- August 31
Fads, Fashions, Fluctuations and Functionality in Foreign Aid
(download PowerPoint presentation)
- Robert Herdt, Adjunct International Professor
International Programs and Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

- September 7
Farmer Field Schools: A Plant Pathologist's Experience
(download PowerPoint presentation)
-Rebecca Nelson
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding and International Programs
Director, McKnight Foundations's Collaborative Crop Research Program

- September 14
The Science Behind the Three Sisters:
An Agronomic Assessment of an Indigenous Cropping System
- Jane Mt. Pleasant
Associate Professor, Department of Horiculture, Cornell University
Director of the American Indian Program, Cornell University
(download PowerPoint presentation)

- September 21
Fifteen Years of Watershed Management Experiences at the World Bank
- Erika Styger, consultant
The World Bank, Washington D.C.

- September 28
New Roles for Women and Communities in Managing Waterbodies, Common Lands
and Agriculture in Watersheds of Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Suvarna Chandrappagari
Visiting Fellow, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Cornell University
Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer, Andhra Pradesh, India
(download PowerPoint presentation)

- October 5
Water Supply Management and Sustainable Agriculture:
Insights from the West Africa Water Initiative
- Margaret Kroma, Assistant Professor
Department of Education, Cornell University

- October 12
Productivity and Sustainability Issues of Rice-Wheat Systems
in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
- Larry Harrington, Visiting Fellow
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University
(download PowerPoint presentation)

- October 19
Issues Related to Agricultural Technology Adoption in South Asia
- Julie Lauren, Senior Research Associate
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University
(download PowerPoint presentation)

- October 26
A Framework for Evaluating Ecoagriculture Landscapes
- Louise Buck, Senior Extension Associate
Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
-Tom Gavin, Associate Professor
Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University

- November 2
Pest Management and Other Agricultural Practices by Farmers in the Kullu Valley, India
- Francisco Ruben Badenes-Perez, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Entomology, Cornell University

- November 9
New Directions for the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD)
- Alice Pell
Director, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Cornell University
(pdf slide presentation)

- November 16
Farmer Perspectives on GMO Use in Gujarat, India
- Devparna Roy, Graduate Student
Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University

- November 23
Organic Agriculture in Lebanon
- Brian Caldwell
Research Support Specialist, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University
Education Coordinator, Northeast Organic Farming Organization - New York

- November 30
Progress and Constraints in Reconstructing Afghanistan's Agriculture
-CIIFAD Faculty
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University