The World Agricultural Forum (WAF), a St. Louis-based non-profit organization that provides the only neutral and inclusive forum for global dialogue on critical issues involving food, fuel, health and fiber, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the W.K Kellogg Foundation. (Association News).The World Agricultural Forum The World Agricultural Forum (WAF) is a St. Louis-based organization, which hosts World and Regional Congresses focused on the agricultural industry and related sectors. Leonard Guarraia founded it in 1997[1] to create a neutral forum for world agricultural leaders from both (WAF WAF 1 or Waf n. A member of the Women in the Air Force, organized after World War II, but now no longer a separate branch. [From W(omen in the) A(ir) F(orce).] ), a St. Louis-based non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that provides the only neutral and inclusive forum for global dialogue on critical issues involving food, fuel, health and fiber, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the W.K Kellogg Foundation Kellogg Foundation, philanthropic institution established (1930) at Battle Creek, Mich., by food manufacturer W. K. Kellogg (1860–1951). Kellogg eventually gave the institution a total of $47 million, and by 1990 its endowment had increased to more than $3. . The WAF will use the grant to create a Non-Governmental Organization Advisory Council, consisting of non-governmental organization and foundation representatives. The council will allow for active and dynamic communication and program development. |
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