International Agriculture

Section Webinar

with

Otto Gonzalez

Director of the Center

for International Programs

USDA-NIFA

May 9, 2016

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UPCOMING EVENTS

June 7: IAS Meeting following AIARD Business Meeting

Washington, DC

July 17-19: APLU CII and IAS Summer Meeting

New Brunswick, NJ

November 13-15: APLU Annual Meeting

Austin, TX

Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment

Food Production and Sustainability

Food Safety and Nutrition

Youth, Family, and Community

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International

Why should NIFA be globally engaged?

To efficiently solve problems here we may

need information and cooperation from

beyond our borders.

But in an increasingly interconnected world –

Solutions we develop for problems in the

U.S. could benefit other parts of the world.

Objective 3.1 –

Ensure U.S.

agricultural resources

contribute to global

food security

Objective 1.2 –

Increase agricultural

opportunities by

ensuring a robust

safety net, creating new

markets, and

supporting a

competitive agricultural

system

Objective 4.4 – Protect agricultural health by minimizing

major diseases and pests to ensure access to safe,

plentiful, and nutritious food

Objective 3.2 – Enhance America’s ability to

develop and trade agricultural products derived

from new and emerging technologies

• What is your vision for CIP over the next few years?

• What are your plans for engaging CIP with higher

education, particularly land grant universities?

• How can CIP and APLU’s International Ag. Section

group increase synergies and opportunities to work

together?

USDA/NIFA’s

Center for International Programs -

Working with NIFA’s 4 institutes to enhance global

engagement by achieving four desired results for NIFA

and land-grant partners:

• Enhancement

• Alignment

• Leveraging

• Influencing

NIFA’s investments in land-grants can

be mobilized to achieve the desired results

and enhance global engagement

Enhancement Identify and develop opportunities for international activities within NIFA’s current Competitive and Capacity grant programs Supplemental awards to enhance an existing award’s effectiveness for global engagement Awards to enhance global engagement of an institution’s educational and extension programs

Alignment

Establish partnerships with foreign countries and international organizations that will invest in agricultural research on common issues of interest with NIFA – BBSRC, BARD, IWYP, Ireland & Northern Ireland Develop new partnerships - CGIAR and others, and strengthen existing ones

Leveraging Link with partners that will invest funds or support activities that are linked to or based on NIFA-supported domestic projects, or based on investments NIFA has made in land-grant institutions - USAID PEER - USAID project activities

utilizing expertise of land-grant institutions

Develop new partnerships for leveraging

Influencing Build stronger relationships with international actors that could advance or utilize internationally the expertise and experience of NIFA and the land-grant institutions to achieve greater impact globally Serve as a positive influence on the design or selection of international agriculture activities of - USDA FAS, USAID, World Bank, CGIAR, FAO, OECD

• Listserv and GovDelivery

• Borlaug and Cochran fellowship postings plus other news and opportunities

• 1-4 pages – “Global Engagement Profile” for each land-grant’s agriculture program

• Consultations to interested land-grants

• Webinars, conference calls

• Visit us

USDA/NIFA’s

Center for International Programs (CIP) team:

Contact for CIP Listserv:

Otto.Gonzalez@nifa.usda.gov and rgregory@nifa.usda.gov

202 720-3801 Send your contact info, position and institution

https://nifa.usda.gov/program/global-engagement-programs

Otto Gonzalez Mike McGirr Patty Fulton

Rose Gregory Esther Carter will be joined by shared staff from the 4 institutes