2018 Global Nutrition Symposium

The Missing Link: Increasing Availability of Animal-Source Foods Through Greater Production and Marketing of Quality Feeds

January 24-25, 2018 | Harmony Hotel | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Proceedings

Proceedings of the 2018 Global Nutrition Symposium: The Missing Link: Increasing Availability of Animal-Source Foods Through Greater Production and Marketing of Quality Feeds.

Session Videos & Presentations

Session I. Opening
Session II. Quality Feeds: Roles and Experiences
Session III. Working Group 1 – Solutions for Increasing the Supply of Quality Feed
Session IV. Working Group 2 – Models and Tools for Feed Delivery
Session V. Closing

Session I. Opening

Speaker	Video with presentation	Presentation only
Dr. David Sammons, Representative of the External Advisory Board, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems Dr. Faith Bartz Tarr, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow & Agriculture Officer, Representative of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Ms. Kristen MacNaughtan, Program Officer, Representative of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dr. Oumou Sanon, Deputy Director, Representative of Institute for the Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA) Dr. Alan Duncan, Director General’s representative in Ethiopia, Representative of International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Dr. Diriba Geleti, Deputy Director, Representative of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)	Video	N/A
Ms. Kristen MacNaughtan, Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	Video	Realizing livestock’s potential: Why animal feed is critical to achieving our strategic goals
Dr. Adegbola Adesogan, Director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems	Video	Focus on Feed: USAID and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation collaboration on feed research and capacity building

Poster session – Improving supply, fostering demand: Experiences in quality feeds.

Session II: Quality Feeds: Roles and Experiences

Speaker	Video with presentation	Presentation only
Dr. Harinder Makkar, former Senior Animal Production Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); and Private consultant	Video	Keynote address: Improving livestock productivity, livelihoods, human nutrition and the environment through quality feeds
Dr. Michael Blümmel, Deputy Program Leader ‒ Feed and Forage Development, ILRI	Video	Mapping feed demand and supply
Dr. Adugna Tolera, Professor, Hawassa University	Video	Improving the supply of quality feeds in Ethiopia: Successes and lessons learned
Dr. Oumou Sanon, Deputy Director, INERA	Video	Improving the supply of quality feeds in Burkina Faso: Successes and lessons learned

Session III. Working Group 1 – Solutions for Increasing the Supply of Quality Feed

Concurrent working groups (5) to discuss proven innovative solutions and to recommend research and development actions

Working group 1 presentation summaries and discussion	Video

Presentations:

Achieving “forage revolution” through improved varieties and seed systems
- Presenters: Dr. Chris Jones and Dr. Jean Hansen, ILRI
- Responder: Dr. Solomon Mengistu, EIAR
Increasing synergies and impact through dual-purpose crops
- Presenter: Dr. Tim Dalton, Kansas State University (KSU)
- Responder: Dr. Fekede Feyissa, EIAR
Forage quality improvement
- Presenter: Dr. Michael Blummel, ILRI
- Responder: Dr. Salissou Issa, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRAN)
Balancing rations for productivity and profitability
- Presenter: Dr. Barry Bradford, KSU
- Responder: Dr. Bhola Shrestha, Heifer International Nepal
Exploiting and preserving the quality of concentrates and by products
- Presenter: Dr. Asamoah Larbi, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
- Responder: Dr. Dirk Maier, Iowa State University

Session IV. Working Group 2 – Models and Tools for Feed Delivery

Concurrent working groups (5) to discuss proven innovative solutions and to recommend research and development actions

Working Group 2 presentation summaries and discussion	Video

Presentations:

Mapping resources and targeting technologies: Making the most of FEAST and TechFit
- Presenter: Dr. Alan Duncan, ILRI
- Responder: Dr. Nouhoun Zampaligre, INERA
Feed microbusinesses and processing plants
- Presenter: Mr. Seyoum Bediye, EIAR and Ethiopian Animal Feed Industry Association
- Responder: Dr. Biruk Yemane, Ethio Feed PLC
Feed supply through cooperatives
- Presenter: Dr. Carl Birkelo, ACDI/VOCA
- Responder: Matthew Karugarama, Zamura Feeds ‒ Rwanda
Urban forage vendors
- Presenter: Dr. Marjatta Eilitta, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems
- Responder: Dr. Getnet Assefa, EIAR
Feed reserves and transport to areas of need
- Presenter: Dr. Lemma Gizachew, FAO
- Responders: Dr. Michael Jacobs, Mercy Corps

Session V. Closing

Speaker	Video with presentation	Presentation only
Mr. Seyoum Bediye, Director, EIAR and Ethiopian Animal Feed Industry Association	Video	Developing an enabling policy framework for ensuring supply of quality feeds
Dr. Asamoah Larbi, Country Representative (Ghana), IITA; and External Advisory Board, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems	Video	Summary (no presentation)

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This work was funded in whole or part by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security under Agreement # AID-OAA-L-15-00003 as part of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. Additional funding was received from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation OPP#060115. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors alone.