Ag Symposium

Lincoln University College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences hosts a virtual symposium, "Monitoring Emergent Plant and Animal Diseases for Food Security in the Americas."

This project is a part of the Center of Excellence for Global Food Security and Defense (CEGFSD). It is designed to foster international partnerships that strengthen agricultural integrity in developing countries and engage international researchers in addressing new and emerging animal and plant pests and disease.

With the growing importance of trade as a component of the U.S. economy, the animal and plant pests and diseases that affect our trading partners are of interest to the U.S. This means in our globally integrated world, the growth and stability of our partners has significant implications to the U.S.’s national food security and to the global food system as a whole.

It is this commonality of shared food where our symposium begins and builds, allowing us to address food security and defense in the Americas. As a part of the Latin American cohort, programing will be joined by our contacts in Mexico, Guatemala, Columbia, Costa Rica, and Honduras.

Optional: Gather in-person with other attendees in Frank Hall, Room 238. The meeting room will be open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Schedule