Annual Meeting 2005
The 41st Annual Meeting of
The Association for International Agriculture
and Rural Development
June 5-7, 2005
"Transforming International Development:
The Theory and Practice of Addressing Global Poverty and Hunger"
Sunday, June 5
6:30 p.m.Opening Informal Reception
Monday, June 6
8:15 a.m.Welcome - Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President
Introduction of Future Leaders Forum Participants
Jointly Sponsored by AIARD, Universities, USDA/CSREES and
the International Fund for Agricultural Development
Session I: A Retrospective: The Theory and Practice of International Agriculture and Rural Development
- Mike McWhorter, AIARD President Elect, Presiding
8:30 a.m.U.S. Development Assistance in an Evolving World: How the Times Have Changed, Jeffrey R. Alwang, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech University
9:00 a.m.The University Experience in Development: Some Important Lessons Learned, Ralph Smuckler, Dean Emeritus of International Studies and Programs, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Michigan State University
9:30 a.m.Reducing Poverty and Hunger in Developing Countries: A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of Faith-Based Organizations, Charles Owubah, Director East Africa Regional Team, World Vision
10:00 a.m.Meeting the Millennium Development Goals: Lessons Learned From 60 Years of FAO Experience,Charles H. Riemenschneider, Director, Liaison Office for North America, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
Session II: Contemporary Scholarship and Its Impact on International Agricultural and Rural Development
- Mike McWhorter, AIARD President Elect, Presiding
10:50 a.m.Fads, Fashions, Fluctuations and Functionality in Foreign Aid, Robert Herdt, International Professor of Applied Economics and Management, Adjunct, Cornell University
11:20 a.m.The Private Sector Role in Agricultural Development, Lloyd Le Page, Sustainable Agriculture and Development Coordinator, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
11:50Adjourn for Lunch - Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President, Presiding
12:30 p.m.Agency Priorities in the Second Bush Administration, Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
1:30 p.m.Land-Grant Universities and Donor Assisted Development: Title XII Five Years Later, Edwin C. Price, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Agriculture and Federal Relations, Texas A&M University
2:00 p.m.New Directions in Foreign Assistance, Steven Radelet, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
2:30 p.m.A New Dimension to U.S. Foreign Assistance-The Millennium Challenge Corporation, Clay Lowery, Vice President for Markets and Sectoral Assessments, Millennium Challenge Corporation
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
3:50 p.m.Development Strategies for Failed and Fragile States
Panelist:Roger Winter, formerly Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Eugene Dewey, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration, U. S. Department of State
John Costello, President, Citizen's Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA)
5:00 p.m.Adjourn
5:45 p.m.President's Reception
6:30 p.m.Dinner - Mike McWhorter, AIARD President-Elect, Presiding
7:30 p.m.AIARD Awards Presentations: Recognizing Excellence and Career Achievements
David G. Acker, Assistant Dean, National and Global Programs, Iowa State University
8:00 p.m.Adjourn
Tuesday, June 7
Session III: Paradigm Issues Impacting International Agriculture and Rural Development in the 21st Century
- Mike McWhorter, AIARD President Elect, 2004-2005, Presiding
8:30 a.m.New Pathways to Biotechnology in Agricultural Development, Josette Lewis, Senior Biotechnology Advisor, Office of Environmental and Science Policy, U.S. Agency for International Development
9:00 a.m.Property Rights and HIV/AIDS: Empowering Women to Save Lives, Hema Swaminathan, Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Governance, International Center for Research on Women
9:30 a.m.Innovative Extension Strategies for Agriculture and Rural Development in Developing Countries
Panelist:Albert Ayeni, Assistant Director, Cook/NJAES International Programs, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Bill Rivera, Associate Professor, AGNR-Institute of Applied Agriculture, University of Maryland
Jock R. Anderson, International Agricultureal Consultant
Patrick Papania, Senior Communication Strategist, Academy for Educational Development
Mike McGirr, International Extension Program Leader, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
10:50 a.m.An Update: The Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami , Mark Ward, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development
11:20 a.m.41st Annual Meeting Program Wrap Up with Observations and Comments by Future Leaders Forum Participants - Robert Haggerty, AIARD Vice President, 2004-2005
11:45 a.m.Adjourn
Student Scholars Continue Future Leaders Forum Program
Facilitators, Julie Howard, Executive Director, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa & Mike McWhorter, AIARD President Elect
12:15 a.m.Lunch and AIARD Annual Business Meeting - Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President, 2004-2005, Presiding
A Time of Reflection: The State of our Association: Objectives, Accomplishments, and Future Programs (focus issues: Purpose and Functions of Standing Committees, HIV/AIDS proposal, 2006 Capitol Forum)
1:45 p.m.Adjourn
6:30 p.m.Opening Informal Reception
Monday, June 6
8:15 a.m.Welcome - Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President
Introduction of Future Leaders Forum Participants
Jointly Sponsored by AIARD, Universities, USDA/CSREES and
the International Fund for Agricultural Development
Session I: A Retrospective: The Theory and Practice of International Agriculture and Rural Development
- Mike McWhorter, AIARD President Elect, Presiding
8:30 a.m.U.S. Development Assistance in an Evolving World: How the Times Have Changed, Jeffrey R. Alwang, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech University
9:00 a.m.The University Experience in Development: Some Important Lessons Learned, Ralph Smuckler, Dean Emeritus of International Studies and Programs, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Michigan State University
9:30 a.m.Reducing Poverty and Hunger in Developing Countries: A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of Faith-Based Organizations, Charles Owubah, Director East Africa Regional Team, World Vision
10:00 a.m.Meeting the Millennium Development Goals: Lessons Learned From 60 Years of FAO Experience,Charles H. Riemenschneider, Director, Liaison Office for North America, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
Session II: Contemporary Scholarship and Its Impact on International Agricultural and Rural Development
- Mike McWhorter, AIARD President Elect, Presiding
10:50 a.m.Fads, Fashions, Fluctuations and Functionality in Foreign Aid, Robert Herdt, International Professor of Applied Economics and Management, Adjunct, Cornell University
11:20 a.m.The Private Sector Role in Agricultural Development, Lloyd Le Page, Sustainable Agriculture and Development Coordinator, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
11:50Adjourn for Lunch - Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President, Presiding
12:30 p.m.Agency Priorities in the Second Bush Administration, Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
1:30 p.m.Land-Grant Universities and Donor Assisted Development: Title XII Five Years Later, Edwin C. Price, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Agriculture and Federal Relations, Texas A&M University
2:00 p.m.New Directions in Foreign Assistance, Steven Radelet, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
2:30 p.m.A New Dimension to U.S. Foreign Assistance-The Millennium Challenge Corporation, Clay Lowery, Vice President for Markets and Sectoral Assessments, Millennium Challenge Corporation
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
3:50 p.m.Development Strategies for Failed and Fragile States
Panelist:Roger Winter, formerly Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Eugene Dewey, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration, U. S. Department of State
John Costello, President, Citizen's Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA)
5:00 p.m.Adjourn
5:45 p.m.President's Reception
6:30 p.m.Dinner - Mike McWhorter, AIARD President-Elect, Presiding
7:30 p.m.AIARD Awards Presentations: Recognizing Excellence and Career Achievements
David G. Acker, Assistant Dean, National and Global Programs, Iowa State University
8:00 p.m.Adjourn
Tuesday, June 7
Session III: Paradigm Issues Impacting International Agriculture and Rural Development in the 21st Century
- Mike McWhorter, AIARD President Elect, 2004-2005, Presiding
8:30 a.m.New Pathways to Biotechnology in Agricultural Development, Josette Lewis, Senior Biotechnology Advisor, Office of Environmental and Science Policy, U.S. Agency for International Development
9:00 a.m.Property Rights and HIV/AIDS: Empowering Women to Save Lives, Hema Swaminathan, Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Governance, International Center for Research on Women
9:30 a.m.Innovative Extension Strategies for Agriculture and Rural Development in Developing Countries
Panelist:Albert Ayeni, Assistant Director, Cook/NJAES International Programs, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Bill Rivera, Associate Professor, AGNR-Institute of Applied Agriculture, University of Maryland
Jock R. Anderson, International Agricultureal Consultant
Patrick Papania, Senior Communication Strategist, Academy for Educational Development
Mike McGirr, International Extension Program Leader, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
10:50 a.m.An Update: The Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami , Mark Ward, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development
11:20 a.m.41st Annual Meeting Program Wrap Up with Observations and Comments by Future Leaders Forum Participants - Robert Haggerty, AIARD Vice President, 2004-2005
11:45 a.m.Adjourn
Student Scholars Continue Future Leaders Forum Program
Facilitators, Julie Howard, Executive Director, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa & Mike McWhorter, AIARD President Elect
12:15 a.m.Lunch and AIARD Annual Business Meeting - Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., AIARD President, 2004-2005, Presiding
A Time of Reflection: The State of our Association: Objectives, Accomplishments, and Future Programs (focus issues: Purpose and Functions of Standing Committees, HIV/AIDS proposal, 2006 Capitol Forum)
1:45 p.m.Adjourn