Annual Meeting 2004
The 40th Annual Meeting of
The Association for International Agriculture
and Rural Development
June 6-8, 2004
Final Program
"Progress in International Agriculture and Rural Development"
Sunday, June 6
6:30 p.m.Sunday Evening Reception
Monday, June 7
8:00 a.m.Welcome - John M. Yohe, AIARD President, 2003 - 2004
8:15 a.m.Meeting Overview - Reed Hertford, AIARD Past President
Session I: "Progress from Relief to Development"
- Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 ‚ 2004, presiding
8:30 a.m."Progress from Relief to Development in Fragile States" - Lauren R. Landis, Director, Office of Food for Peace, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
9:00 a.m."Afghanistan: The Road to Prosperity" - Nitin Madhav, Program Development Officer for Afghanistan, Office for South Asian Affairs, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, USAID
9:30 a.m."Mozambique's Extraordinary Journey from War to Development" - Julie Howard, Executive Director, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
10:00 a.m."Relief to Development in West Africa: Lessons Learned by an NGO" - Ben Hoskins, Senior Program Officer, and Claude Nankam, Agriculture Team Leader, Technical Resources, World Vision, United States
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
10:50 a.m."Community Development in Iraq" - Jim Holderbaum, Vice President, Europe & Asia Division, ACDI/VOCA
11:20 a.m.Panel Discussion of the Presentations Susan Bradley, Lead Program Analyst, Emergency Programs Division, Office of Food for Peace, DCHA, USAID
Charles H. Riemenschneider, Director, Liaison Office for North America, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
John W. Santas, Associate Director, ACES Global Connect, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign11:50Lunch ‚ John M. Yohe, AIARD President, 2003 - 2004, Presiding
1:00 p.m."Update on the Millennium Challenge Account" ‚ Senator Chuck Hagel (R), Nebraska
Session II: "Progress from Aid to Trade"
- Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 ‚ 2004, presiding
1:30 p.m."The Role of Regulators in Facilitating International Trade" - Patricia R. Sheikh, Deputy Administrator, International Trade Policy, USDA/FAS
2:00 p.m."Contributions of AGOA to Africa's Development" - Her Excellency Edith Grace Ssempala, The Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda
2:30 p.m."Promoting Trade Liberalization and the Doha Development Agenda" - Ambassador Shaun Donnelly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and Deputy Assistant Secretary Trade Policy and Programs, U.S. Department of State
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
3:30 p.m."Agricultural Trade Policy Coherence and Rural Development" - John Nash, Advisor for Commodities and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, World Bank
4:00 p.m.Panel Discussion of the PresentationsRobert Heine, Director of International Trade and Investment, E.I du Pont de Nemours & Company
Raymond J. Miller, Director, IPAN - International Programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland
Thurston F. ("Tony") Teele, Chairman, Chemonics International, Inc.4:30 p.m.Open Discussion ‚ Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 - 2004 Presiding
5:00 p.m.Break
5:45 p.m.President's Reception
6:30 p.m.Dinner - Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 - 2004, Presiding
7:30 p.m."AIARD: Perspectives Over 40 Years" - Hugh Popenoe, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida;Winfrey S. Clarke, Interim Associate Dean of Agriculture & Director of Research, Virginia State University; and Susan G. Schram, Vice President, ACDI/VOCA
8:00 p.m.AIARD Awards Presentation, John Yohe, AIARD President, 2003 - 2004 Presiding
Tuesday, June 8
Session III: "Progress from Subsistence to Participation in Markets"
- Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 ‚ 2004, presiding
8:30 a.m."Engaging in the Global Market Economy - Successes and Challenges" - Emmy B. Simmons, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, USAID
9:10 a.m."Building Successful Producer Organizations and Market Links in Africa: Lessons Learned/Unresolved Issues" - Jim Cawley, Vice President, International Development, National Cooperative Business Association/Cooperative League of the USA (NCBA/CLUSA)
9:40 a.m."Macedonia Seal of Quality: Market Oriented Agricultural Development" - Kristin Penn, Director, Global Programs and Project Systems, International Division, Land Oí Lakes, Inc.
10:10 a.m.Coffee Break
10:30 a.m."The Role of Cooperatives in Addressing Conflict and Failed States" - Ted Weihe, Executive Director, Overseas Cooperative Development Council
11:00 a.m.Panel Discussion of the PresentationsSteven Jaffee, Senior Economist, International Trade Department, World Bank
Deanna Behring, Director of International Programs, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University
Nicholas W. Minot, Research Fellow, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute
11:30 a.m."The Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program" - Margaret M. Zeigler, Deputy Director, Congressional Hunger Center
11:45 a.m."Wrap Up of the 40th Annual Meeting" - G.M. ("Mike") McWhorter, AIARD Vice President, 2003 - 2004
12:00 noonOpen Discussion - G.M. ("Mike") McWhorter, AIARD Vice President, 2003 - 2004, presiding
12:30 p.m.Lunch and AIARD Business Meeting - John M. Yohe, AIARD President, 2003 - 2004, presiding
2:30 p.m.Adjournment
6:30 p.m.Sunday Evening Reception
Monday, June 7
8:00 a.m.Welcome - John M. Yohe, AIARD President, 2003 - 2004
8:15 a.m.Meeting Overview - Reed Hertford, AIARD Past President
Session I: "Progress from Relief to Development"
- Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 ‚ 2004, presiding
8:30 a.m."Progress from Relief to Development in Fragile States" - Lauren R. Landis, Director, Office of Food for Peace, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
9:00 a.m."Afghanistan: The Road to Prosperity" - Nitin Madhav, Program Development Officer for Afghanistan, Office for South Asian Affairs, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, USAID
9:30 a.m."Mozambique's Extraordinary Journey from War to Development" - Julie Howard, Executive Director, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
10:00 a.m."Relief to Development in West Africa: Lessons Learned by an NGO" - Ben Hoskins, Senior Program Officer, and Claude Nankam, Agriculture Team Leader, Technical Resources, World Vision, United States
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
10:50 a.m."Community Development in Iraq" - Jim Holderbaum, Vice President, Europe & Asia Division, ACDI/VOCA
11:20 a.m.Panel Discussion of the Presentations Susan Bradley, Lead Program Analyst, Emergency Programs Division, Office of Food for Peace, DCHA, USAID
Charles H. Riemenschneider, Director, Liaison Office for North America, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
John W. Santas, Associate Director, ACES Global Connect, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign11:50Lunch ‚ John M. Yohe, AIARD President, 2003 - 2004, Presiding
1:00 p.m."Update on the Millennium Challenge Account" ‚ Senator Chuck Hagel (R), Nebraska
Session II: "Progress from Aid to Trade"
- Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 ‚ 2004, presiding
1:30 p.m."The Role of Regulators in Facilitating International Trade" - Patricia R. Sheikh, Deputy Administrator, International Trade Policy, USDA/FAS
2:00 p.m."Contributions of AGOA to Africa's Development" - Her Excellency Edith Grace Ssempala, The Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda
2:30 p.m."Promoting Trade Liberalization and the Doha Development Agenda" - Ambassador Shaun Donnelly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and Deputy Assistant Secretary Trade Policy and Programs, U.S. Department of State
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
3:30 p.m."Agricultural Trade Policy Coherence and Rural Development" - John Nash, Advisor for Commodities and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, World Bank
4:00 p.m.Panel Discussion of the PresentationsRobert Heine, Director of International Trade and Investment, E.I du Pont de Nemours & Company
Raymond J. Miller, Director, IPAN - International Programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland
Thurston F. ("Tony") Teele, Chairman, Chemonics International, Inc.4:30 p.m.Open Discussion ‚ Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 - 2004 Presiding
5:00 p.m.Break
5:45 p.m.President's Reception
6:30 p.m.Dinner - Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 - 2004, Presiding
7:30 p.m."AIARD: Perspectives Over 40 Years" - Hugh Popenoe, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida;Winfrey S. Clarke, Interim Associate Dean of Agriculture & Director of Research, Virginia State University; and Susan G. Schram, Vice President, ACDI/VOCA
8:00 p.m.AIARD Awards Presentation, John Yohe, AIARD President, 2003 - 2004 Presiding
Tuesday, June 8
Session III: "Progress from Subsistence to Participation in Markets"
- Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President-Elect, 2003 ‚ 2004, presiding
8:30 a.m."Engaging in the Global Market Economy - Successes and Challenges" - Emmy B. Simmons, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, USAID
9:10 a.m."Building Successful Producer Organizations and Market Links in Africa: Lessons Learned/Unresolved Issues" - Jim Cawley, Vice President, International Development, National Cooperative Business Association/Cooperative League of the USA (NCBA/CLUSA)
9:40 a.m."Macedonia Seal of Quality: Market Oriented Agricultural Development" - Kristin Penn, Director, Global Programs and Project Systems, International Division, Land Oí Lakes, Inc.
10:10 a.m.Coffee Break
10:30 a.m."The Role of Cooperatives in Addressing Conflict and Failed States" - Ted Weihe, Executive Director, Overseas Cooperative Development Council
11:00 a.m.Panel Discussion of the PresentationsSteven Jaffee, Senior Economist, International Trade Department, World Bank
Deanna Behring, Director of International Programs, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University
Nicholas W. Minot, Research Fellow, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute
11:30 a.m."The Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program" - Margaret M. Zeigler, Deputy Director, Congressional Hunger Center
11:45 a.m."Wrap Up of the 40th Annual Meeting" - G.M. ("Mike") McWhorter, AIARD Vice President, 2003 - 2004
12:00 noonOpen Discussion - G.M. ("Mike") McWhorter, AIARD Vice President, 2003 - 2004, presiding
12:30 p.m.Lunch and AIARD Business Meeting - John M. Yohe, AIARD President, 2003 - 2004, presiding
2:30 p.m.Adjournment
