Article HeaJaine Chisholm Caunt elected as IAFN Chairding (H1)

May 14, 2015 –  Jaine Chisholm Caunt, Director General of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA), has been elected Chair of the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN) at the 2015 annual meeting in Rome.

Chisholm Caunt will lead the IAFN in the next two years in bringing together international agricultural associations representing over 10,000 businesses worldwide in 135 countries. “Representing business among multilateral bodies in the diplomatic world is essential to achieving food security. In the agricultural sector, the Rome-based agencies of the United Nations – FAO, WFP and IFAD – are key actors and partners”, stated Chisholm Caunt upon her nomination at IAFN’s Annual General Meeting in Rome.

The IAFN works on a wide variety of issues relating to agriculture, food and nutrition, and serves as the focal point for the Private Sector Mechanism (PSM) of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS).

35 delegates were in Rome for the annual meetings of the IAFN and the PSM, spanning over 13 countries and 4 continents, from all parts of the value chain.