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)

2004 MOIST/CAWG Seminar Series
-open to the public-

Fall and Spring Semesters - Agroecological Perspectives for Sustainable Development

(INTAG 696/NTRS 696/CSS 696.2)

Sponsored by
The Management of Organic Inputs in Soils of the Tropics Group, the Cornell Agroforesty Working Group,
the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, and the Department of Natural Resources
in collaboration with the CIIFAD Forum
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- January 28
The Northeast Organic Network - Improving Links between Farmers
and Researchers

- Steve Vanek, NewYork-Northern Pennsylvania Coordinator
Northeast Organic Network (NEON)

- February 4
Sheep and Penguins: Organic Grazing Systems in the Falkland Islands
- David Parsons, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- February 11
Biological Consequences of Soil Degradation in Kenya
- James Kinyangi
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- February 18
Ecological Agriculture in Southern Brazil: From Integrated Farms to the Integration of Farms
- Andre Goncalves, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- February 25
The Agricultural Computing Grid: A New Pathway for Providing and Finding Information
- Tim Lynch, Head of Information Technology
Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University

- March 3
Emerging Practices: The Use of Vermicompost and Compost Teas
in Sustainable Agriculture

- Allison Hornor, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- March 10
Light and Soil Water Resource Capture Dynamics of Agroforestry Systems
on Abandoned Degraded Pastureland in the Central Amazon of Brazil

- Steve Welch, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- March 17
The Effects of Agriculture on Natural Resource Management: Designing
a Forest Management Plan for the Bellif Region of Tunisia

- Rym Ben Zid, Humphrey Fellow (and Agriculture Consultant)
Intenational Programs, Cornell University

- March 31
Conservation Agriculture in Kenya
-Kimani Mbugwa, Graduate Student
International Agriculture and Rural Development Program, Cornell University

- April 7
Changing Perspectives on Sustainable Soil Systems
- Peter Hobbs, Adjunct Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- April 14
The Bacterial Mineral Phosphorus Solubilizing (MPS) Trait:
A Biophosphorus Fertilizer System for Crop Production

- Alan Goldstein, Professor of Biomaterials
Chair, Molecular Cell Biology, Alfred University
Director, Biomedical Materials Engineering and Science (BMES)

- April 21
Women and Agrobiodiversity in Kenya: A Case Study of Machakos and Murang'a Districts
-
Lydiah Gatere, Graduate Student
International Agriculture and Rural Development, Cornell University

- April 28
El Dorado Revisited: Fertility of Anthropogenic Terra Preta de Indio Soils of the Central
Brazilian Amazon and its Implications for Weed Management and
Farm Agro-Biodiversity
- Julie Major, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- May 5
Watershed Development Issues in Ethiopia
- Tammo Steenhuis, Professor
Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

- September 1
Scientific Fundamentals of Ecological Agriculture
- Louise Buck, Senior Extension Associate
Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University

- September 8
The Impact of Agriculture Development Assistance
-
Robert Herdt, International Professor (adjunct)
Department of Applied Economics and Management

- September 15
What is Being Learned about the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
in China and Other Countries
- Norman Uphoff , Director
Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development

- September 22
Biointensive Mini-Farming: Several Viewpoints on the Science Behind It
- Dan Clune, Allison Hornor, Bianca Moebius and Brendan O'Neill, Graduate Students
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- September 29
Reclamation of Ukrainian Mine Lands for Forage Production
- Olexandr Tarika, Senior Staff Scientist and Lecturer
Laboratory of Land Reclamation in the Soil Science and Ecology Department
Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian University, Ukraine

- October 6
Glomalin, Labile Carbon and Aggregate Stability Status of Soils
Subjected to Different Management Practices in the Philippines

- Angela Ferraren, Professor of Soil Science
Leyte State University, Baybay, Philippines

- October 13
The Development of Agricultural Systems in High Rainfall Areas of the Tropics
- H.David Thurston, Professor Emeritus
Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University

- October 20
The Elusive Tithonia Fallow: Phosphorus, Nitrogen and Other Mysteries
- Don Kass, Microbiologist
United States Department of Agriculture, Jamaica, New York

- October 27
Changing the Role of the African Military in Conservation and Sustainable Development
- Innocent Ngabirano, Graduate Student
International Agriculture and Rural Development, Cornell University


- November 3
Linking Traditional Nomadic Pastoralist Strategies and Range Ecology in Northern Kenya
- S.R. Kioko Munyao, Graduate Student
International Agriculture and Rural Development, Cornell University


- November 10
The Effect of World Food Aid on African Agriculture
- Chris Barrett, Professor
Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

- November 17
The Evolution of Agriculture in Tibet
- Peter Hobbs, Adjunct Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- November 24
ICTs in Agricultural Extension - Initiatives in India
- Lakshmi Murthy, Assistant Director
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management
Hyderabad, India

- December 1
Effects of Community Participation and Social Learning
on Natural Resource Conservation in Kenya

- David Amudavi, Graduate Student
Department of Education, Cornell University


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