Improving Food Security with Technology and Volunteers
Improving Food Security with Technology and Volunteers
SID-Washington Food Security & Agriculture Workgroup Event
How can short-term volunteer technical assistance be used to improve food security? How does sharing information from on-the-ground offer real impact to a smallholder farmer? Learn about two agricultural programs from nonprofits that are utilizing their unique volunteer and technical resources to combat food security challenges in Africa.
Moderator:
- Nii Simmonds, Speaker and Consultant
Speakers:
- Scott Clark, Director, Farmer-to-Farmer Program, CNFA
- Molly Mattessich, Manager of Online Initiatives, National Peace Corps Association
Workgroup Co-Chairs:
- Jeffrey L. Gray, Consultant, Agriculture and Rural Development
- Gabriel Laizer, Jr., United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization
RSVP on the SID website here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact events@sidw.org.
DATE
June 19, 2012
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
LOCATION
Fintrac, Inc., 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 400, Conference Room, Washington, DC, United States
FORMAT
Discussion


