Agriculture Development

Gates official picked for undersecretary of agriculture

18.04.09

Dr. Raj Shah, director of agricultural development in the global development program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been nominated under secretary of the U.S Agriculture Deparment.

Shah would be responsible for research, education and economics at the Agriculture Department.

Shah joined the Gates Foundation in 2001 and has been director of strategic opportunities and deputy director of policy and finance for global health at the foundation. He was involved in a program that aims to save the lives of 5 million people through child immunization.

He also was a health-care adviser on Vice President Al Gore's run for the White House in 2000. He also has been a policy aide to the British Parliament and worked at the World Health Organization.

The Gates Foundation released this statement:

"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation joins many others in congratulating Dr. Rajiv Shah on his anticipated nomination for under secretary of agriculture for research, education and economics...and chief scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture.

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

where and how do i get a US department of agriculture Rural Development loan?

May 07, 2006 by lostmind0987654321 | Posted in Government

i need to get one to purchase a 550-1mil apartment complexs. so do i go to washington and the country to get a loan or can i do it here in oregon accrose the river of where i wnt to buy.

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http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/

You might want to contact your local office.
The link above might have more information.

Good luck.

jardin | May 07, 2006

What is the meaning of capacity building in relation of agriculture rural development?

Feb 17, 2009 by subhash c | Posted in Agriculture


Capacity building means economic empowerment of the poor farmers so that they can buy the required inputs and farm equipment.

Dr Abhay | Feb 21, 2009

part time job for retired agriculture development officer in himachal / delhi / chandigarh?

May 06, 2008 by Kiran Chopra | Posted in Other - India

my husband is a retired agriculture development officer, interested in religious & social works. i want to make him busy so that he can either use his experience to benefit people or persue his hobby of religious works or social activities. can be online job or if outdoors then field should be himachal pradesh / punjab / delhi

To do social work he will have to go back to school. Now he can do charity work.

DA

Dr_Adventure | May 07, 2008

Oak Mountain State Park Outdoor Activities

The hands-on, family-friendly Outdoor Alabama Expo returns to Oak Mountain State Park on Saturday, May 2, with outdoor-related activities for youngsters and adults alike.

The Expo will be open to the public and the admission fee to the park, located just south of Birmingham near Pelham, will be waived for that day. A wide array of activities are planned â€" fishing, shooting sports, boating, nature trails, just to name a few, as well as a wide variety of exhibits and demonstrations.

"We hope to expose people to outdoors activities that they may not have been able to participate in before," said Kim Nix, Director of Information and Education with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). "We had Expos in 2003 and 2006. They were successful, but we believe this one will be bigger and better because we have more vendors, more activities and better advertising. We're expecting several thousand people."

Nix said Oak Mountain State Park makes an ideal venue because of its location and proximity to the Birmingham area with its urban audience.

"A lot of times, people who live in the city may not have the opportunity to experience things like archery, shooting, boating and those types of activities," she said. "We especially want to focus on the kids. We're looking at this as a family event. We hope the entire family will come because there is something for everybody."

Activities come in numerous categories with the focus on hands-on and individual attention.

"For shooting, everyone goes through a short safety orientation before they do any shooting," Nix said. "It's one-on-one instruction to make sure everything is very safe. We'll have archery, rifles, pellet guns, and shotguns.

"For fishing, youth under 16 are actually going to be able to fish in the lake near the office. They are going to net off an area and stock it with fish so the kids are pretty much assured of catching something. That's...

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