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)

Spring 2006 CIIFAD Seminar Series
-open to the public-
Agroecological Perspectives for Sustainable Development
(IARD 696/NATRES 696/CSS 696.2)
135 Emerson, Cornell University, 12:20-1:10 pm

Sponsored by: The Management of Organic Inputs in Soils of the Tropics Group, the Ecoagriculture 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 25
Fifteen Years of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture
and Development (CIIFAD): What We Have Learned (view video)
- Norman Uphoff, Professor
International Programs; Department of Government; Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
Cornell University

- February 1
Growing Better Farmers and Researchers: New Perspectives on
Collaborative Soil Health Research and Training Activities in Honduras
- Peter Shelton, Graduate student
International Agriculture and Rural Development Program
Cornell University
(download PowerPoint presentation)

- February 8
Constraints to Integrating Agricultural Research and Community Development in Indonesia
- Ryan Haden
 Graduate Student, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University
- Andy Bell
Director, Norlink International, Baltimore, Maryland

- February 15
Agricultural Technology, Productivity, Poverty and Food Security in Madagascar
- Chris Barrett, Professor
Department of Applied Economics and Management; International Programs
Cornell University

- February 22
Charcoal Use in Agriculture
- Julie Major, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- March 1
Group Empowerment Using Agricultural Inputs as a Catalyst - The Experience of the Special
Programme for Food Security (SPFS) with Food and Agriclture Organization in Indonesia
-Kenya Konno, Graduate Student
International Development, Cornell University
(download PowerPoint presentation)

- March 8
Ecological, Economic and Political Aspects of Genetically Engineered Plants
for Insect Management
- Tony Shelton, Professor
Department of Entomology, Cornell University
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva

- March 15
Agricultural Sustainability and Technology Adoption
- David Lee, Professor
Department of Applied Economics and Management; International Programs
Cornell University

- March 29
Cover Crops as Model Systems for Exploring and Exploiting
Plant Functional Diversity in Agroecosystems
- Jude Maul, Graduate Student
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University

- April 5
Agroecological Perspectives on Land Reform in Nambia
- Santiago Alba Corral, Graduate Student
International Agriculture and Rural Development Program, Cornell University

- April 12
Update on International Soil Health Activities at Cornell University
- Janice Thies, Professor of Soil Biology
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- April 19
Coffee in Context: Organic Coffee Production in Chiapas, Mexico
- Julie Grossman, Post Doctoral Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- April 26
A Comparative Study of Conservation Agriculture
in Asia, Africa and Latin Americas
- Larry Harrington, Visiting Fellow
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- May 3
Overcoming Poverty through Improved Agricultural Technology
- Robert Herdt, Adjunct International Professor
International Programs; Department of Applied Economics and Management
Cornell University
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