USDA is preparing for the first Hunger Conference since the Nixon era. More than a dozen ag groups have requested a seat at the table, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack offered some of his expectations.
“This is gonna be a very robust effort, having looked at the proposed agenda, and the people that are participating in the agenda, I can tell ya it’s going to be a very busy day, a very packed day, a very long but substantive day. I think people are quite serious coming out of this conference with a roadmap that will indicate while we have done a lot of work, there is still work to be done,” said Vilsack.
He adds a strategic plan and additional recommendations will come out of the Conference, which is scheduled for September 28th. He calls hunger an issue more complex than people realize.
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