Benson Institute News

The third annual planning conference for the Benson Institute took place in October 2000.

 

Conference 2000

Country administrators from all of the Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute projects arrived in October of 2000 for the third annual planning conference.

Malaquías Flores teaches Benson Institute administrators new computer techniques. Left to right—Dora Carlos, Victor Hugo Guzmán, Sarah Adjei, Francisco Adjei, Malaqías Flores, Mohamed Oussible, Richard Brimhall, Elizabeth García

The week began with presentations from each country’s representative, followed by individual as well as group planning sessions with Brigham Young University faculty members including Dean R. Kent Crookston, Interim Director Luis V. Espinoza, and former Institute Director N. Paul Johnston.

Country administrators representing Ghana, Morocco, Bolivia, Guatemala, and Ecuador commented about the effectiveness of the conference. “We were able to learn from the successes and failures of one another and also from the knowledge of professors and administrators here at Brigham Young University,” said Elizabeth Garcia, Benson Institute country coordinator for Bolivia. With newly acquired knowledge, a fresh look at objectives, and helpful additions to already constructed plans of action, administrators returned to their homes with a better means to improve the lives of people throughout the world, using agronomics and nutrition.