U.S. BORLAUG FELLOWS IN GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY

• PURDUE CENTER FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY

Program objectives

• HELP TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY U.S. SCIENTISTS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY.

• SUPPORT THE KEY RESEARCH THEMES OF THE FEED THE FUTURE INITIATIVE.

• FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOG AND LONG-TERM RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS.

• WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO SUSTAIN A GROWING GLOBAL LEARNING COMMUNITY.

OVERVIEW Graduate Research Grants: support for graduate

research in-residence in a developing country setting and in

collaboration with an International Agricultural Research

Center.

• Offered twice yearly (Spring and Fall semesters)

• At least 30 grants awarded each year

• Students may apply multiple times but receive an award

once

Summer Institute: a 2-week long teaching program for

beginning graduate students who are interested in

developing a holistic understanding of the conceptual

challenges around global food security. (2015 dates are

tentatively set for June 7-20.)

Summer Institute

Application materials are available online

at http://www.purdue.edu/borlaugfellows

2012 2013 2014 Totals Number of Participants 31 35 29 95 Females 17 19 15 51 Males 14 16 14 44 Universities Represented 18 22 21 41 Countries Represented 10 12 8 23

Summer Institute Activities

Opportunities to interact with speakers

Panel Discussions

Summer Institute Activities

Interaction with Mentors Poster Session

Summer Institute Activities

Field Trip to Sustainable Livestock Farm

Field trip to Industrial Ag-Family Farm

Graduate Research Grants

U.S. Borlaug Fellows

Number of Fellows 81

Females 47

Males 34

Universities Represented 36

Application materials are available online

at http://www.purdue.edu/borlaugfellows

Graduate Research Grants Research Centers

CGIAR/Int’l National

CGIAR Water and Food ICIPE

CIFOR IRA

CIP Mekerere University

IITA Mountains of the Moon University

ILRI University of Juba

IRRI Kenya Ministry of Agriculture

CIAT KadAfrica

CIMMYT NARC

ICRAF Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute

CATIE NaCRRI

IFPRI University of Costa Rica

IWMI NARO

AVRDC CEAPRED

CITA

FHIA

IAPRI

Graduate Research Grants Host Nations *Feed the Future Country

Africa Asia Latin America

Kenya* 14 Fellows Nepal* 6 Fellows Guatemala* 1 Fellow

Tanzania* 5 Fellows Bangladesh* 3 Fellows Honduras* 1 Fellow

Ethiopia* 3 Fellows Cambodia* 1 Fellow Haiti* 2 Fellows

Uganda* 5 Fellows Laos Mexico

Malawi* 1 Fellow Vietnam Peru

Rwanda* 1 Fellow India Colombia

Zambia* 1 Fellow Philippines Costa Rica

Ghana* 1 Fellow Indonesia Nicaragua

Senegal* 1 Fellow Palestine

Cameroon

Cote d’Ivoire

DRC

Nigeria

Tunisia

Local Farmer Training

Soil testing seminar in Uganda led by Michael Lege, Washington State University

Farmers in Kenya attending a Borlaug-funded farmer field day organized by David Guerena, Cornell University.

Local Farmer Field Work

Measuring long-rain harvest in western Kenya. (David Guerena,Cornell University)

Graphing an improved clone onto an old cocoa tree in Soubre. (Kaitlyn Smoot, UC-Davis)

Local Farmer Activities- Peru

Daniel Tobin from Pennsylvania State University works with farmers in Peru as they mound potatoes.

Borlaug Fellows Networking

John Connors from Arizona State, Pat Bell and Anna Testen from Ohio State meet at a farmers market while working on their individual research projects in Tanzania.

Quotes From Our Rising Stars Jenkins Macedo: (Clark University, Laos)

“The most passionate aspect of the research project was my ability to work with the local farmers. Their passion, motivation, and willingness to participate in each task at the field were truly inspirational.” Sarah Stefanos: (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Uganda) “This Borlaug Fellowship that has enabled me to do research on bioslurry has had a wonderful impact on my problem-solving and leadership skills.” L. Michael Lege: (Washington State University, Uganda) “.. ..forced me to take charge of the research. The relationships I have established in Uganda will serve me will into the future and make it easier to conduct research there.” Patrick L. Hatzenbuehler: (Purdue University, Nigeria) “The Borlaug Fellowship provided an invaluable opportunity for professional growth and crucial experience needed to transform scholarship into informed action as I move forward in my career.”

Contact us

• U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program

• borlaugfellows@purdue.edu

• (765) 494-5441

Application materials are available online at

http://www.purdue.edu/borlaugfellows