Agroecology Symposium

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion

Sponsored by FIU’s Earth & Environment Department

AGROECOLOGY Symposium at FIU

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Florida International University
MARC Building Pavilion
8:30am - 4:30pm

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8:30- 9:00

Registration

9:00-9:15

Welcome Remarks
With Drs. Mahadev Bhat, Kenneth Furton, Divina Grossman Florida International University

9:15-11:00 Panel - I

Local Food Movement: Farm-Level Production Reality, and Successful Business and Marketing Strategies
Moderator: Dr. Stewart Reed, Research Agronomist, USDA/ARS
Panel: Ms. Margie Pikarsky, Owner, Bee Heaven Farm, Homestead; Mr. David Harper, Co-Director, Earth Learning, Miami; Dr. Allen F. Wysocki, Interim Associate Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida

11:00-12:00

Poster Session: Sustainable food, Biofuel, and Natural Resources Management: Case Studies from the US and Around the World
Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey Onsted

12:00-1:00

Lunch (RSVP required)

1:00-2:30 Panel - II

Biofuels: Experience from the Developing Countries
Moderator: Dr. Krish Jayachandran, Florida International University
Panel: FIU Agroecology & International Science Education Students; Dr. Balakrishna Gowda. Univ of Agri Sciences, Bangalore, India; Dr. Burton English, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville; Dr. George Philippidis, Florida International University; Dr. H. Prasanna. Univ of Agri Sciences, Bangalore, India

2:30-2:45

Break

2:45-4:30

Student Oral Presentations
Please RSVP to agroecol@fiu.edu or call Dr. Mahadev Bhat (305) 348-1210 or Dr. Krish (Jay) Jayachandran (305) 348-6553. For directions to FIU MARC building, please visit agroecology.fiu.edu.

This program is made possible with the funding support of USDA NIFA Hispanic Serving Institutions Higher Education Grants Program, International Science and Education Program, and Multicultural Scholars Program.