Conferences | Seminars | Archived events Seminars on Agriculture and Rural Development This new seminar series—jointly sponsored by the Agriculture and Rural Development Department (ARD) and the Rural Development Team in the Development Research Group (DECRG) aims to provide a forum for discussing issues of wide interest and importance to the policy and practice of rural development. The series will focus on important policy questions where research can shed light and will feature speakers who have a deep knowledge of the issue at hand and can offer a presentation that is both accessible and illuminating.
Please see the seminar web page for powerpoint presentations and videos. Contact:  xhou1@worldbank.org so a guest pass can be arranged for you.
| Date | Event | Presenter | Details | | Nov. 5, 2009 | Distortions to Agricultural Inventives: A Global Perspective, 1955-2007
| Kym Anderson University of Adelaide and CEPR | 12 - 2 PM J Building Auditorium | | Oct. 26, 2009 | International Grain Reserves and Other Instruments to Address Volatility in Grain Markets | B. Wright, U.C. Berkeley | MC13-121 1 - 2:30 | | Sep. 23, 2009 | Changing Aid Architecture: Implications for International Agriculture Research & Development | Prabhu Pingali, Deputy Director, Agriculture Development Division, Gates Foundation | Eugene Black Auditorum (H building)
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