On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 12:34 PM Sorghum United <sorghumunited@gmail.com> wrote:
Don:Yes. That is correct. I was recently asked to join the IAFN. This was my first meeting. I attended day one meetings and did the interview. Unfortunately, I had to be pulled away from most of the day two meetings due to a pressing and emergent project at Sorghum united. A real shame, considering attending those was a top priority for me there.I can summarise this much:1) The IAFN is highly respected by the UNFAO CFS.2) The FAO is seeking more robust private sector engagement.3) The FAO is seeking better representation of organizations representing small-holder farmers (Such as SU).4) The members of the IAFN are highly influential in large and respected companies. Many of which were keen to know more about sorghum and millets. A great group.5) IAFN members have been invited to attend a forum on investment in October at the same time as the World Food Forum. I am planning to attend.Hope that helps!Nate BlumOn Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 11:27 AM Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> wrote:Thanks, Nate, for sharing your interesting interview on BBC. A great opportunity to underscore the important potential of sorghum and millets for the global food system.As I understand it, you were in Rome for meetings of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), which is convened by the FAO,/1/2 and the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN)./3/4 Will you have a summary of your experience there?Btw, one of the areas I'm looking at these days is food policy on several levels. A very small starting point several years ago was US regulations on food labeling as regards "millet." However the larger picture - even on a country level, before even talking about the international one at which one finds structures like CFS & IAFN - gets complex, of course.DO, EL, MI, USNAMAOn Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 1:14 PM Sorghum United via Collab <collab@lists.millets2023.space> wrote:Greetings, fello millets advocates.I thought you may be interested to see the conversation that Sorghum United had on the BBC World News this past Monday.
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