. agricultural R&D for both the domestic agriculture sector and for global food security. How should we understand the nexus between U.S. agricultural innovation, global food production, and economic stability? How can we better facilitate the transfer of agricultural research and technologies to developing countries? How could the next Farm Bill allow and spur the U.S. scientific community to develop research and technologies with international applications? How does the Farm Bill relate to the U.S. Global Food Security Strategy?



This event will be live-webcast from the event page. Please note that you do not need to RSVP to watch the live-webcast.