Agronomy Department Review 2012 University of Florida Overview Student involvement Scientific collaborations Conferences and Meetings International Center and IFAS International Programs Individual Faculty Collaborations ID: 546168
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International Programs
Agronomy Department Review
2012
University of FloridaSlide2
Overview
Student involvement
Scientific collaborations
Conferences and Meetings
International Center and IFAS International Programs
Individual Faculty Collaborations
Funded Research - USAID
Strengths, Vision and WeaknessesSlide3
Student Training
Undergraduate internships/short term scholars
p
rimarily Brazil and Central America
Graduate student training
Over 50 students since 2000
All departmental areas
40-50% of agronomy students
Wide range of countries and backgroundsSlide4
Visiting Scientists/Sabbaticals
Spain
, Poland, China, Japan, India, Ghana,
Brazil……….
International Sabbatical Leaves
Maria Gallo – Netherlands
Barry Tillman – Queensland, Australia
Rob Gilbert – EARTH Costa RicaSlide5
International Conferences
International
Crop Science
Congress
International
Grasslands
Congress
International Weed Science SocietyEuropean
Weed Research SocietyForage Breeding SymposiumFuture Farm World ConferenceLatin/South American Weed Science SocietyAsian Pacific Weed Science SocietyInternational Union of Forest Research OrganizationsSlide6
University of Florida International Center/IFAS International Programs
Strong collaboration with UFIC
Dean David Sammons – Agronomy faculty
Peace Corps recruiting – Amy
Panicowski
Sandra Russo – Center for Women’s Studies
IFAS International Programs – Walter Bowen
Several projects in Haiti, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique
Interaction with CIAT, Winrock, othersSlide7
Individual Collaborations
Dr. Rob Gilbert
- joint
project with USDA and EARTH University in Costa Rica for
sugarcane
Dr. Joao
Vendramini
- UF liaison, National Agricultural Research Institute in Guyana and the University Federal Rural of Pernambuco
BrazilDr. David Wright - project director of student and professor for Agricultural University in Poznan, PolandSlide8
Individual Collaborations
Dr. Lynn
Sollenberger
- University
of Parana
– Brazil, reciprocal agreement
Dr. Ken
Langeland - Cuba’s Cienega
de Zapata invasive plants - Melaleuca quinquenerviaDr. Bill Haller - USAID Guatemala, hydrilla problems in Lake Itzabal, the largest fresh water lake in Central AmericaDr. Ann Blount - EMBRAPA, Brazil, UNNE, Argentina, and several Caribbean universities on breeding/evaluating tropical forages, agreement with Quaker OatsSlide9
Individual Collaborations
Dr. Ken Buhr
- team
leader
“Enhancing
Food Security through Poverty Alleviation” for Save the Children in
Uganda and USAID-funded
project for the Ministry of Agriculture in MozambiqueDr.
Yoana Newman - training in Nicaragua with Farmer-to-Farmer and the Florida Volunteer CorpsDr. Fredy Altpeter - International Livestock Research Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for research on elephantgrass improvementSlide10
Individual Collaborations
Dr. Ken
Boote
Peanut CRSP, over 15 years
Asian
Pacific Network Project
- Climate and Agricultural Risk Management in Hyderabad, India, Dhaka, Bangladesh and Phnom Penh,
CambodiaMentored 4 Ph.D. graduate students with Khon Kaen University, Thailand. USAID and ICRISAT crop growth modelingAgricultural Model Improvement and Intercomparison Project in Campinas, Brazil, east Africa and South
Asia
8 international
training courses on crop
modelinghosted 21 International Exchanges between himself and scientists from several countries 24 international meetings since 2000.Slide11
Peanut Cooperative Research Support Program (Peanut CRSP)
USAID funded – peanut production and utilization
Dr. Ken
Boote
–
crop modeling in western Africa,
Ghana
, Burkina Faso, Benin,
and MaliDr. Barry Tillman - Bolivia cultivar selection for disease resistance and works with USDA-Griffin to facilitate germplasm exchange Slide12
Peanut CRSP
Dr.
MacDonald – University of Georgia, NGO’s
rural
growers in the
Rupununi
region of Guyana and
northern Haiti
improved varieties, fertility, agronomic practices, and pest managementpeanut butter based school feeding programs in Guyana, where over 4000 students are provided a snack each day throughout 47 villages in the region. In Haiti, peanuts are utilized to produce Medika-Mamba for a local orphanagePhD Student, Alyssa Cho conducting graduate studies in GuyanaSlide13
Program Strengths
Good collaborations
Within the university through UFIC and IFAS
Continued graduate student training
Established working relationships with international institutions
Success with the Peanut CRSP
program
7 international faculty within the department Slide14
Program Strengths
Peace Corps – Masters International Program
Established this spring
9 departments within College of Ag. & Life Sciences
Greg MacDonald is MI Coordinator
Non-thesis Master’s degreeSlide15
Vision
Stronger collaborations with
germplasm
exchanges – World Food Crops breeding position
Stronger presence with USAID and CRSP programs
Gates Foundation, others
Peace Corps – MI program for graduate student recruitmentSlide16
Concerns
Decreased funding and flexibility for international programs
CRSP model heavily scrutinized by USAID
Feed the Future mandates – targeted countries
No consolidated effort at the department or even college level
How
does international work contribute to the overall faculty packet
?
Can international work be more than a ticket item for promotion?Slide17
Questions