Tentative Agenda

Extension and Technology Transfer Discipline Opening Session (Invited Speakers)

Moderator:

The beginning and evolution of Extension in Texas, the US and internationally - Dr. Edward G. Smith, Director, TCE. 30-minutes

Extension and Technology Transfer around the world - M. Kalim Qamar 30-minutes.

The role and achievements of a national Extension cotton program - Bruce Pyke, Australia 30-minutes

Panel: Modern Extension and Technology Transfer Methodologies Moderator- Bruce Roberts

• (Patricia Bruentta*)- Producer’s perspectives and experiences in Brazil
  

• (Graciela Gomez*)- Public sector perspectives and approaches in Central and South America
  

• (Dr. Igal Flash*)-public and private sector perspectives and approaches in Isreal *Geoff McIntyre-public and private perspectives and approaches in Australia
• Dr. Doulaye Traore- Industry perspectives and approaches in French West Africa
• Dr. Juan Landivar- Observations and experiences in Central/South America
• Dr. Kater Hake- Observations, experiences in developing countries

Discussion, Q & A (*) = Only one of these potential speakers will be added to panel and only if ability to participate is confirmed by July 9. 75-minutes

Break-Out Session

(submitted papers) (May be included in Opening Session if time permits)

Moderator:

The training available to developing cotton farmers in South Africa—A.P.F. Cornelissen, M.S. Molope and L.G. Mabula. 15-minutes

Cotton Pest and disease management initiative for improved yield and quality in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region-Obstacles to overcome-E. R. Van Biljon, J. Terblanche, G.C. Prinsioo, E.G. Eulitz, M.C. de Beer, L. Malinga and M.D. Mamogobo. 15-minutes

Soil management practices of irrigated cotton farmers in the Ferhgana Valley of Uzbekistan. K. Bronson. 15-minutes

Integrating natural resource management into mainstream extension in the Australian cotton industry through partnerships. V. Chapman, S. Maas, and G. McIntyre. 15-minutes

Open meeting for all Conference participants interested in supporting and promoting the Extension and Technology Transfer discipline. Discussion of ways to publicize and promote greater participation in discipline sessions at future Conferences. Discussion of a need to form a committee to maintain periodic communications with WCRC primary sponsors (i.e. ICAC, FAO) and past participants in discipline sessions. Identification of means for expanding contacts with Extension personnel worldwide.--- All Interested Conference Participants 60-minutes (if time is available during break-out session; otherwise will be scheduled as an informal meeting at some other time)

Poster Session

(Submitted Abstracts)

Scenario of Bt-cotton: Its adoption, impact and challenges. R.K. Gumber, M. Singh, and P.D. Kumawat

On-farm agronomic and economic evaluation of stacked-gene cotton cultivars in the High Plains and Coastal Bend regions of Texas. R.G. Lemon, R.K. Boman, M.S. Kelly , D.D. Fromme and J.J. Pigg

Farmers participatory approach for popularizing new diploid cotton varieties and strengthening the seed chain. S.S. Patil, R.S. Patil, B.M. Khadi

World Cotton research Conference is also available in pdf form.