Tuesday, April 20, CNFA President and CEO John Costello spoke at the 2010 Global Philanthropy Forum in Redwood City, California. With CNFA’s focus on agricultural development and food security, Mr. Costello spoke on panel addressing the topic, “Food: From Subsistence Farming to Commercial Agriculture.”
Mrs. Dinnah Kapiza, a CNFA-certified agrodealer from Malawi, also spoke on the panel, informing the audience about the crucial role rural farm inout suppliers have in agricultural development and food securuty.
The Forum’s theme was “Defy Barriers, Effect Change: Access to Health, Food and Water” and other speakers included leaders from, among many other organizations, the U.S. Department of State, USAID, the World Bank, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNDP, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Inter-American Development Bank, and Google.
