In rapid follow-up to the Emergency Ministerial-Level Meeting on the drought in the Horn of Africa held on 25 July 2011 at FAO headquarters in Rome, the Organization is inviting its member countries, and humanitarian and development partners to a second session in Rome on 18 August 2011 to respond to the deteriorating food situation in the Horn of Africa.
Dr. Pedro Sanchez
Tropical Agriculture & the Rural Environment Program
Nearly one sixth of the global population is malnourished. The problem is particularly acute in tropical Africa, where constant or recurrent food shortages affect over 30% of the population — over 260 million people. Low levels of agricultural productivity are a key cause of hunger in this part of the world. Decades of farming without adequate fertilizer and manure have stripped the soils of the vital nutrients needed to support plant growth.
This presentation by Moses Nyabila (Heifer International) was part of the Agriculture Sector Council Seminar,"East Africa Dairy: A Shared Smallholder, Business and Government Partnership."
This presentation by Cheryl Doss (Yale University, Jackson Institute) was part of the "Agricultural Technology Adoption & Food Security in Africa Evidence Summit," held in Washington DC on June 1-2, 2011.
This presentation by Derek Byerlee (SPIA) was part of the "Agricultural Technology Adoption & Food Security in Africa Evidence Summit," held in Washington DC on June 1-2, 2011.
This presentation by Daniel 'Dan' Gilligan (IFPRI) was part of the "Agricultural Technology Adoption & Food Security in Africa Evidence Summit," held in Washington DC on June 1-2, 2011.
Moses Nyabila
Heifer International
In 2008, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a 5-year, $42.8 million grant to Heifer International with the goal of doubling the dairy-derived income of 179,000 farming families across 3 countries in East Africa in 10 years. A five-member consortium (including Heifer, TechnoServe, the International Livestock Research Institute, the World Agro-Forestry Research Centre and African Breeders Services — Total Cattle Management) was formed to implement market-driven, knowledge-based interventions.
Moses Nyabila has been the Regional Director for Heifer International’s East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) since 2008. He has over 15 years experience in development and commercial sectors throughout eastern and southern Africa. Before joining Heifer, Mr. Nyabila served briefly as Marketing Manager and Investment Consultant for East Africa with Parmalat SA. He has also served as Regional Dairy Trade Specialist for Land O’Lakes International, founder and technical advisor to the Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association (ESADA), Marketing Specialist for Land O’Lakes in Uganda, Business Development manager for Brookside Dairy (Kenya) and Area Sales Manager for Coca-Cola SABCO. Mr. Nyabila has carried out several dairy industry studies, facilitated formulation sector strategies, helped with bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations and organized industry conferences and events. He holds an Executive MBA from U.S. International University in Nairobi in collaboration with Columbia Business School, a certificate in export development from CBI Netherlands, and a Bachelor in Commerce degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Nairobi.
This presentation by Ambassador William Garvelink (U.S. Department of State) was part of the Feed The Future CSO Stakeholder Meeting: Gender Integration into Ag and Feed The Future.
For additional event presentations by Sylvia Cabus (USAID Bureau for Food Security), Caren Grown (USAID PPL Bureau), Ritu Sharma (Women Thrive Worldwide), Judy Canuati (USAID Africa Bureau), Sharon Phillipps (USAID Africa Bureau), Melissa Ho (US Congressional Research Center) , and John Coonrod (The Hunger Project) please see related resources below.
Nearly one sixth of the global population is malnourished. The problem is particularly acute in tropical Africa, where constant or recurrent food shortages affect over 30% of the population - over 260 million people. Low levels of agricultural productivity are a key cause of hunger in this part of the world. Decades of farming without adequate fertilizer and manure have stripped the soils of the vital nutrients needed to support plant growth. Replenishing soil fertility, by using mineral and organic fertilizers, is therefore the primary biophysical requirement for increasing food production in tropical Africa. Many studies have shown that, once this fundamental deficiency has been addressed, the road to food security is open.
This presentation by Beverly Mcintyre, Meaghan Murphy, Sylvia Cabus, Sandra Russo (USAID Bureau for Food Security) was part of the Gender & Ag Brief Series, "Gender Integration for Agriculture: The Complete Technical Brief Series."
Brief 6: Ensuring Research is Relevant for Nutrition and Agriculture is the second of the seven-part series, Effective Gender Integration Practices for Agriculture. This brief outlines the importance of having agricultural research that incorporates women and their priorities throughout the process. Related to this is the importance of linking research to nutritional and food security. This brief also highlights different interventions and research initiatives.
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