I see on Senator Richard Lugar's (R-Indiana) site that the Obama administration has endorsed doubling US assistance to agricultural and rural development in developing countries.
Senator Lugar is a chief sponsor of the Global Food Securities Act. He has said that overcoming hunger should be starting point for U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
Global food security will be a key theme for the University of Missouri International Education Week April 13-16. On Tuesday April 14, Douglas Casson Coutts will speak at the Chancellor's Global Issues Forum on The Scourge of Global Hunger: Problems and Solutions.
Dr. Coutts is a Senior Advisor to the UN World Food Program, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Auburn University. He currently leads a growing coalition called Universities Fighting World Hunger. Coutts will also hold an informal session for MU students that day on preparing for a career in public service.
Watch this site for further scheduling details.
