(See also Spring '08 and Fall '08 schedules)

- January 21
Biofortifying the Common Bean: A Strategy for Reducing Iron Deficiency among the Poor in Developing Countries
- Dennis Miller, Professor of Food Science and Nutrition
Department of Food Science, Cornell University
• view slide presentation as pdf file

- January 28
Carbon Trading and Agriculture
- Gurpreet Singh, Graduate Student
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, Cornell University
• view slide presentation as pdf file

- February 4
Energy Use and Strategic Opportunities for Biofuel Production in the USA
- John Duxbury, Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

- February 11
Global Ecology and the Development Climate
- Philip McMichael, Professor
Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University
• view presentation (pdf)

- February 18
Development of Adult Education Material for Smallscale Farmer Groups in Western Kenya
- Lakshmi Iyer, Graduate Student
International Agriculture and Rural Development Program, Cornell University

- February 25
Aerobic Rice: What Is It and Where Does It Fit?
- Ryan Haden, Graduate Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University
• view presentation (pdf)

- March 4
Growing More Rice with Less Water?
- Randy Barker, Professor Emeritus
Deptartment of Applied Economics and Management,
Cornell University
• view presentation (pdf)

- March 11
The Future of Agriculture in Developing Countries over the Next 30 Years  (as seen through the crystal ball of a retired development economist)
- Robert Herdt, Adjunct International Professor
International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
• view presentation (pdf)

- March 25
Developing Smallholder Agriculture-based Livelihood Prototypes in Jharkhand, India
- Nirmal Beura, Fulbright Fellow and Graduate Student,
Cornell Institute of Public Affairs, Cornell University

- April 1
Global Initiative on Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat
- Jenny Nelson, Asst. Coordinator, Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat
International Programs, CALS, Cornell University
• view presentation (pdf)

- April 8
Groundwater and Energy: The Perfect Storm
- Mike Walter, Professor
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
• view presentation (pdf)

- April 15
Research Highlights from the Challenge Program on Water and Food
Larry Harrington, Research Director
CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)

- April 22
Protocol for Agricultural Soil Quality Monitoring and Assessment Applied to a Chronosequence in Western Kenya
- Bianca Moebius-Clune, PhD Student
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell Univeristy
• view video

- April 29
Forbidden Fruit: Transgenic Papaya in Thailand
-Sarah Davidson, PhD Student
Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University
• view video