Category: 2023

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.