USAID and partners host first agriculture innovation investment summit

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, May 27, 2016/APO (African Press Organization)/ --
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners will host their first Agriculture Innovation Investment Summit from June 1- 2 in Washington, D.C. The Summit will connect investors with innovators to accelerate game-changing technologies that can help smallholder farmers improve their productivity and competitiveness, in line with the goals of the U.S. Government&#39;s global hunger and food security initiative, <a alt="https://feedthefuture.gov" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dNSlk72V5kqr0EuADJiz497CY0pwya9yhLw3FdFxe6H9oj5gUWRzlWIbuMArV6RM6nkL4kp7Vnw8vc7v-RaM6JUhXdeRKGiL21FgmvKTfbwF25UecRAw-dUGTRLv-qTWkP-TEEiSTumQ46D1V29sVrfXOgUyWVkNirDUDdy5vpw=&amp;c=afOvxyHmfEcyGSFw635GJhMqXr7uu7gcbNq96pLzcEkdkjGxmtG7gA==&amp;ch=9T0nfCwT5j-vGM4HOldJXXXO7bFeyw5KkvMJnJUrqSKDkAijy3yE_g==" linktype="1" shape="rect" target="_blank" track="on">Feed the Future</a>.





Innovators from Securing Water for Food: <a alt="http://securingwaterforfood.org/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dNSlk72V5kqr0EuADJiz497CY0pwya9yhLw3FdFxe6H9oj5gUWRzlWIbuMArV6RMUUYZOS7fINrn8Yn6MVkQO_EV7UhoNzQ4z4kjGRhO0hrhc8EASo2U54WO4WOg23zq0tofETxFzkMQbWAAxCGchRLVZIaJwn9xM9oJ0wAb478cKbUbW4-vzg==&amp;c=afOvxyHmfEcyGSFw635GJhMqXr7uu7gcbNq96pLzcEkdkjGxmtG7gA==&amp;ch=9T0nfCwT5j-vGM4HOldJXXXO7bFeyw5KkvMJnJUrqSKDkAijy3yE_g==" linktype="1" shape="rect" target="_blank" track="on">A Grand Challenge for Development</a>; &nbsp;<a alt="https://poweringag.org/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dNSlk72V5kqr0EuADJiz497CY0pwya9yhLw3FdFxe6H9oj5gUWRzlR62Y2fFs67fUIIWeRVEE6LYY6Mvou2J5BAMUQ8MyxZjPDDvSwmXA6NfbVUkmST7DAjWYk9O3S5fi5xcDl8CmgPGvUbGq-wsT38ngviyQteQl7PCqm6Xx7w=&amp;c=afOvxyHmfEcyGSFw635GJhMqXr7uu7gcbNq96pLzcEkdkjGxmtG7gA==&amp;ch=9T0nfCwT5j-vGM4HOldJXXXO7bFeyw5KkvMJnJUrqSKDkAijy3yE_g==" linktype="1" shape="rect" target="_blank" track="on">Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development</a>; and <a alt="http://www.partneringforinnovation.org/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dNSlk72V5kqr0EuADJiz497CY0pwya9yhLw3FdFxe6H9oj5gUWRzlWTwpBQTuyk1xSPMVtvSJG3LVST_l6VMHFYyKkLsI9MFhQA62P8Zgs9aIoQAwny38OSUi86Xw93egQKoH05RDZpGOIBZ0dPRqn1GC8uHRBHSC7ySvfvil2cI-_dSVVeQI5nhEXTDFfSU&amp;c=afOvxyHmfEcyGSFw635GJhMqXr7uu7gcbNq96pLzcEkdkjGxmtG7gA==&amp;ch=9T0nfCwT5j-vGM4HOldJXXXO7bFeyw5KkvMJnJUrqSKDkAijy3yE_g==" linktype="1" shape="rect" target="_blank" track="on">Feed the Future&#39;s <em>Partnering for Innovation program</em></a>&nbsp;will:


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	<li>Showcase their innovations in TED Talk-style presentations;</li>
	<li>Participate in a pitch competition;</li>
	<li>Receive business acceleration support; and</li>
	<li>Participate in &quot;match-making&quot; sessions with potential funders.</li>
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USAID Administrator Gayle Smith and representatives from the Swedish and German Embassies will deliver remarks on June 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EDT. The Summit is co-sponsored by USAID, the Government of Germany, the Government of Sweden, the Government of the Netherlands, South Africa&#39;s Department of Science and Technology, the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and Duke Energy. For more information about the summit, please visit the <a alt="http://agtech.partneringforinnovation.org/docs/DOC-1633" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dNSlk72V5kqr0EuADJiz497CY0pwya9yhLw3FdFxe6H9oj5gUWRzlWIbuMArV6RMmQ6NZIYu8dOSVPs-I4mXWeJxxZzJEy6GXA6PmKiG0ILB_7soYu-6-h4Xy0GWC5XO-k6pxOMZ7MFTyzYL0wa9y5goQboa8cm9Th1COE3qw0XqIdf2bjGnF65D6Tw6xDe_7dmvRyCRhaIWRroaKJalPQ==&amp;c=afOvxyHmfEcyGSFw635GJhMqXr7uu7gcbNq96pLzcEkdkjGxmtG7gA==&amp;ch=9T0nfCwT5j-vGM4HOldJXXXO7bFeyw5KkvMJnJUrqSKDkAijy3yE_g==" linktype="1" shape="rect" target="_blank" track="on">AgTechXChange</a>.





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			Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 9:30 a.m. EDT to 5 p.m. EDT


			Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 9:00 a.m. EDT to 5 p.m. EDT

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			Ronald Reagan Building


			1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW


			Washington, DC 20004

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