WISHH Washington Conferences
The Washington Conference and Workshop is held in Washington DC. The objective for the conference is to encourage open dialogue on a wide array of topics relative to food aid and nutrition. The theme of the workshop is to discuss projects that the WISHH program has undertaken with certain PVOs, and to give various industry, shipping, and PVO representatives a chance to discuss the logistics involved in using various soy products.
2012 Conference
"Delivering Quality Global Nutrition: Farm to Food"
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012
Location: Washington, DC - Washington Court Hotel
Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
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Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen was the keynote speaker at the conference and spoke about "Quality Nutrition: Linking Farm to Food". He is the H. E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, the J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Applied Economics at Cornell University. He is the past Chairman of the Science Council of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and past president of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA). He is also the 2001 World Food Prize Laureate and the recipient of several awards for his teaching, research and communication. His recent publications include "The African Food System and its Interaction with Human Health and Nutrition" and "Food Policy for Developing Countries" co-authored with Derrill Watson.
Presentations and photos from previous Washington Confernces are available through the following links.
- Washington Conference - March 2011
Nutrition and Development Conference: Nutrition and Agriculture Value Chains: Finding the Links
- Washington Conference - March 2010
Nutrition and Development Conference: Food Security: Addressing Availability, Access and Utilization in Developing Countries
- Washington Workshop - March 2009
Nutrition and Development: Fillling the protein gap of growing populations through local, regional and international responses
- Washington Workshop - March 2008
Nutrition for All - Vulnerable Populations – Specific Needs, Targeted Solutions
- Washington Workshop- March 2007
Nutrition, International Development and Public Private Partnerships
- WISHH Washington Workshop - March 2006
Investing in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Development
- WISHH Food Aid Conference & Workshop - Washington February 2006
The Programmatic Response: Rolling Up Our Sleeves
- Washington Workshop - March 2005
Trends, Threats and Opportunities in Food Aid Programming
- Washington HIV/AIDS Workshop - February 2005
Bridging the Gap: Food & Nutrition as a Foundation for HIV/AIDS Response
- Washington Workshop - February 2004
New Trends and Opportunities in Food Aid Programming
