College of Agriculture & Natural Resources School of Packaging

Time

Topic

Potential Speaker/ Organization

8:30-9:00am

Informal Networking and Self-Introduction

All/Self

9:00-9:20

Welcome, Introduction, expectations, review of the agenda

Dr. Sue Selke,

Director MSU School of Packaging

Dr. Ruffo Perez

US Agency for International Development - USAID

9:20-10:00

A review of USAID/USDA Food Aid Packaging Research and Historical Support of Michigan State University

Diana Twede, Ph.D. Professor, School of Packaging Michigan State University

Mr. Steve Miteff

Food Aid Packaging Consultant and Former Deputy Director for USDA KCCO

10:00-10:50

Food Aid Packaging and Field Infestation Challenges

WFP (Shane Prigge, Thibaut MIRIEU) USAID (Jamie Fisher)

USDA (Dan Webber)

10:50-11:00

Coffee/Tea Break

11:00-11:40

Smart Packaging for Insect Control Safely Storing of Grain Hermetically

Jim Bagwell and Jordan Dey

ProvisionGard/ GrainPro Inc

11:40-12:30

Grain packaging: challenges and possible solutions

Prithiviraj Sundararaman and , Mark Emmanuel Brennan, MIT

12:30 – 1:30

Lunch on your own/group. MSU International Student Center Food Court, nearby

Self

1:30-2:30

Fortified Veg Oil Packaging and Shipping Technologies: challenges and solutions

H Keith Powell, TransOcean, Columbia Oil, Incobrasa Company

2:30-3:30

Food Aid Flours, Fortified Flour Blended Food Aid Packaging: challenges and solutions

Didion, Bunge, SEMO, Challenge Dairy

3:30-4:00

MSU Dairy Store Ice Cream Break

All/self

4:00-4:30

Lipid-Based Nutritional Supplements (LSN) Packaging field performance (i.e. leaking, opening and hazards for kids) challenges.

UNICEF (Alison Fleet, Peter Jacobsen) USAID (Jamie Fisher)

WFP (Shane Prigge)

4:30-5:00

1.       Discussion/brainstorming on possible technology/packaging solutions

2.       Wrap-up first day

All

Evening

Group Dinner Kellogg-Center

All/self

Time

Topic

Potential Speaker/ Organization

8:00-8:30am

First day readout/ Second day overview

Twede/Perez

8:30-10:00

MSU School of Packaging Laboratory Tour and Demonstrations

Dr. Twede/Patrick McDavid

10:00-10:20

Coffee/Tea Break/Networking/Walk Campus

All/Self

10:20-11:00

Role of Packaging on Shelf Life: “shelf- life prediction based on oxygen and moisture sensitive products”

Dr. Eva Maria Almenar

MSU Food Packaging Scientist

11:00-11:30

The need for food aid packaging and supply chain tracking systems (Feedback loops App, barcoding, traceability)

Ruffo Perez/Shane Prigge USAID/ WFP

11:30-1:30

Lunch on your own, International Student Center Food Court, nearby

All/Self

1:30-2:30

“The last  Mile”: Packaging within the preposition warehouse

Dave VD Walt,

Bollore, head of warehousing solutions

Paul Vizinanzo,

USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance

2:30-3:10

The economics of food aid packaging

Dr. Yemisi A. Bolumole/

MSU Supply Chain Management and the Eli Broad College of Business

Dr. Diane Twede

Professor, School of Packaging Michigan State University

Dr. Dave Closs

MSU SCM Dept. Chair

3:10-4:00

1.       Discussion around possible technology/packaging solutions

2.       Wrap-up of workshop

3.       Potential Date for 2nd MSU-USG Food Aid Packaging Workshop

All

Commodity

Technologies/ Changes

Issues to be addressed/ value-adding

Vegetable Oil

1.       Packaging harmonization (same size of cans)

2.       Comparison of packaging materials (can vs plastic)

3.       Bulk vs Packaged oil

4.       Cap technologies (resalable/screwing vs septum)

5.       Barcoding and traceability

1.       Minimize leaking in the field

2.       Cost reduction

3.       Improve stacking, transportation, field logistics and distribution

4.       Maintain quality (reduce Vit A & D Oxidation)

5.       Improve self-life

Flours (for further cooking/processing)

1.       New packaging materials

2.       Food protection

3.       Bag sizes (25 kg vs 2.5 kg)

4.       Bag vs cartons

5.        Barcoding and traceability

1.       Minimize field infestation

2.       Improve stacking, transportation, field logistics and distribution

3.       Reduce cost

4.       Gender friendly (small packages vs large packages

Super Cereal Plus

(Ready to eat)

1.       Assess more cost-effective secondary packaging

2.       Filling technologies (normal vs vacuum packaging)

3.       Barcoding and traceability

1.       Reduce cost

2.       Improve self-life

Grains

1.    Bulk packaging vs 25-kg bags

2.       New packaging materials

3.       Food protection

4.       Barcoding and traceability

1.    Minimize field infestation

2.    Reduce cost

3.    Gender friendly (small packages vs large packages

Lipid-Based Nutritional Supplements (LSN)

1.       Film appropriateness (MNs preservation, toxicology)

2.       Secondary packaging

1.       Minimize Leaking

2.       Reduce cost

3.       Increase shelf-life

Research/ Innovation Stream

Issues to be addressed/ value-adding

1. Food Aid Packaging Design and Predictability Model

2. Smart trackable Packaging throughout the supply chain, Food Aid Barcoding and traceability App

3. Fit for purpose food aid packaging and films

4. The Economics of Food Aid Packaging

5. Exploring the use of biodegradable films

6. Packaging technologies and longer shelf life of nutritious food aid product