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Symposium--Global Footprints: Adding Value to Agriculture in the Developing World

Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 10:10 AM-2:05 PM
Convention Center, Room 301-302, Third Floor
Presiding:
Patrick Wall
10:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:15 AM
Feeding the World in 2050: The Role of Technology, Institutions and Policies.
Derek Byerlee, CGIAR Science Council
10:40 AM
Enhancing Food Security in Bangladesh - the Role of the USA and Other Developed Countries.
Zahurul Karim, Center for Agriresearch and Sustainable Environment & Entrepreneurship Development (CASEED)
11:05 AM
The Role of USAID in Enhancing Agricultural Growth in the Developing World.
Robert B. Bertram, U.S. Agency for Intl. Development; Xiomara Sinisterra, U.S. Agency for Intl. Development
11:30 AM
Food Security in the Developing World and the Biotechnology Conundrum.
Marianne Banziger, CIMMYT
11:55 AM
The Land Grant Footprint: Building Knowledge Networks in Developing Countries.
Keith M. Moore, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)
12:20 PM
Break
12:50 PM
Food Security through Agricultural Development: The Role of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Prabhu Pingali, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
1:15 PM
The American Society of Agronomy - Growing People, Enhancing Science, Building Institutions.
Marcus M. Alley, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)
1:40 PM
Panel Discussion
2:05 PM
Adjourn
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