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X-WR-CALNAME:System of Rice Intensification: The Peace Corps Experience
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DESCRIPTION:Curious about joining the Peace Corps? Wondering how Peace Corp
 s Volunteers engage with communities? Interested in development through th
 e lens of agricultural extension?\n\nCome learn from recent Peace Corps Vo
 lunteers about their experiences with the System of Rice Intensification (
 SRI)\, a grassroots\, climate-smart and agroecological rice growing approa
 ch that ts well with the realities and conditions Peace Corps Volunteers w
 ork in. Six recent volunteers from Senegal\, Guinea\, Madagascar\, Benin a
 nd Niger will discuss their work in training\, extension and research invo
 lving SRI\, and opportunities for Cornell students looking to join the Pea
 ce Corps or engage in rural development.\n\nPizza and drinks provided!\n\n
 This event is jointly organized by Peace Corps at Cornell and SRI-Rice.\nC
 ontact: Andy Pochedly (peacecorps@cornell.edu) and Hillary Mara (ham72@cor
 nell.edu)
GEO:42.448719;-76.476494
LOCATION:Mann Library\, 102
SUMMARY:System of Rice Intensification: The Peace Corps Experience
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.cornell.edu/event/system_of_rice_intensificati
 on_the_peace_corps_experience
CATEGORIES:Conference/Workshop
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
CATEGORIES:Research
CATEGORIES:Roundtable
CATEGORIES:Seminar
CATEGORIES:Networking
CATEGORIES:Career
CATEGORIES:Community Forum
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