Marisol Pierce-Quinonez

United States Knowledge Management Specialist KDAD Project ~ Insight Systems

Marisol Pierce-Quinonez is a Knowledge Management Specialist for the Feed the Future KDAD project. Mari is the Activity Lead for knowledge sharing events like the Ag Sector Council Seminars, #AskAg Twitter Chats, and various other webinars. She is in charge of maintaining the Agrilinks library and event pages. Prior to joining the Feed the Future KDAD team she worked with several NGOs in Massachusetts to collectively improve the domestic food system.  Marisol holds an MS in Agricultural Policy and an MA in Urban & Environmental Planning, both from Tufts University, and spends a ton of time in her garden.

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Feed the Future Gender Global Learning & Evidence Exchange

May 22, 2013 to May 24, 2013 Renaissance Washington DC Dupont Circle Hotel 1143 New Hampshire Ave NW Washington, 20037, United States
USAID's Bureau for Food Security (BFS) will host a Feed the Future Gender Global Learning & Evidence Exchange (Gender GLEE) in Washington, DC May 2013. We anticipate that approximately 170...
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Fertilizer Deep Placement Technology: A Useful Tool in Food Security Improvement

Apr 24, 2013 Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave , Public Information Center (Room M17/M18) Washington, District of Columbia, 20012, United States
Three billion people depend on rice as a staple food crop, and it is cultivated in over 100 countries on 6 continents. The main nitrogen fertilizer application method in rice...
Preventing Postharvest Losses
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Preventing Postharvest Losses from Field to Market: A Food Security Imperative

Mar 27, 2013 Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave , Public Information Center (Room M17/M18) Washington, District of Columbia, 20012, United States
Estimates suggest that one-third of agricultural production is wasted and does not reach food consumers. If portions of that lost production could be preserved and used by consumers, food supply...
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Agriculture Extension and Advisory Services under the New Normal of Climate Change

Feb 20, 2013 Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, Public Information Center (Room M17/M18) Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Since the domestication of crops and emergence of sedentary societies, our species has never faced a more serious challenge than that which we will confront in adapting to climate change...