FIELD Day 2009: Food Security: Exploring New Pathways
When | Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Where | Sheraton National Hotel, 900 South Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204 USA
Keynote and Expert PanelFIELD Day’s keynote speaker was Dr. Stuart Hart, Samuel C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University’s Johnson School. Dr. Hart is a founder of the Base of the Pyramid model and a leading thinker in how global businesses can contribute to positive economic development outcomes at the grassroots level. Dr. Hart’s presentation highlighted the need for a new generation of BoP strategies that stress the co-creation of products and the commercialization of “green” technologies. Panel discussion emphasized how the new generation of BoP strategies will connect business and communities in a collaborative process for innovation and change.
The expert panel was chaired by Dr. Paul L. Bundick, Director, FIELD Support LWA, from AED and the panel moderator was Khalid A. Al-Naif, Director, Development Consulting Services, The William Davidson Institute at The University of Michigan. Panelists were: Avram 'Buzz' Guroff of ACDI-VOCA, John Magnay of Opportunity International, Simon Winter of Technoserve, Joan Parker of the Dairy Industry Association, and Chris Dunford of Freedom from Hunger.
Session Summaries
FIELDing the Green Leap: Collaborative opportunities for business, NGOs and communities
The Green Leap is a strategy for incubating thousands of small-scale, radical business experiments aimed at leapfrogging today’s unsustainable practices. Green Leap collaboration opens the possibility of developing and commercializing the most advanced and innovative green technologies to underserved communities at the base of the pyramid. Read more >>
Market Development Initiatives Promoting Financial Services
Market-driven approaches to dealing with the challenges of rising food insecurity are increasingly integrated into development portfolios. Panelists discussed issues such as analyzing systems to identify critical constraints, working through the private sector, designing strategic exit strategies, effective use of subsidies, identification of leverage points and facilitator-driven methodologies. Read more >>
Monitoring Nutritional and Health Outcomes of Food Security, Economic Strengthening, and Livelihood Programs
This session examined food security in the context of economic development and livelihoods, looking at the Winrock International program and their programming outcomes. Read more >>
Addressing Food Security: What Are the Approaches?
USAID representatives Brinton Bohling and Jeanne Downing, ACDI-VOCA representative Ruth Campbell, and Mariko Scavone with Save the Children presented at this session. Read more >>
Addressing the Food Security and Economic Needs of HIV and AIDS-Affected Clients
This session covered lessons learned about offering microfinance services to people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS through the SEEP Network HAMED (HIV/AIDS and Microenterprise Development) Working Group and BASICS Practitioner Learning Program. Read more >>
Access materials from FIELD Day 2007: Focus on the Field and FIELD Day 2008: Getting to How.
FIELD Day Short Description
FIELD Day Short Description.pdf
FIELDing the Green Leap - Scribe Notes
FIELDing the Green Leap - Scribe Notes.pdf Publication Date 02/2010
HIV and AIDS-Affected Clients - Scribe Notes
HIV and AIDS-Affected Clients - Scribe Notes.pdf Publication Date 02/2010
Addressing Food Security - Scribe Notes
Addressing Food Security - Scribe Notes.pdf Publication Date 02/2010
FIELD Day 2009 Agenda
FIELD Day Agenda Vertical.pdf Publication Date 10/2009
Monitoring Nutritional and Health Outcomes of Food Security - Scribe Notes
Monitoring Nutritional and Health Outcomes of Food Security - Scribe Notes.pdf
Market Dev Initiatives Promoting FS - Scribe Notes
Market Dev Initiatives Promoting Scribe Notes.pdf
FIELD Day 2009 Agenda
FIELD Day Agenda Vertical.pdf
Linking Finance to Food Security - Scribe Notes
Linking Finance to Food Security, Approaches - Scribe Notes.pdf
Stuart Hart Bio
Stuart_Hart_bio.pdf