Feeding the World:
Are We Making Progress?

Fall 2009 Seminar Series
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Ensminger Room, 1204 Kildee Hall

 

September 22:   Agriculture Development and Livestock: What We Do At BMGF and Why
Dr. Gregg BeVier
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
     
October 13:   Realities of Feeding the World: The ISU CRSL/VEDCO Contribution
Henry Kizito Musoke, Executive Director
Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns (VEDCO) - Uganda
     
November 17:   Doña Maria: A Glance at Rural Development Challenges from a Honduran Perspective
Dr. Jeffrey Lansdale
Chief of Party, USAID/MIDEH Project
National Education and Assessment Development in Honduras
     
December 1:  

Uganda - ISU Student Service Learning
ISU Student Presentation facilitated by
Dr. Gail Nonnecke, University Professor of Horticulture, ISU
Dr. Richard Schultz, Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, ISU
Dr. Thomas Brumm, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, ISU

 

Sponsored by:

M.E. Ensminger International Chair in Animal Agriculture
Raymond and Mary Baker Chair in Global Agriculture
Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

For more information, contact Denise Bjelland, Global Agriculture Programs, ISU, 515-294-2883