Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Cluster 3: Overcoming the Technology Divide in Developing Countries: Integrating Policy and Science

Tuesday, June 24, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm 

Session A: Science-Based Solutions for Increasing Agricultural Productivity
Moderator: The Honorable Joseph J. Jen, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, USDA 

1. Increasing Crop Yields with Traditional Methods, Water Management, and Biotechnology
Dr. Zoltan Bedo, Director of the Agricultural Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary, Mr. Tom Spears, President, Valmont Irrigation, Nebraska 

2. Emerging Vegetable Production Technologies in the Middle East
Dr. Magdy Madkour, President, Agricultural Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt 

3. Recombinant Vaccines and Rapid Diagnostic Kits for Developing Countries
Dr. Henry Wamwayi, Agricultural Director, National Veterinary Research Center, Kenya Agriculture Research Institute, Kenya 

Session B: Technologies To Help Women Succeed in Agribusiness
Moderator: Ms. Emmy B. Simmons, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development 

1. Women, Technology, and Earnings in Africa
Ms. Charity Kabutha, Gender and Participatory Development Expert, Kenya 

2. Providing Rural Women with Appropriate Technology: IFAD's Experience   Part II
Ms. Vera Weill-Halle, Director, North American Liaison Office, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Washington, D.C. 

3. Women and Participatory Agricultural Research To Increase Profitability
Dr. Catherine Cross, Chief Research Specialist, Integrated Rural and Regional Development, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa 

Session C: Fighting Hunger and Increasing Incomes with Biotechnology
Moderator: Dr. Martina McGloughlin, Director, University of California System-Wide Biotechnology Research and Education, University of California at Davis 

1. Science-Based Decisionmaking in Developing Countries
Dr. Calestous Juma, Professor and Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project, Harvard University 

2. Raising Incomes with Biotechnology: A Farmer's Perspective
Mr. Edwin Y. Paraluman, Filipino Farmer and President, Nursery Farmers Association, Philippines 

3. Strategic Investment Decision making in Agricultural Biotechnology
Dr. Robert Fraley, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto, Missouri 

Session D: Trade Capacity Building: Improving Competitiveness and Marketability
Moderator: The Honorable Ben Ngubane, Minister of Arts, Culture, Science, and Technology, South Africa 

1. Improved Marketing: Identity Preservation Technologies
Mr. William Jorgenson, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, Food Origins-a Division of John Deere Shared Solutions, Inc., Massachusetts 

2. Food Safety: The Price of Entry to Worldwide Markets
Ms. Jean Spence, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Quality, Scientific Affairs and Compliance, Kraft Foods, Illinois 

3. A Case Study on Enhancing Competitiveness of Fresh Produce
Mr. Jose Chlimper, Chairman, Agrokasa, Peru 

Session E: Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Market Infrastructure and Agribusiness Linkages

1. Public-Private Partnerships: the Case of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation
Dr. Godber Tumushabe, Executive Director and Chairman, Advocates Coalition on Environment and Development, Uganda, and Member, Board of Directors, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)

2. The Rise of Supermarkets in Latin America and Africa: Implications for Agribusiness and the Rural Poor
Dr. Thomas A. Reardon, Professor, Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University 

3. Improving "Cold Chain" Market Infrastructure
Mr. Antonio Dizon, President, Cold Chain Association of the Philippines, and President, The Koldstor Centre Philippines, Inc. 

Session F: Combating Malnutrition, Disease and HIV/AIDS: Food-Based Interventions
Moderator: Dr. Marcela Villarreal, Chief, Population and Development Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

1. Introducing Dry Beans and Other Crops to Prevent Disease
Dr. Maurice Bennink, Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University 

2. Using Clay-Based Technology to Decrease Exposure to Immunotoxins (Aflatoxins)
Dr. Timothy D. Phillips, Professor of Toxicology, Food Science and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University 

3. An Intervention Strategy for HIV/AIDS Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dr. Peter McDermott, Senior HIV/AIDS Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Africa