The MOIST Group at Cornell University
- Management of Organic Inputs in Soils of the Tropics -
Affiliated with the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD)


2002 MOIST / CAWG Seminar Series
- Organic Inputs, Tropical Soil Fertility and Agroforestry-

Fall/Spring Semesters - INTAG 696/NTRS 696/CSS 696.2)

Sponsored by
MOIST, the Cornell Agroforesty Working Group and the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
in collaboration with the CIIFAD Forum
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-December 4
Participatory resource inventory and accuracy assessment of land cover change in the Brazilian Amazon
-Stephen DeGloria, Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

-November 20
A holistic systems approach to dairy sheep management
-Karl North, Owner
Northland Sheep Dairy, Marathon, New York

-November 13
The effect of terrorism on agriculture in Kashmir
-Siddharth Krishnaswami, Graduate Student
International Agriculture and Rural Development Program, Cornell University

-Novemer 6
Frontiers in soil biology and soil health
-David Wolfe, Professor
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University

-October 30
Advancing forest farming through the Northeast Agroforestry Learning Community
-Louise Buck, Senior Extension Associate
Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
-Heather Bryant, Research staff
Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development

-October 23
The effect of green mulch applications on mineral nitrogen beneath cupuacu (Theobroma grandiflora) trees
in the Central Brazilian Amazon

-Carol Schwendener, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

-October 16
Broad-based partnerships for learning and action: The case of CFTU in the Philippines
-Terry Tucker, Associate Director
Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD)
-John Jackson, Graduate Student
Department of Education, Cornell University

-October 9
Biogeochemistry of land use change in the Amazon: Primary forests, degraded pastures, water repellent soils
-Mark Johnson, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

-October 2
Ginsenosides as quality indicators in American ginseng
-Ken Mudge, Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University

-September 25
Adaptive collaborative management of forests in the tropics
-Carol J. Pierce Colfer
Program leader, Centre for International Forestry (CIIFOR),
Visting Fellow, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University

-September 18
Diagnosis and characterization of traditional agroforestry systems in Kohkiluye - va - Boyerahad, Iran
-Hamid Matinkhah
Graduate Student, Department of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modarres Univesity, Tehran, Iran
Lecturer, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

-September 9
Tapping the potentials of transnational relationships for agricultural research and innovation
-Heike Michelson, Senior Research Officer
International Service of National Agricultureal Research (ISNAR)

-September 4
Biocomplexity in fragile agroecosystems in Kenya
-Alice Pell, Professor
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University

-May 3
Web-based access to agricultural information: Developing the AgNIC and TropSCORE portals
-Tim Lynch, Head of Information Technology, Mann Library
-Phil Arneson, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University

-April 26
Soil phosphorus availability from slash-and-burn fires in Sumatra, Indonesia: Are long forest fallow periods desirable?
- Quirine Ketterings, Assistant Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

-April 19
Efficiency and equity in water allocation: An optimization model of the El Carchi Watershed, Ecuador
-David Lee, Professor
Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

-April 12
Partnership and participation in research and extension: Supporting farmer innovation in Central Ghana
-Margaret Kroma, Assistant Professor
Department of Education, Cornell University

-April 5
Livestock and livelihood security in the Harar Highlands of Ethiopia
-Habtemariam Kassa
PhD candidate, Rural Development Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lecturer, Alemaya University, Ethiopia

-March 29
Traditional agroforestry in Iran
-Hamid Matinkhah, Graduate student and lecturer
Department of Natural Resources, University of Tarbiat Modarres, Tehran, Iran

-March 15
The Status of Organic Agriculture Research in the USA
-Anusuya Rangarajan , Assistant Professor
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University

-March 8
Soil Health and Sustainability
-Jules Pretty, Director
Centre for Environment and Society, University of Essex

-March 1
Improving crop productivity and sustainability of the rice-wheat cropping system in South Asia: Highlights from five years of the Soil Management CRSP Program
-John Duxbury, Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

-February 22
Sustainable management of ricefield ecosystems: Experiences from Cambodia
-Koma Yang Saing , Director
Center for Studies and Development of Cambodian Agriculture

-February 15
Terra Preta do Indio: A potential land-use model in the Amazon
-Johannes Lehmann, Assistant Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

-February 8
Factors influencing the sustainability of small-scale nurseries managed by women's groups in Kitui District, Kenya
-Hiromi Yamauchi, Graduate student
International Agriculture and Rural Development Program, Cornell University

-February 1
Development of collaborative partnerships between local communities and public and private institutions for soil and water conservation in Kenya
-David Amudavi, Graduate student
Department of Education, Cornell University

-January 25
Emerging soil fertility initiatives in Africa
-Erick Fernandes, Assistant Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

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