On March 11, representatives of the Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL), Dominic Blaettler (PhD Social Sciences, Professor of Rural Development and Innovation, BFH-HAFL) and Pia Fehle (MSc Agricultural Sciences, Research Associate, BFH-HAF) visited ISET in the framework of the HAFL-ISET/APRC initiative. The initiative, which is financed by the Seed Funding Grant of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), aims to pool resources to provide applied research for rural development interventions in the South Caucasus.
Prior to the meeting with various stakeholders involved in agriculture and rural development in Georgia, HAFL representatives gave a presentation entitled ‘Ex-ante assessment of the adoption potential of a technological innovation in agriculture: a case study from South India'. The objective of the seminar was to discuss farmers’ characteristics which affect their decision to adopt new technologies.
Position: Deputy Director for Finance / Secretary to the Board;
Reporting to: Executive Board;
Start time: Spring, 2018;
Direct Reports: 2 – 4;
Terms: Competitive;
Governance coordination:
• Is responsible for coordination of all governance-related meetings (Governing Board, Executive Board, Academic Committee, Policy Committee), task ownership assignment and tracking, implementation assessment;