{"id":7195,"date":"2023-04-05T13:21:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T17:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=7195"},"modified":"2023-04-05T14:00:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:00:38","slug":"the-centers-first-global-food-summit-september-12-14-2022-atlanta-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/global-food-security-and-defense-quarterly\/2023\/the-centers-first-global-food-summit-september-12-14-2022-atlanta-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"The Center\u2019s first global food summit, September 12-14, 2022, Atlanta, GA."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Under the sponsorship of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the CEGFSD organized a Global Food Security (GFSS) on September 12-14, 2022 in Atlanta, GA. The theme for the conference was \u201cPrioritizing and Refining the Agenda for Addressing Global Food Security within the 1890 Universities System.\u201d<\/em> The summit gathered participants from all the nineteen 1890 land-grant universities together with selected food and nutrition security scholars, and stakeholders from key partner agencies. The summit also included virtual participation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The primary goal of this summit was to engage participants in a dialogue on global food security with the purpose of developing a strong and cohesive implementation plan, which will prioritize and refine the global food security agenda within the 1890 universities system. More specifically, the summit discussed the strategic issues in the context of global food security, education and workforce development, agricultural development, new and emerging animal and plant pests, and agricultural disaster recovery; as well as global public and private partnerships and engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants were very enthusiastic about the summit as their feedback (below) shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testimonies from participants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/em><\/strong>I thought the discussions throughout the week were excellent.  We look forward to our continued partnership in addressing critical priorities that are affecting vulnerable populations abroad.<\/em> \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongratulations on a wonderful event that was not only interesting but inspiring and insightful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything was well organized, and It was great seeing the level of interest and engagement of the participants.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you for your leadership.  It was indeed a great and very productive meeting. I look forward to continuing our work.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was clearly evident that every aspect of the program was given very careful attention.  I sincerely appreciate all of the hard work that UMES has put into the Center of Excellence initiative and your efforts to move forward our 19 Universities in the process.  I look forward to our continued work in this area.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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