Here are links to the presentations made at Saturday's professional development session, as well as brief biographies of each speaker.

James Muir, professor emeritus, University of Stirling, UK — Keynote speaker

Professor James Muir is International development and research advisor and evaluator professor emeritus, University of Stirling, Scotland. Professor Muir was lead expert adviser for UK Government Foresight Programme on Global Food and Farming Futures http://www.bis.gov.uk/foresight/our-work/projects/published-projects/global-food-and-farming-futures, a major report released earlier this year.

James Muir presentation

Jill Clapperton, EarthSpirit Land and Resource Consulting

Jill Clapperton s a former rhizosphere ecologist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge, Alberta and and current owner of Earthspirit Land Resource Consulting, based on her ranch in Montana.

Jill Clapperton presentation

Kevin Perkins, executive director, Farm Radio International

Kevin Perkins is executive director of Farm Radio International www.farmradio.org, a Canadian-based NGO that works with farm broadcasters in Sub-Saharan Africa to deliver information through the cheap and effective means of radio. We've asked him to provide a perspective on delivering information to farmers who do not have access to First-World farm media or extension resources.  Most farm journalists in the developed world work for print publications, read by tens of thousands of well-educated farmers with many private or public sources of farm extension information. But much of the challenge of ensuring food security lies with millions of African farmers with little or no access to publications and who may not be able to read or write. However, they can listen to radio. Farm Radio International, a Canadian NGO, works with 320 radio station partners in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing scripts, a news service and broadcaster training.  

Kevin Perkins presentation

Terry Daynard, former professor of Crop Science at the University of Guelph; former Executive Director of the Ontario Corn Producers' Association

Terry Daynard is a former professor of crop science at the University of Guelph in Ontario, and former executive director of the Ontario Corn Producers Association. Along with Karen Daynard, he has recently authored a report on the effect of biofuels on world hunger http://gfo.ca/FoodvsFuel.aspx.

Terry Daynard presentation

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J Clapperton Sep 17 IFAJ	4108 Kb
T Daynard Sep 17 IFAJ	416 Kb
J Muir Sep 17 IFAJ	1718 Kb
K Perkins Sep 17 IFAJ	1213 Kb