Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD)
Scope and Contents
Note: This collection is currently being processed. The finding aid here in not in a final form. It will be updated to reflect changes and newly added materials.
The collection consists of the papers of Dr. Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. and his wife, Dolores D. Wharton. The papers primarily related to his time after MSU at SUNY, Department of State and as a trustee on various boards. Although there are some materials related to his time in college and at MSU.
Dates
- Creation: 1943 - 2017
Creator
- From the Collection: Wharton, Clifton R., 1926- (Person)
- From the Collection: Wharton, Dolores D. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Restricted folders are noted in the collection inventory.
Biographical / Historical
The Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD) was established in 1976 to facilitate the policies of Title XII, enacted by the Congressional legislation in 1975. (Title XII-1975 was an amendment of the Title XII - Foreign Assistance Act of 1961). BIFAD's (ongoing) charge is to utilize the application of science as a means to solve food and nutrition problems of developing countries. This includes supporting research, providing technical assistance, providing funding, when available, for assistance and involving U.S. universities in a network dedicated to advancing agricultural science. BIFAD has many partners, associates, and committees including the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), the apppx. 140 member university network (including Michigan State University), the Joint Research Committee (JRC), and the Joint Committee for Agricultural Research and Development (JCARD). Clifton Wharton was a prominent member of BIFAD, and served as its chairman from its founding through 1983.
Extent
From the Collection: 470 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
The BIFAD series contains correspondence, financial information, meeting minutes, board member speeches and reports, and a large amount of background material about food, nutrition, agriculture, and world hunger issues.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu