Homestead Farming System (HFS): A way to improve nutrition and income for the landless poor in southwestern Bangladesh

A joint Social Sciences and Crop and Environmental Sciences Divisions Seminar

By Kazi Kabir
Technical specialist
WorldFish Center
Bangladesh

1:30–2:30 P.M., Friday, 28 June 2013
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI

Rice storage as precautionary savings: evidence from Bangladesh

A Social Sciences Division Seminar

By Jeffrey Michler
Affiliate Ph.D. scholar
Social Sciences Division, IRRI, and
Purdue University

10:00–11:00 A.M., Tuesday, 25 June 2013
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI

The RIICE project—results and messages for one year

A Social Sciences Division Seminar

By Andy Nelson
Scientist (geographer)
Social Sciences Division, IRRI

1:30–2:30 P.M.
Friday, 21 June 2013
SSD Conference Room, J. Drilon Hall, IRRI

Myanmar and the "rice value chain" challenge

A Social Science Division (SSD) Seminar

By Randy Barker
Emeritus international staff
International Rice Research Institute

0930–1030 H, Friday, 31 May 2013
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI

Improving the quality of basic data on food production, utilization, storage, and trade

A Social Sciences Division Seminar

From Global Strategy for Agricultural Statistics (State of Food Insecurity 2012, p. 13)

By Seeva Ramasawmy
Food security statistician
FAO, Bangkok, Thailand

0900-1000 H, Thursday, 23 May 2013
SSD Conference Room
J. Drilon Hall, IRRI

Risk management quality assurance and information management practices at IRRI's Social Sciences Division

A Social Sciences Division Seminar

By Dehner de Leon
Database coordination specialist
Social Sciences Division, IRRI

1330-1430 H, Friday, 10 May 2013
SSD Conference Room, J. Drilon Building, IRRI

Facing the Media 101: Learning from the pros

A Social Sciences Division Seminar

(A sharing of lessons learned during the media skills workshop held at IRRI, 19-20 March 2013.)

By Gina Zarsadias
Associate program manager
Social Sciences Division, IRRI

1030-1130 H, Friday, 3 May 2013
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI

Expert opinion: An alternative method of estimating varietal adoption

A Social Sciences Division Seminar

By Ma. Lourdes Velasco
Associate scientist
Social Sciences Division, IRRI

1030-1130 H, Wednesday, 24 April 2013
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI

Farmer preferences for wheat variety traits in Ethiopia: A gender-responsive study

Social Sciences Division Seminar

By Katherine Nelson
Extension communication specialist
Training Center, IRRI

1330-1430 H, Friday, 5 April 2013
SSD Conference Room, J. Drilon Hall, IRRI

Preliminary findings on the diffusion of Swarna Sub-1 seeds in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, India

Social Sciences Division Seminar

By Maria Luz Malabayabas
Assistant scientist
Social Sciences Division, IRRI

1330-1430 H, Friday, 18 January 2013
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Building, IRRI 

Rice in Odisha: Present constraints and future opportunities

Social Sciences Division Seminar

By D.P. Ray
Vice chancellor
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
Bhubaneswar, India

1030-1130 H, Wednesday, 19 September 2012
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI

Guidance and technology: An assessment of project intervention and promoted technologies

SSD Seminar

By Justin McKinley 
Intern
Social Sciences Division (SSD), IRRI
 
1530-1630 H, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI 

Neighborhood effects, social behavior, and behavioral game experiments

SSD Seminar

A. Neighborhood effects and social behavior: The case of irrigated and rainfed rice farmers in Bohol, Philippines
By Taku Tsusaka 
Postdoctoral fellow 
Social Sciences Division (SSD)
 
B. Preliminary study on behavioral game experiments
By James Randall 
Simon Fraser University, Canada 
Intern, Social Sciences Division (SSD)

1530-1630 H, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI 
 

Patterns of varietal adoption and economics of rice production in Asia

SSD Seminar

By Huaiyu Wang 
Postdoctoral fellow
Social Sciences Division (SSD), IRRI
 
1330-1430 H, Friday, 22 June 2012
SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI