Monday, 7 November 2005: 8:00 AM
Symposium--Sustainability of Agriculture, Environment, and Food Security
Sponsor:A06 International Agronomy
Presiding:Manjit S. Kang, Louisiana State University
Introductory Remarks
Sustainability of Agriculture: Issues, Observations, and Outlook.
C. Jerry Nelson, University of Missouri
Agroforestry for Sustainability of Lower-Input and Resource-Limited Land-Use Systems.
Ramachandran P. K. Nair, University of Florida
Agricultural Technology Assessment and Refinement in Different Agro.
Managing Soils for Food Security and Climate Change.
Recess
Whole System Integration and Modeling Essential to Agricultural Science and Technology for the 21st Century.
Lajpat Ahuja, USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems Research Unit, Liwang Ma, USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems Research Unit, S. A. Saseendran, USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems Research Unit, Allan Andales, USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems Research Unit
Making the Grey to Green Revolution Possible in the Semi-Arid Tropics of the.
Greening of Agriculture: Is It All a Greenwash of the Globalized Economy.
Biotechnology, Crop Improvement, and Food Security.
Discussion
Lunch
Sustainability Considerations in Wheat Improvement.
Sustainability of Post-Green Revolution Agriculture: the Rice-Wheat System of Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Jagdish Ladha, International Rice Research Institute, R.K. Gupta, Rice-Wheat Consortium/CIMMYT
Improved Cowpea-Cereal-Based Cropping Systems for Household Food Security and Poverty Reduction in West Africa.
Bir Singh, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Tailoring Conservation Agriculture to the Needs of Small Farmers in Developing Countries: an Analysis of Issues.
Patrick C. Wall, CIMMYT
Discussion
Adjourn

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