CIIFAD sponsors a weekly international seminar series during the academic year and co-sponsors occasional seminars with various Cornell departments and centers on campus.
CIIFAD SEMINAR SERIES
On Wednesdays during the Fall and Spring semesters, from 12:20pm to 1:10pm in 135 Emerson Hall (unless otherwise noted), visitors and speakers from the Cornell community present international development-related seminars for CIIFAD's Perspectives in International Development Series. The seminars are free and open to the public. Students can also receive one credit for attending the seminar series, which is cross-listed as IARD 6960, NTRES 6960, CSS 6960, and AEM 6960.
Refreshments provided.
Co-sponsored by the Departments of Crop and Soil Sciences, Natural Resources, and The Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.
Email Ginny L Montopoli at vlh1@cornell.edu for a brochure.
SPRING 2014 SERIES
Perspectives in International Development
February 5
CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food
Larry Harrington, Research Director, CGIAR Challenge Program on Water
and Food
February 12
Payment for Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes:
Navigating Neoliberalism and Mythology to Advance Outcome-Based Conservation Policy
Steven Wolf, Cornell Professor, Department of Natural Resources
February 19
Managing a Movement: Wangari Maathai's Legacy in the Green
Belt Movement
Njeri Gakonyo, CIIFAD Visiting Fellow and Consultant to Resource
Mobilization, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
see video here
February 26
Why Calories Count
Malden Nesheim, Cornell Professor Emeritus, Division of Nutritional
Sciences and Provost Emeritus
see video here
March 5
Feeding the Hungry and Malnourished: Role of Modern Animal
Biotechnologies in Green Revolution 2.0
Ikhide Imumorin, Program Leader, International Animal Agriculture
Program, IP-CALS
March 12
Hopes and Fears of Genetically Modified Crops in Africa: Perspectives from the African Seed Sector
Ed Mabaya, CIIFAD Assistant Director and Research Associate, The Dyson
School of Applied Economics and Management
see video here
April 9
Innovation for Food Security: USAID's Feed the Future Research,
Policy, and Capacity Development Programs
Clara Cohen, Senior Science Policy Advisor, Office of Agricultural Research
and Policy, USAID
April 16
CIIFAD International Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of Human and Institutional Capacity Development
160 MANN LIBRARY
FALL 2013 SERIES
September 11
Wide Versus Specific Adaptation: Insights from a Plant Breeder
Bettina Haussmann, Extraordinary Professor, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
see video here
September 18
International Agricultural R+D: Are We Using the Right Research Methods?
Richard Coe, Principle Scientist Research Methods, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya and Statistical Services Centre, University of Reading, UK
see video here
September 25
SMART: Innovations in Global Service Learning
Presenters: Yoanna Ferrara, Assistant Director for Research, Engineering College; Margaret Lynch, CIIFAD Program Coordinator; Anu Rangarajan, Senior Extension Associate, Department of Horticulture
Moderator: Kristzina Tihanyi, Visiting Fellow, CIIFAD
October 2
Agricultural Pathways to Better Nutrition and Poverty Reduction in India: The Tata-Cornell Program's Vision and Strategy
Prabhu Pingali, Cornell Professor of Applied Economics and Management and Director of the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative
see video here
October 9
Innovation for Food Security: USAID's Feed the Future Research, Policy, and Capacity Development Programs
Clara Cohen, Senior Science Policy Advisor, Office of Agricultural Research and Policy, USAID, Washington, DC
October 23
The Inconvenient Truths of Global Banana Diseases
Alice Churchill, Cornell Research Scientist, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
October 30
Agriculture Trade, Food, and Nutrition: The Policy Nexus
Parke Wilde, Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
see video here
November 6
Biotech Crops: Science and Sustainability
Peter Davies, Cornell International Professor of Plant Biology and Professor of Plant Physiology, Departments of Plant Biology and Horticulture
November 13
Toilets, Chickens and Homestead Soil: Linkages with Child Undernutrition in Rural Zimbabwe
Mduduzi Mbuya, Cornell Visiting Scientist, Division of Nutritional Sciences and Associate Director for Implementation Science, Zvitambo Research Trust, Zimbabwe
November 20
You Can't Outsource Leadership: What I Learned on the Way to Retirement
Robert Herdt, Cornell Adjunct Professor, International Professor of Applied Economics and Management
SPRING 2013
February 6
Viva Food Security! The Role of Social Mobilization in Reducing Hunger in Latin America
see video here
February 20
Confessions of a Beltway Bandit
see video here
March 6
How Policy-Makers Respond to Food Price Crises
David Spielman, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
see video here
FALL 2012
September 5
Agricultural Science, Technology, and Innovation: New Pathways for Developing Country
Agriculture and the Environment
David Spielman, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
see video here
September 12
The Role of Agriculture in a Modernizing Society: Food, Farms and Fields in China 2030
Luc Christiaensen, Senior Economist, The World Bank
see video here
September 19
Food Security, Migration, and Climate Change
Robert McLeman, Professor of Geography, Wilfrid Laurier University
see video here
September 26
Small-holder Agriculture in a Global Economy: A Panel Discussion
John Duxbury, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences; Ed Mabaya, Assistant Director, CIIFAD; and Anu Rangarajan, Senior Extension Associate, Horticulture (Moderated by Ralph Christy, CIIFAD Director)
October 3
Innovations in Building the Next Generation of Agricultural Scientists in Africa
Joyce Moock, Former Program Officer for African Higher Education Partnership, The Rockefeller Foundation
see video here
October 11
One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?
233 Plant Science
Professor Sir Gordon Conway, Imperial College, London (former President of the
Rockefeller Foundation and Scientific Adviser to the Department of International
Development)
see video here
October 24
ICT for Agriculture Development in Sub-Saharan Africa:A Market Linkages and Research Directions
Blessing Maumbe, Professor of Agribusiness Management, West Virginia University
view pdf
October 31
Agriculture, Health and Nutrition Linkages in Mongu, Zambia
Beth Medvecky, Assistant Director, CIIFAD, Cornell University
November 7
Mainstreaming Eco-Standards for Tropical Agricultural Commodities: Impacts and Implications
Jeff Milder, Visiting Fellow, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University and EcoAgriculture Partners
view pdf
November 14
To Bt or Not to Bt? State, Civil Society, and Firms' Roles in Transgenic Crop Controversies in India
Devparna Roy, Visiting Fellow, The Polson Institute for Global Development, Cornell University
SPRING 2012
February 8
Aid to Middle Income Countries?
Ravi Kanbur, Cornell Professor, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
see video here
February 15
Ensuring Food Security, Income and Nutrition: The Role of Horticulture
Chris Wien, Cornell Professor, Department of Horticulture
February 22
The Current Global Land-Grab: A Game-Changer?
Phil McMichael, Cornell Professor, Department of Development Sociology
see video here
February 29
Fostering Robust Community Engaged Learning & Research Programs in Global Contexts: Key Principles and Practices
Richard Kiely, Director, Cornell Center for Community Engaged Learning and Research
March 7
Biofuel Policies and Food Grain Prices
Harry de Gorter, Cornell Professor, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
see video here
March 28
Mycotoxin Outbreaks: An Early Warning from Developing Countries
Dan Brown, Cornell Professor, Department of Animal Science
April 4
Feeding the Future
Julie Howard, Deputy Coordinator for Development, USAID
April 11
A Call for a "Brown Revolution": How Soils are Key to Improving Crop Productivity and Ensuring Food Security
Peter Hobbs, Cornell Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Science
see video here
CIIFAD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
Thursday, April 19
ICTs for Agricultural Information, Outreach, and Impact: Potentials and Pitfalls
Jenny Aker, Professor of Economics, Tufts University
FALL 2011
September 7
Managing Food Price Volatility
Peter Timmer, Harvard University
see video here
pdf of Peter Timmer's presentation here
September 14
Hunger in the Balance: The New Politics of International Food Aid (video)
Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo
see video here
pdf of Jennifer Clapp's presentation here
September 21
Rice in the Global Economy: Strategic Research and Policy Issues
for Food Security
Sushil Pandey, International Rice Research Institute
see video here
September 28
A Nutrition Message Consistent for All the World
T. Colin Campbell, Cornell University
see video here
October 5
Private Investment, Large Farms and Competitiveness: Is There a Connection?
Derek Byerlee, The World Bank
see video here
pdf of Derek Byerlee's presentation here
October 19
The African Resurgence: Drivers and Challenges for Equitable Agricultural Growth (video)
Peter Matlon, International Consultant
see video here
pdf of Peter Matlon's presentation here
Accompanying paper for Peter Matlon's talk here
October 20 University Lecture Series
(co-sponsored by CIIFAD)
Reflections on a Career in Diplomacy Edward J. Perkins, Former US Ambassador to South Africa, Australia, Liberia and the United Nations
For information about the University Lecture Series, click here.
October 26
US Food Aid Policy and the 2012 Farm Bill
Stephanie Mercier, former Chief Economist for the Democratic Staff of the Senate Agriculture Committee
pdf of Stephanie Mercier's presentation here
November 2
Science for Impact: New International Agricultural Research Challenges
Ruben Echeverria, International Center for Tropical Agriculture
see video here
pdf of Ruben Echeverria's presentation here
November 5
Skills-Building Workshop on Monitoring & Evaluation
This Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Workshop is designed to expose 30 advanced students and junior professionals to the ideas and skills involved in monitoring and evaluation, focused specifically on field-based, international food, agriculture, and natural resource contexts. Participants will be selected to represent a range of positions, disciplines, gender, and projects. To maximize the benefits of the program, preference will be given to those who already have an existing project or at least a very clear idea of a future project.
More information about the workshop here
WORKSHOP DOCUMENTS FOR DOWNLOAD:
Linking Poverty Reduction with Forest Conservation: Case Studies from Lao PDR
Integrating Livelihoods and Multiple Biodiversity Values in Landscape Mosaics
Landscape Outcomes Assessment Methodology (LOAM)
Conducting Reviews of Institutional Linkage Projects: A Results-Based Approach
Conducting Reviews of Institutional Linkage Projects: A Results-Based Approach (table)
American Evaluation Association Standards
Qualitative M&E in the 'Real World' - presentation by Carol Colfer
Logic Models: How to Develop, Link to M&E and Adapt - presentation by Lesli Hoey
Beyond logical frameworks to program impact pathways - presentation by Sunny Kim
Measuring Progress: Strategies for Monitoring and Evaluation - presentation by Rebecca Stoltzfus
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Western Michigan University's, Evaluation Center, 'Evaluation Checklists' (easy to reference, quick guides to designing evaluations using different models: http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/checklists/
Several places where students and professionals can get further training in short 1/2 day to week-long training institutes:
1) The Evaluator's Institute: http://tei.gwu.edu/
2) Professional development workshops offered as part of the annual American Evaluation Association conference every fall: http://www.eval.org/eval2011/11pdw.desc.htm
3) International Program for Development Evaluation Training workshops: http://www.ipdet.org/
November 9
SRI 2.0: How Is the System of Rice Intensification Evolving, and What Are We Learning?
Erika Styger, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development
pdfs here
November 16
Exploring a Green Economy Approach to Climate-Smart Agriculture
Sara J. Scherr, Ecoagriculture Partners
Spring 2011
February 9
From Recommendations to Reality: Designing and Implementing Nutrition Policy in the Real World
David Pelletier, Professor of Nutritional Science, Cornell University
pdf here
February 16
Business and Sustainability Calayst or Irritant?
Mark Milstein, Director, Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University
see video here
February 23
Bringing Science to Development: Fact, Fantasy and Opportunity
John Duxbury, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University
presentation here
March 2 CANCELLED
The World Bank's View on Enhancing Agricultural Innovation: How to Go Beyond Strengthening of Research Systems
Eija Pehu, Science Advisor, and Rikka Rajalahti, Sr. Agricultural Innovations Specialist, The World Bank
March 9
"Relax, We're From Conservation, Inc.": Exploring the Consequences of Protecting Biodiversity
Jim Lassoie, Professor of Natural Resources, Cornell University
Email vlh1@cornell.edu for a copy of Dr. Lassoie's presentation.
March 16
Index-Based Insurance: Financial Innovations for Development and Conservation
Chris Barrett, Professor of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
see video here
March 30
India's Dairy Revolution: The Role of Collective Action
Tom Carter, Technical Advisor USAID
pdf here
April 6
Micro-Hydro Power in Indonesia: Lessons from a Social Entrepreneur
Tri Mumpuni, Executive Director, People-Centered Business and Economic Institute
see video here
April 13
Mycotoxins and Human Health: From Laboratory to Community
Yun Yun Gong, Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds
see video here
April 20
Sowing the "Seeds of Development" in Africa
Ed Mabaya, Assistant Director, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development
pdf here
April 21
CIIFAD 2nd Annual Symposium: "Student Engagement in International Development"
Monroe Weber-Shirk, Senior Lecturer, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Director, AguaClara
Richard Kiely, Associate Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Rebecca Darling, CIPA Fellow, Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART)
Robin Bigelow, CALS '11, Partnership for Honduran Health
Reginald Severe, CALS '11, Global Health Initiative
see videos here
PHOTOS FROM THE CIIFAD 2nd ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM HERE
Fall 2010
September 1
Developing Effective Delivery Systems for Biofortified Crops: Lessons Learned in Achieving Economic, Nutrition and Health Goals in Sub-Saharab Africa
Jan Low, Senior Scientist, International Potato Center
Quicktime video here
pdf here
September 8
Food Apocalypse Fatigue
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy
pdf here
September 15
Politics of Food: What Everyone Needs to Know
Robert Paarlberg, Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College
September 22
The Global Supply and Demand for Land in 2050: The Making of a Perfect Storm
Tom Hertel, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
September 29
Africa's Green Revolution: Miracle or Mirage?
Gebisa Ejeta, Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University
October 6
Crouching Tiger, HIdden Dragon: Dimensions of the Sino-African Relationship
Faculty panel discussion
October 13
Food and Health Security: Medicinal Plants in Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Karim-Aly Kassam, Cornell Professor of Natural Resources
pdf here
OCtober 20
Helping the Poor Manage Natural Disaster Risks
Jerry Skees, Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
pdf here
OCtober 27
Biochar Systems in Smallholder Agriculture
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences
pdf here
November 3
Biofuels, Food Systems, and International Development
Bob Howarth, Cornell Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
pdf here
Reflections on Successes and Failures of Participatory Action Research
Carol Colfer, Visiting Scholar, CIIFAD
pdf here
