September 19, 2018

Irrigation investment is focus of Sept. 21 talk

Paul Winters

Paul Winters will deliver a lecture, "Can Irrigation Investment Improve Social Outcomes? Evidence from the Philippines," on Sept. 21.

Paul Winters, associate vice president of the strategy and knowledge department at the International Fund for Agricultural Development, will present a talk, “Can Irrigation Investment Improve Social Outcomes? Evidence From The Philippines,” at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in Filley Hall, Room 210. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development is a global financial institution and specialized United Nations agency based in Rome. Since 1978, it has provided $18.5 billion in grants and low-interest loans to projects that have reached about 464 million people. 

Winter’s research areas include rural development and smallholder agriculture. In the past, he has served as a professor of economics at American University and has worked at the Inter-American Development Bank, the University of New England, and the International Potato Center.  

For more information, please contact Kara Heideman at 402-472-2757 or kara.heideman@unl.edu.