Category: Global Food Security and Defense Quarterly

Savannah Agricultural Research Institute’ (SARI) and 1890 Universities Center of Excellence for Global Food Security and Defense’s (CEGFSD) scientists conducted a series of workshop training at three (3) communities (Baadabog, Bazua, and Yaligu) in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Overall, 409 farmers (134 males and 265 females) benefited from these…Read more Northern Ghana’s livestock farmers trained to raise farm productivity

On October 19th, 2022, Dr. Nicholas Romano, Assistant Professor from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), visited the Universidad del Magdalena (UDM), Santa Marta, Colombia, where he trained students and Colombian stakeholders in aquaponics, crab larviculture, fish nutrition, and biofloc technology (BFT).  Dr. Romano’s research and extension activities during this visit consisted of…Read more Universidad Del Magdalena students in Colombia trained on aquaponics and fish nutrition.

Dr. Tubene engaged Congolese youth at a private farm in the suburban Maluku outside the capital city of DRC in November 2022. The farm visit was recommended by one of the CEGFSD’s partners in DRC. This farm receives technical assistance from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The new graduates are a mix of…Read more Youth participates in food security in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Dr. Behnam Khatabi, associate professor at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), trained scientists at the Plant Clinic International (PCi) and the National Institute for the Study and Agronomic Research (INERA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the fall of 2022. Organized by the 1890 Universities Center of Excellence for Global Food…Read more University of Maryland Eastern Shore conducts emerging plant pathology technologies training in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A team of scientists and stakeholders traveled to Guyana on May 30 – June 5, 2022, to engage the industry, government, and private and public sectors in quinoa’s value chain. The U.S. delegation included professors from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Brigham Young University (BYU), Central State University (CSU), and representatives from the…Read more The Center engages U.S. and Guyana’s stakeholders in quinoa value chain research.

Under the sponsorship of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the CEGFSD organized a Global Food Security (GFSS) on September 12-14, 2022 in Atlanta, GA. The theme for the conference was “Prioritizing and Refining the Agenda for Addressing Global Food Security within the 1890 Universities System.” The summit gathered participants from all…Read more The Center’s first global food summit, September 12-14, 2022, Atlanta, GA.

Enhancing global food supply chains and mitigating global climate change is one of the six objectives pursued by the CEGFSD’s East and Southern Africa cluster under the two broad goals of strengthening agricultural development in developing countries and addressing new and emerging animal and plant pests and diseases with the outcomes of weak segments of…Read more THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND DEFENSE EMPOWERS CONGOLESE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO ENHANCE FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS

Food security is essential to all people, and in times of economic inflation or pandemic isolation can best be ensured by providing and consuming highly nutritious grains, such as pulse legumes (beans and peas) mixed with other sources of calories and proteins.  A CEIED/CEGFSD sponsored project in the Southeastern U.S. and Colombia, South America is…Read more TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ENGAGES U.S. AND COLOMBIAN STUDENTS AND SCIENTISTS IN COWPEAS RESEARCH

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Current and Emerging Threats to Crops (CETC) – Innovation Lab’s (IL) funded activities focus on two countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Kenya. While in the DRC, the program investigates current and emerging threats to cassava and banana plantain, the Kenyan program looks at maize and…Read more CURRENT AND EMERGING THREATS TO CROPS’ CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Malik Thompson, a senior undergraduate student in Agriculture, Food and Environment at Kentucky State University discusses his experience working for the first time on a project funded by the CEGFSD. The project “Use of Geospatial Technology and Community Intelligence in Developing Disaster Recovery Strategies: A Pilot Project Engaging U.S. and Caribbean Faculty and Students” was…Read more TRAINING GLOBALLY COMPETENT WORKFORCE AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS: A KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT’S EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING