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Project Title:
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21st Century Systems Agriculture: An Update of the 1989 NRC Report "Alternative Agriculture"
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BANR-O-06-05-A
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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RSO:
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Tang, Evonne P.Y.
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21st Century Systems Agriculture: An Update of the 1989 NRC Report "Alternative Agriculture"
January 12, 2009 - January 14, 2009
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Dr.
Irvine, California
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Erin Mulcahy
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emulcahy@nas.edu
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202-334-2365
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Fax:
202-334-1978
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Agenda:
AGENDA
Workshop on Principles for Improving Sustainability of Agriculture that can be Applied to Other Regions
January 12, 2008: OPEN SESSION
The Beckman Center
100 Academy Way
Irvine, CA 92617
Tel: 949-721-2200
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Julia Kornegay, Chair, NRC Committee on Twenty-first Century Systems Agriculture
8:45 – 9:15 International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology Development Report
Hans Herren, Millenium Institute
9:15 – 9:45 Role of Integrated Pest Management in Improving Agricultural Sustainability in Developing Countries
William Settle, Food and Agriculture Organization
9:45 – 10:15 Role of Biotechnoloy in Improving Agricultural Sustainability in Developing Countries
Gary Toenniessen, Rockefeller Foundation
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:15 Roundtable Discussion
11:15 – 11:45 Yesterday's Future: Sustaining Livestock Production Systems in Developing Countries
Joyce Turk, U.S. Agency for International Development
11:45 – 12:15 Conservation Agriculture for Improving Soil Quality
Amir Kassam, USDA-ARS
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 1:45 An Integrated Approach to Improving Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability of Agriculture in Developing Countries
Jules Pretty, University of Essex
1:45 – 2:15 Technology Transfer
Keith Moore, Virginia Polytechnic and State University Roundtable Discussion
2:15 – 3:00 Roundtable Discussion
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 3:45 Rural Development
Ruth Meinzen-Dick,The International Food Policy Research Institute (TBC)
3:45 – 4:15 Marketing and Trade that could Affect Adoption of Sustainable Practices
Joan Fulton, Purdue University
4:15 – 4:45 Community-based, Discovery Learning: Farmer Field Schools as a Pragmatic Approach to Agricultural Extension
William Settle, Food and Agriculture Organization
4:45 – 5:30 Roundtable Discussion
5:30 Workshop Adjourned
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Julia Kornegay
Dick Harwood
Sandra Batie
Neal Flora
Doug Jackson-Smith
Bill Jury
Deanne Meyers
John Reganold
Gus Schumacher
Henning Sehmsdorf
Carol Shennan
Ann Thrupp
Paul Willis
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
1. Committee members discussed the workshop presentations and what issues were key to making recommendations;
2. Committee members met in groups to discuss chapters of the report;
3. Writing assignments were made.
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
Chapter drafts
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
January 23, 2009
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