Impact of War in Ukraine on Agriculture and Related Sectors

The Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Ag Sciences Global, is hosting a webinar series in the Fall 2022 to provide information on the impact of the war on agriculture, natural resources and related sectors in Ukraine. With so much information from various sources circulating in the media currently, it is invaluable to hear the information from Ukrainian experts who are on the ground in Ukraine witnessing the situation first-hand and can offer local perspectives.

When: The webinar series will start on September 8 and will be held every other Thursday from 11 AM to12 PM EST (New York time) through Zoom.

Registration: Each webinar will have a separate registration, click on the "Register Now" links below next to each webinar that you wish to attend. 

Topics and Speakers:

October 20 - Dr. Andrian Prokip, Ukrainian Institute for the Future, Kyiv; Keenan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC. Seminar title Ukraine's Energy Sector: Past, Present, and the Prospects for Modernization and Transition to European Integration. Register Now

November 3 - Dr. Sergiy V. Zibtsev, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv; Head of the Regional Eastern Europe Fire Monitoring Center. Seminar title “Fire management in Ukraine during war with Russia and needs for advanced science for monitoring and management of forests”. Register Now

November 10 -Dr. Tetyana Kalna-Dubinyuk, Professor in Economics, Department of Public Administration, Management of Innovation & Extension. Seminar title "The Role of Extension of Ukraine in Today's Challenges".

November 17 - Dr. Olga Buchko, CURAD Fellow. Seminar title “Rethinking work-life balance in higher education in Ukraine and the US under new realities”. Register Now

December 1 - Dr. Oleg Skydan, Polissia National University, Zhytomyr. Will speak on the Overview of the current state of education and science in Ukraine as impacted by the Russian aggression. Exact seminar title TBD. Register Now

The webinars are part of the Consortium for Ukrainian Rural And Agricultural  Development (CURAD) program sponsored by the Woskob New Century Fund.  

Click on the program names for information about the Woskob New Century Fund or the Woskob International Research in Agriculture (WIRA) Faculty Development Program.