Date |
Contributor |
Institution |
Course |
August 29
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Dr. Bhimu Patil |
Professor & Director, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Department of Horticultural sciences Texas A&M University |
Introduction: Global Perspectives |
August 31
|
Dr. Neil A Knobloch |
Associate Professor – Extension Education |
Framing the Problem, framing the course |
Dr. Bhimu Patil |
Professor & Director, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Department of Horticultural sciences Texas A&M University |
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September 5
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Dr. Suresh Babu |
Research Theme Leader |
Food security and nutrition indicators and context analysis |
September 7 |
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September 12 |
Dr. Dave C. Sands |
Professor of Plant Pathology Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology Montana State University |
Global Perspectives |
September 14 |
Dr. Neil A Knobloch |
Associate Professor – Extension Education Purdue University |
Experiential learning and current topics |
Dr. Bhimu Patil |
Professor & Director, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement
Department of Horticultural sciences, Texas A&M |
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September 19 |
Dr. Ross Maynard Welch |
Lead Scientist, USDA-ARS Professor of Plant Nutrition, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University |
Food malnutrition disease prevention |
September 21 |
Dr. Jessica Cooperstone |
Research Scientist Food Science & Technology Ohio State University |
Food malnutrition disease prevention |
September 26 |
Dr. Leslie Cizmas |
Assistant Professor Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Texas A&M University |
Food-Water-Energy security under climate change |
September 28 |
Dr. Fred Nafukho |
Professor and Head Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development |
Nutritional education and communication |
October 3 |
Dr. Vijay Singh |
Distinguished Professor |
Food-Water-Energy security under climate change |
October 5 |
Dr. Kevin Crosby |
Professor Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University |
Food production environment and soils |
October 10 |
Dr. Luis Ribera |
Associate professor Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
Sustainability of alternative fruits and vegetable production to increase food security |
October 12 |
Dr. Marco Palma |
Associate professor Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
Sustainability of alternative fruits and vegetable production to increase food security |
October 17 |
Mid Term Reflection |
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October 19 |
Dr. Price Edwin |
Professor Department of Agricultural Economics Howard G. Buffett Chair on Conflict and Development Texas A&M University |
Conflict migration and human capital (Conflict Dynamics & Hunger) |
Dr. Leonardo Lombardini |
Professor Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University |
Conflict migration and human capital (Role of Horticulture in conflict countries) |
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October 24 |
Dr. Gary Wingenbach |
Professor Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications Texas A&M University |
Conflict migration and human capital
(Community-based Natural Resource Management in Africa: |
October 26 |
Dr. Alexandra M. Towns |
Technical Advisor Program Impact and Quality Assurance (PIQA) Department Catholic Relief Services |
African indigenous vegetables & food security: An international NGO perspective |
October 31 |
Dr. Rajan Varadarajan |
University Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Regents Professor Ford Chair in Marketing & E-Commerce |
Innovations for Food Security, Hunger Alleviation & Sustainability |
November 2 |
Dr. Fred T. Davies |
Regents Professor Emeritus Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University |
Agriculture, Food Security & Sustainable |
November 7 |
Dr. Leah Bevis |
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural, Environment and Development Ohio State University |
The Seasonality of Life for Smallholder Farmers & their Families in Poor, Agrarian Societies |
November 9 |
Dr. Dennis G. Heldman |
Professor of Food Engineering Department of Food Science and Technology Ohio State University |
Sustainability of the Food Supply Chain |
November 14 |
Experiential Learning presentations |
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November 16 |
Experiential Learning presentations |
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November 21 |
Experiential Learning presentations |
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November 23 |
THANKS GIVING |
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November 28 |
Experiential Learning presentations |
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November 30 |
Experiential Learning presentations |
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December 5 |
Experiential Learning presentations |
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December 7 |
Experiential Learning Reflection |