Global Food Security Consortium and Everson Seed and Biosafety Symposium
| Date/Time: | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm |
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| Location: | Gateway Conference Center |
| Cost: | $50-$150 (free for ISU faculty, staff, students, consortium) |
| URL: | http://www.extension.iastate.edu/registr...index.html |
| Phone: | 515-294-1862 |
| Channel: | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
| Categories: | Conferences |
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Tuesday, April 29
Session One: "Seeds and Crops," 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
- Kenneth Cassman, University of Nebraska
- John MacRobert, CIMMYT Africa
- Harish Reddy, National Seed Association of India
- Marja Thijssen, Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation
- Saharah Moon Chapotin, USAID
Session Two: "Animals," 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m
- Henning Steinfeld, Livestock, Environment, and Development Initiative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Jimmy Smith, International Livestock Research Institute
- Donald Nkrumah, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Poster Session and Reception, 4:45-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 30
Session Three: "Sustainable Intensification," 8:15 a.m.-noon
- Jerry Glover, U.S. Agency for International Development
- Steven Leath, Iowa State University
- World Food Programme Representative
- Caspar Ammann, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
- Catherine Woteki, Under Secretary for Research, Education & Economics, USDA
Symposium Sponsors
The symposium is sponsored jointly by funding from the ISU Presidential Initiative supporting the Global Food Security Consortium and by the family of Leroy and Barbara Everson.