Project Grant 8099273

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service Cochran Fellowship Program awarded a $129,996 Cooperative Agreement to the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service to implement a Mexican Alumni Workshop and develop an impact report analyzing the historical success of the Cochran Fellowship Program in Mexico. The objective of the workshop is to review the impact of Cochran programs in Mexico and provide an opportunity for alumni to network with USDA Foreign Agricultural...

US Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. was awarded a $1,198,428 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Cochran Fellowship Program to support the CFP Global Livestock Genetics Programs. The award will enhance knowledge and skills to assist eligible countries in developing agricultural systems necessary to meet domestic food and fiber needs through June 2026. Specifically, US Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. will strengthen and enhance...

This $260,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (CFDA 10.620 - Scientific Exchanges Program), will support Mississippi State University's (MSU) efforts to build regional capacity and research how the adoption of improved animal feeding, fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices can reduce food insecurity among African smallholder farmers. The program will provide 12-week training and mentorship programs at MSU for a...

This $253,999.90 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service's Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program (CFDA 10.620) will build regional capacity to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding coupled with innovative and efficient fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices among African smallholder farmers can assist in reducing food insecurity. The prime awardee, Iowa...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $259,513.10 Cooperative Agreement under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) to the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research. The agreement aims to build regional capacity to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding coupled with innovative and efficient fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices among African smallholder farmers can assist in reducing food...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) provides $299,999.70 to the University of California, Davis to build regional capacity in Africa for research and training on improved animal feeding, innovative fertilizer practices, and sustainable cropping methods among smallholder farmers. The award will fund 12-week training programs in the U.S. for international agricultural fellows, mentor...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) provides $499,805 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to Clemson University for a program aimed at preparing 40 undergraduate students for careers in globally engaged agricultural professions. Over five years, the university will recruit and train cohorts of eight students annually to gain research and extension skills and experience through hands-on...

This $246,000 project grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, supports the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program. The funding will support immersive fellowship training for 12 Masters students at Auburn University from 2021 to 2026. The program will focus on developing multidisciplinary solutions to critical challenges facing forage-based cow-calf production systems through hands-on learning experiences at Auburn...

This $299,999.60 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) will build regional capacity in Africa to research and illustrate how the adoption of improved animal feeding coupled with innovative and efficient fertilizer, nutrient management, and cropping practices among smallholder farmers can help reduce food insecurity. The two-year award to New Mexico State University will provide...

Alabama A&M University and Alcorn State University will collaborate on a $300,000 three-year project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under its 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216). The universities will establish an international internship program in Food, Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences (FAHN) with institutions in Rwanda and other sub-Saharan African countries. The program aims to provide research,...