Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 9:25 AM
Convention Center, Room 205, Second Floor
248: Tropical and Sub-tropical Crops, Soils and Livestock: I
Sponsor:	A06 International Agronomy
Presiding:	Patrick Wall, CIMMYT
9:25 AM			Introductory Remarks
9:30 AM	248-1		Conservation Tillage Practices on the Western Loess Plateau, China. Recorded presentation Audio File Guangdi Li, EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Kwong-Yin Chan, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Lingling Li, Gansu Agricultural University, Yuying Shen, Lanzhou University
9:45 AM	248-2		The Sand Land Soil System and Society. Ramez A. Mahjoory, Michigan State University, Mohammed Ali Hajabbasi, Isfahan University of Technology
10:00 AM	248-3		Is the Soil Dead? Integrating Cultural and Scientific Knowledge to Understand Land Degradation Processes on the Awach River Basin in Western Kenya. Mary Nyasimi, Iowa State University, Lee Burras, Iowa State University, Lorna Michael Butler, Iowa State University, Dick Schultz, Iowa State University
10:15 AM	248-4		Predictability of Rainfall and Potential Evapo-transpiration by the Limited Area Model over Africa (Africa LAM) over the humid tropical area of Nigeria. Oluseun Samuel Idowu, University of Pretoria, C.J.deW Rautenbach, University of Pretoria, Tairu Salami, Nigerian Meteorological Agency
10:30 AM	248-5		Participatory Approaches to Improve Maize Production and Livelihoods in the Hills of Nepal. Recorded presentation Audio File Guillermo Ortiz-Ferrara, CIMMYT, T.P. Tiwari, CIMMYT, K. Adhikari, National Maize Research Program, Y. Ghale, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Kevin Pixley, CIMMYT
10:45 AM	248-6		Cropping System Risk Management and Economic Optimization. Paul Wilkens, Intl. Fertilizer Development Ctr., Upendra Singh, Intl. Fertilizer Development Ctr., Fred Muhhuku, Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Project (APEP), Guillaume S. Ezui, IFDC Africa, Gerrit Hoogenboom, The University of Georgia
11:00 AM	248-7		Perceptions and Technological Innovation for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Case Study with Cattle Farmers in the Dry Pacific Region of Costa Rica. Recorded presentation Audio File Carolyn Elizabeth Smith, CANADA,Univ.of Waterloo, Maren Oelbermann, CANADA,Univ.of Waterloo, Claudia Sepúlveda, CATIE, Muhammad Ibrahim, CATIE
11:15 AM			Adjourn

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