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CONGRESS ON THE GLOBAL

COFFEE QUALITY

RESEARCH INITIATIVE

William A. Dugas

Associate Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean

27 October 2010


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Serving Texas and The World Through the

Land Grant Mission

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Members of the Texas A&MSystem

International focus servingthe people, natural resourcesand the food, feed, forest, andfiber systems of the world

We work together to fulfillthe land grant mission of:

Teaching Research Extension Service


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Four State Agencies (TAMUS) Texas AgriLife Research Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas Forest Service Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

College of Agriculture and LifeSciences (TAMU)

Cooperating Together with Services,Missions, and Goals

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Who Are We?


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Texas AgriLife Research

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Only state agency charged with conductingresearch in agriculture, natural resources, & life

sciences

Most scientists have joint appointments withTAMU or other universities

Mission: Conduct basic and translational researchfor the benefit of consumers and the agriculture

industry in order to:Improve environmental quality and preserve our natural resourcesEnhance competitiveness and prosperity of agricultural industries and

communities

Improve public health & well-being


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Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Improves the lives of people, businesses andcommunities in the following areas: Agriculture (Food, Fiber, Fuel, and Green Industries)Natural Resources and EnvironmentHealth and Human SciencesYouth Life Skills Development (4-H)Community Economic Development

Mission: Improving the lives ofpeople, businesses, and communities across Texas

and beyond through high-quality, relevant

education.

Extension

Educational

Program

Delivery

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Texas Forest Service Conserve: Ensure forests, trees, and related natural

resources are conserved and provide a sustainable flow of

environmental and economic benefits.

Protect: The lead Texas agency for all-hazard responses,including the suppression of wildfires and the

management of state disasters.

Mission: Provide leadership to assure trees, forests, andrelated natural resources are protected and sustained forthe benefit of all.

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Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic

Laboratory

Only state agency dedicated to providingveterinary diagnostic services in Texas

Backbone of animal and emerging/zoonoticdisease surveillance program

Mission:Provide veterinary medical diagnostic services to reduce the incidence of animal

disease;

Contribute to an animal and zoonotic disease surveillance system and provide

early detection and response for high consequence, emerging and/or zoonotic

diseases;

Provide diagnostic tests to aid in commerce (interstate & international trade);

Contribute to the benefits of healthy animal/human interactions.

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (TAMU)

>400 faculty (Nobel Laureate, Humboldt andWolf Prize winners, Institute of Medicine, and

NAS)

>1400 graduate students >5000 undergraduates in 14 departments Research programs closely linked with AgriLife

Research

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Budget SummaryEntity # of Employees Expenditures ($M/year)

1,618 174.2

1,921 117.4

364 55.4

152 20.6

450 33.0

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A Few International Examples

Academic International Agriculture and Resource

Management Certificate

Study Abroad (Australia, Guatemala, Fiji,Belgium, Panama, Costa Rica, Dominica,

France, Italy, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, United

Kingdom)

Service opportunities (short-term training) Internships

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A Few International Examples*

Extension & Research* Guatemala. Food for Progress project increase market access for high-

value agricultural products.

El Salvador . Support small agribusiness and food technology. Panama. International trade and development of the agricultural sector. Armenia. Integrate university into European system of higher

education, and provide a sustainable source of agribusiness education

Ethiopia. Develop international meat quality standards and markets. Rwanda. Promote partnerships for increased competitiveness in global

markets.

Iraq. Increase effectiveness of Iraqi extension system.

Afghanistan. Develop livestock early warning systems in Afghanistanand provide livestock support to nomadic Afghan tribes.

Indonesia. Increase science-based food processing resources. > 50 separate and significant international projects by College and

Agency faculty throughout the world

*Directly associated with Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture

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Texas A&M AgriLife

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