Perspectives in International Development Seminar Series
Wednesdays, 12:20-1:10pm
135 Emerson Hall
135 Emerson Hall
Refreshments provided. Co-sponsored by the Departments of Crop and Soil Sciences, Natural Resources, and The Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
February 10
Reducing Uncertainty in Rainfall Projections for Improved Food Security in Malawi
David Wolfe, Cornell Professor, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science and Toby Ault, Cornell Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Reducing Uncertainty in Rainfall Projections for Improved Food Security in Malawi
David Wolfe, Cornell Professor, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science and Toby Ault, Cornell Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
February 24
Proposing Integrated Landscape Management as Means to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Louise Buck, Cornell Senior Extension Associate, Department of Natural Resources
Proposing Integrated Landscape Management as Means to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Louise Buck, Cornell Senior Extension Associate, Department of Natural Resources
March 2
Does ITC Overcome Institutional Voids in Developing Countries?
Stefan Einarson, Information Technology Director, CALS/International Programs
Does ITC Overcome Institutional Voids in Developing Countries?
Stefan Einarson, Information Technology Director, CALS/International Programs
March 9
Making Large-Scale Land-Based Agro-Investments Work for Development in Subsahara Africa: Lessons Learned from Tanzania’s Sugar, Tea and Rice Sectors
Michael Bruentrup, Senior Researcher, Sustainable Economic and Social Development, German Development Institute
Making Large-Scale Land-Based Agro-Investments Work for Development in Subsahara Africa: Lessons Learned from Tanzania’s Sugar, Tea and Rice Sectors
Michael Bruentrup, Senior Researcher, Sustainable Economic and Social Development, German Development Institute
March 16
How Biofuel Policies Rocked World Cereal Markets: The Greatest Story NOT Told in the History of Commodity Price Analysis
Harry de Gorter, Cornell Professor, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
How Biofuel Policies Rocked World Cereal Markets: The Greatest Story NOT Told in the History of Commodity Price Analysis
Harry de Gorter, Cornell Professor, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
March 23
Private Sector Agribusiness Investment in Emerging Markets
Gene Moses, Senior Agribusiness Strategist, International Finance Corporation
Private Sector Agribusiness Investment in Emerging Markets
Gene Moses, Senior Agribusiness Strategist, International Finance Corporation
April 6
From Research Labs to Farmer Fields: Development of Formal Seed Systems in Africa
Ed Mabaya, CIIFAD Associate Director and Research Associate, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
From Research Labs to Farmer Fields: Development of Formal Seed Systems in Africa
Ed Mabaya, CIIFAD Associate Director and Research Associate, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
April 13, 12:20-1:30, 401 Warren
International Symposium
International Leadership in the New Normal
Ambassador James A. Joseph, Emeritus Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies at Duke University
International Symposium
International Leadership in the New Normal
Ambassador James A. Joseph, Emeritus Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies at Duke University