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A Partnership in Delivering High Quality Academic

Programming in Agribusiness

By Allen F. Wysocki and James A. SternsPresented to the UF Haiti Working Group

September 16, 2011

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In today’s presentation

An overview of the project, from inception to current status

Lessons learned to date

Next steps and future possibilities for collaboration

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A Working PartnershipFaculté d'Agronomie et de Médecine Vétérinaire (FAMV - Damien), Université d’État d’Haïti

University of FloridaFRED, AEC, IFAS International Programs

Higher Education for Development

USAID Haiti Mission, Education Program Office

Time Line of ProjectProject Awarded on October 30, 2007First visit to Haiti by UF Project Team members, for project planning and

coordination, July 2008Project Team members conduct interviews for Skill Gap Analysis, Nov.

2008Major Earthquake strikes Haiti, January 12, 2010Seven FAMV faculty members visit UF campus for pedagogy workshops,

late September/early Oct 2010Third visit to Haiti by UF Project Team members for peer assessment,

internship and External Advisory Committee workshops, February 2011

Fourth visit to Haiti by UF Project Team members, for additional workshops, and planning of outreach activities, July 2011

Fifth visit to Haiti by UF Project Team members, to facilitate on-going activities and plan National Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Symposium, December 4 - 10, 2011

Sixth visit to Haiti by UF Project Team members, to participate in National Symposium and project Review, February 23-28, 2012 4

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Lessons learned to date

Specific to ProjectPedagogy training has been very well received with evidence of improved teaching at FAMVLinkages between FAMV and the Private Sector are limited but improving• External Advisory Council• Student Internships

Strong interest in entrepreneurship

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Lessons learned to date

Specific to ProjectAwareness and proactive efforts to address gender issues remain a challengeOutreach and extension programming that builds on FAMV faculty expertise is an unrealized opportunityUSAID local mission is very committed to capacity building in higher education

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Next Steps?

Last six months of projectDecember 2011 – Planning Visit to PAPFebruary 24-25, 2012 – National Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Symposium – You are INVITED!

Seeking new project fundingExtension programmingAg Marketing & Entrepreneurship Training

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Useful web links

Project website and depository of project documentshttps://elearning2.courses.ufl.edu/portal/site/cac2f7d9-4c57-4719-807c-201a2c33cac8

HED Websitehttp://www.hedprogram.org/

Project Team at work

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