Agenda for Spring 2001 
Discussants, Panels, Topics, and Student Teams

Date
Discussants
Topic (Team)
1/22
Prof Robert Blake, Marieme Lo  Introduction of new students, organization and planning 
1/29
Evan Meyer Farmer Participation in Agricultural Research: From Establishing Priorities to Conducting Research.
2/05
Marieme Lo Women's Empowerment and Food Security in West Africa.
2/12
Profs. Christopher Barrett & William Lesser 
  
 
Market Incentives and Agricultural Production in Developing Countries: How is Market Potential Evaluated? 

Team: Pierre Voufo, Nga Dao

2/19
Prof. Max Pfeffer Research Methodology: What Can You Quantify in a Short Period? What Information is Gotten from Which Methods? 

Team: Jun- Li Wang, Robert Ojeda & Hiromi Yamauchi

2/26
Prof. Dean Sutphin Distance Learning Potentials for Developing Countries. 

Team: Stephanie Freeman, Evan Meyer

3/05
Panel Discussions with the Humphrey Fellows. Discussion on NGO Linkages and Institutional Collaboration: Perspectives in the Field of Rural Development. 

Team: Jonathan Schofield, Stephanie Freeman & Robert Ojeda

3/12
Stephanie Freeman  Distance Learning in Honduras 
3/19
Spring Break No class 
3/26
Sylvester Hwenha 

 
Agripina Gonzalez

Incentives for Sustainable Community-driven Natural Resource Management in Communal and Resettlement Areas in Zimbabwe.  

Assessing the Density and Diversity of Nematodes in Bean Fields in Central Honduras.

4/02
Robert Ojeda  

Nga Dao

Farmer Leaders in Honduras: A Comparative Analysis of Successes and Failures. 

Impacts of Hydroelectric Plants in Vietnam after the Economic Reforms, 1985-1989: Case Study in Hoa Binh and Yali.

4/09
Hiromi Yamauchi  

Pierre Voufo

Factors Influencing the Sustainability of Small Scale Nurseries Managed by Women's Groups in Kitui District, Kenya. 

Impacts of Conditional Aid on Agriculture and Rural Development in Cameroon under the Structural Adjustment Program.

4/16
Jun- Li Wang 
  

Vu Than

Bamboo in Ghana: Green Gold for Micro-enterprise Development. 

Approaches to Farmer Teaching and Learning Using a Bee-keeping Example.

4/23
Jonathan Schofield 
  

Evan Meyer

Prospects for traditional Bush-Fallow Agroforestry in Northern Ghana. 

Farmer Participation in Agricultural Research: From Establishing Priorities to Conducting Research. 

4/30
 Prof. Robert Blake, Marieme Lo  IARD Review and Critique
 
 
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