{"id":6885,"date":"2023-01-04T13:21:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T18:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?page_id=6885"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:55:32","slug":"global-food-and-nutrition-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/cegfsd\/global-food-and-nutrition-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Food and Nutrition Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Google Tag Manager -->\n<script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':\nnew Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],\nj=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=\n'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);\n})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-TPSQ54N');<\/script>\n<!-- End Google Tag Manager -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none; padding-right: 30px;\" title=\"Follow UMES SANS on Instagram\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/umesagcommunications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; height: 60px;\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/03\/IG-icon-maroon.png\" alt=\"Follow UMES on Instagram\">\n<\/a>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none; padding-right: 30px;\" title=\"Follow UMES SANS on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SansUmes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; height: 60px\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/03\/twitter-icon-maroon.png\" alt=\"Follow UMES on Twitter\">\n<\/a>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none; padding-right: 30px;\" title=\"Follow UMES SANS on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UmesSchoolOfAgriculturalAndNaturalSciences?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; height: 60px;\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/03\/FB-icon-maroon.png\" alt=\"Follow UMES on Facebook\">\n<\/a>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Follow UMES SANS on Youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSIT3MwAybJ3CawToyVuQFg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; height: 60px;\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/03\/youtube-icon-maroon.png\" alt=\"Follow UMES on Youtube\">\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-merriweather-font-family has-large-font-size has-custom-font\" id=\"top\" style=\"font-family:Merriweather\">Global Food and Nutrition Security Projects:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"collaborative-network\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>A Latin American regional collaborative network for monitoring new and emerging animal and plant pests and diseases<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Tubene_Trip-Costa-Rica_0076-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Tubene_Trip-Costa-Rica_0076-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Tubene_Trip-Costa-Rica_0076-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Tubene_Trip-Costa-Rica_0076-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Tubene_Trip-Costa-Rica_0076-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.-Tubene_Trip-Costa-Rica_0076-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Costa Rica \/ Latin America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>1. Through collaboration and networking, strengthen capacity of participating countries to increase productivity and improve competitiveness, reduce poverty; promote improved techniques for the surveillance of immerging animal and plant diseases by providing training activities in collaboration with USDA-APHIS-IS, and national systems. 2. Provide international experiential learning opportunities for faculty and students in the 1890 system and Latin American students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Marikis Alvarez | College of Agriculture, Science&nbsp;and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Delaware State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong>&nbsp;1. Technology adoption via training workshops in partnership with local extension support increased. 2. Competitiveness for market access, and better understanding of risk-management and monitoring tools for different pest and disease in targeted countries improved. 3. More than 20 students to tropical experiential challenges that affect food safety and trade issues oriented. 4. The curriculum and training programs on international agriculture strengthened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"addressing-food-insecurity\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Addressing food insecurity and poverty through increased productivity and trade: A pilot project in northern Ghana<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.Yeboah_Pilot-Project_Picture_Bazua-Training-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.Yeboah_Pilot-Project_Picture_Bazua-Training-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.Yeboah_Pilot-Project_Picture_Bazua-Training-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.Yeboah_Pilot-Project_Picture_Bazua-Training-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Dr.Yeboah_Pilot-Project_Picture_Bazua-Training.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ghana; West\/Central Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>1. Develop a robust integrated crop and livestock production systems to increase yields; 2. Identify major constraints including inefficient transportation, sources of finance, and trade barriers contributing to un-competitiveness in the int\u2019l marketplace; 3. Engage partners to create networks in the value chains for local markets conducive to agriculture-led economic growth and healthy communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Osei Yeboah | College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;North Carolina A&amp;T State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partner(s):<\/strong>&nbsp;Virginia State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong>&nbsp;1. Regional or industry income increased. 2. Regional or industry employment increased. 3. The number of associations formed increased. 4. The membership in the grower and trade association increased. 5. The revenues retained and used by the grower and trade associations increased. 5. The number of communities participating in the project increased. 6. The diets, income, health and nutrition improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"food-security-challenges\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Addressing global food security challenges through partnerships and local community engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Kenya-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Kenya-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/Kenya.jpg 649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kenya; East\/Southern Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>1. Develop and promote the utilization of high-quality value-added mango fruit, mung beans, and suitable local vegetables to improve food and human nutrition security in Kenya; 2. Apply innovations in genetic improvement of mainstream and orphan crops and assess the socioeconomic impact of fall armyworm and striga weed on maize production. 3. Investigate the prevalence, antibiotic resistance, and genetic diversity of food- and water-borne pathogens using emerging techniques for food safety and security; and 4. Apply integrated practices to reduce impact of gastrointestinal parasites on small ruminant farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Caleb Nindo | School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partner(s)<\/strong>: Virginia State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. New mung bean products developed with good sensory acceptability. Consumption of the products increased and health and nutrition indicators improved in the vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Processing of mangoes innovated leading to (1) high quality nutritious food and feed products; (2) a plan for mango waste conversion into more economical products developed; and (3) profiling chemical\/nutritional composition.<br>3. Genetic improvement of mainstream and orphan crops achieved: Opportunities for securing larger funding and conducting collaborative research to improve local crop species explored by the project team.<br>4. Capacity in the areas of food safety, security, and water quality through teaching, research and outreach enhanced.<br>5. Small ruminant farmers trained through UMES extension and research faculty, as well as researchers and educators from VSU, DSU, Fort Valley State University, and the College of Agriculture Science and Education (Portland, Jamaica). 6. About 40-60 farmers trained on how to use the FAMACHA scorecard, anthelmintic choices, nutrition evaluation, and pasture management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"school-lunch-program-model\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>An integrated approach to strengthening global food security and nutrition for health and well-being: A&nbsp; school lunch program model<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-6._Tuskegee_Local-bread-prep-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-6._Tuskegee_Local-bread-prep-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-6._Tuskegee_Local-bread-prep-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-6._Tuskegee_Local-bread-prep-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-6._Tuskegee_Local-bread-prep-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-6._Tuskegee_Local-bread-prep-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ghana; East\/Southern Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>1. Assess the food insecurity index in relationship to food-based dietary guidelines; 2. Develop an 1890 consortium of multidisciplinary seminar\/course in global food security and nutrition; 3. Evaluate the existing pillars of food security (availability, accessibility, utilization, stability) for gaps and opportunities; 4. Utilize the institutional consortium, partnerships, and collaborations to recruit students who are globally competent in FANH careers in NIFA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Robert K. Zabawa | College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tuskegee University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partner(s):<\/strong>&nbsp;Alabama A&amp;M University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. The current Ghana Government\u2019s policy of one (I) Village one (1) dam (1 VlD) and planting for food and Job to increase crop yield and availability complemented 2. Demonstrated results in the adaptation of improved seeds, enhance fertilizer usage, pesticide and irrigation management and identification efficient transportation system to move food and produce from farms to local markets, distribution centers and ultimately to various school districts and individual homes, increase acreage in cultivation. 3. Sourcing of produce directly from farms to reduce food cost. (Affordability) achieved.<br>4. Improved technologies used by farmers will reduce postharvest losses thereby improving farmer\u2019s income. (Stability, Accessibility). 5. Strengthened community farms while consuming fresh produce for students to derive the best nutrients. (Stability)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"pilot-project-ghana\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Increasing global food security through improved food safety and nutrition: A pilot project in the supply food chain Ghana<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-24._Tuskegee_Farm-products-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-24._Tuskegee_Farm-products-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-24._Tuskegee_Farm-products-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-24._Tuskegee_Farm-products-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-24._Tuskegee_Farm-products-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-24._Tuskegee_Farm-products-2-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ghana; West\/Central Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>1. Identify food-insecure populations in a selected Region in Ghana. 2. Measure the four dimensions of food security, availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability. 3. Establish Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) at food establishments to narrow the supply chain from production to consumption to enhance food safety. 4. Enhanced Food Defense Plan to prevent, protect against, and mitigate threats and hazards of greatest risk to the food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Eunice Bonsi | College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong>&nbsp;1. The awareness of the importance of food safety and defense increased. 2. Food security and public health improved. 3. Food defense plan, with Hazardous Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) in each food enterprise to support food and nutrition security initiated. 4. Minimized point of intentional food adulteration (food defense) and unintentional contamination (food safety) for accessibility to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets dietary needs for active healthy life (food security).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"black-eyed-peas-improvement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Nutritional analysis of black eyed peas for improvement of Colombian and US diets for global food security<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Colombia \/ Latin America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>1. Increasing thematic expertise across 1890 Universities in plant sciences as it relates to food security. 2. Continue a project on global nutritional security with cowpeas in Colombia. 3. Enhance on-going research of TSU. 4. Enable to exchange of technology in a two way direction between USA and Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Mathew Blair |<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences<br>College of Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tennessee State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong>&nbsp;1. Awareness of cowpeas potential in Latin America and USA increased. 2. The potential impact on higher food security in Colombia and neighboring countries as well as in the USA disseminated. 3. The utilization of cowpea in different dishes of African American and Afro-Colombian cuisines and quality of the overall food supply enhanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"fish-plant-farming-collaboration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Promoting international and local collaboration to optimize sustainable and autonomous fish and plant farming to improve food security<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-1_Dr.-Romano-interacting-with-Universidad-of-Magdalena-students-Santa-Marta-Colombia.-October-2022-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-1_Dr.-Romano-interacting-with-Universidad-of-Magdalena-students-Santa-Marta-Colombia.-October-2022-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-1_Dr.-Romano-interacting-with-Universidad-of-Magdalena-students-Santa-Marta-Colombia.-October-2022-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-1_Dr.-Romano-interacting-with-Universidad-of-Magdalena-students-Santa-Marta-Colombia.-October-2022-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-1_Dr.-Romano-interacting-with-Universidad-of-Magdalena-students-Santa-Marta-Colombia.-October-2022-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-1_Dr.-Romano-interacting-with-Universidad-of-Magdalena-students-Santa-Marta-Colombia.-October-2022.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Colombia | Latin America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>1. Develop a pilot Extension program that will provide training in aquaponic production. 2. Evaluate technical and economic feasibility of the aquaponics system with the fish and plants species grown at each institution (UM, KSU and UAPB). 3. Provide a dynamic experiential and cross-cultural learning experiences for up to 13 undergraduate\/graduate students and faculty participants in the program. 4. Develop a comprehensive series of Extension fact sheets, available in both Spanish and English, aimed to increase knowledge of the aquaponic system under local conditions, to produce fish and vegetables and improve sustainability and food security in local communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Nicholas Romano | Depart. Aquaculture &amp; Fisheries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;University of Arkansas Pine Bluff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partner(s):<\/strong>&nbsp;Kentucky State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong>&nbsp;1. Faculty and student learning enhanced through exchange activities that contribute to knowledge and skills in aquaponics. 2. Scholarly research documented in the aquaponics field. 3. Extension fact sheets disseminated and accompanied by training and information sessions with interested stakeholders in each project location. 4. Faculty and student knowledge and appreciation of the global dimensions of the aquaponics industry enhanced. 5. Aquaponic techniques that will benefit local communities documented<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"value-added-cowpea-production\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Sustainable intensification of value-added cowpea production innovations to increase incomes, food and nutritional security in crop-livestock farming systems<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-5._NCAT-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-5._NCAT-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-5._NCAT.jpg 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2020-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ghana; West\/Central Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Evaluate a set of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) options, and maize-cowpea intercropping systems to improve both crop yield and soil fertility.<br>2. Improve crop-livestock productivity through a synergistic approach that utilizes their by-products in the production cycle.<br>3. Engage in intensive production of cow-pea based value-added food products to improve household nutrition and health status; and<br>4. Assist smallholders in developing agro-cooperative associations; and functional, innovative, and technology up-take induced platforms to improve production and access to remunerative markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Osei-Agyeman Yeboah | College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;North Carolina A&amp;T State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partner(s):<\/strong>&nbsp;Alabama A&amp;M University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong>&nbsp;1. Producers\u2019 knowledge and skills in efficient inter-cropping system enhanced. 2. Value chain actors practicing good GAPs and GHPs; and food safety practices increased. 3. Farmers with knowledge and skills in simple and low-cost storage technologies enhanced. 4. Farmers trained to acquire skills in feed and silage preparations. 5. The number of farmers\/producers involved in contract farming and or members of a cooperative association increased. 6. The number of farmers receiving price and other essential information in real-lime increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"enhanced-goat-production\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Targeted research and extension interventions for enhanced goat production in Jamaica<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-2._-Jamaican-small-ruminant-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-2._-Jamaican-small-ruminant-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-2._-Jamaican-small-ruminant.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jamaica \/ Caribbean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Develop resources, tools, and aids for extension agent use in training goat producers and associated businesses<br>2. Identify suitable means of determining the nutritional quality of available feedstuffs and promote use of the information with a freely available supplement and diet formulation aid<br>3. Characterize current feeding management practices for goats and quantify benefits from use of feedstuff composition information and of a goat nutrient requirement and supplement\/diet formulation system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Arthur Goetsch | School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Langston University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partner(s)<\/strong>: Virginia State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Supplemental videos, and accompanying rubrics addressing unique aspects of goat production in Jamaica developed.<br>2. Economic returns to goat producers and relevant businesses improved. 3. Post-weaning growth rate of kids and reduced direct and indirect cost of feed per animal increased. 4. Benefit from improved feeding management practices quantified. On-station and on-farm studies .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"trans-boundary-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Trans-boundary research and extension of black-eyed peas for food and nutritional security across the New World diaspora benefiting African Americans and Afro-Colombians through 1890 universities exchange with SENA and the National University of Colombia<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-3.-Tennesse_Colombia_Universities-exchange.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-3.-Tennesse_Colombia_Universities-exchange.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/05\/PIC-3.-Tennesse_Colombia_Universities-exchange-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Period:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Country\/Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Colombia | Latin America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Training for 1890 graduate\/undergraduate students and faculty in global food security in the context of an important grain legume with research and extension;<br>2. Development of seed sources and germplasm for the diversification in supply of useful varieties;<br>3. Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis for targeting crop production and identifying constraints such as plant diseases or insects; and<br>4. Promotion of food literacy via nutritional quality evaluation for specific varieties and recipe generation for higher cowpea demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong>&nbsp;USDA\/NIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Matthew Blair | Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences College of Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1890 University Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tennessee State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partner(s)<\/strong>: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&amp;M University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expected Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Training provided to MS students (GIS\/Env. Sciences) trained at TSU and 1 summer work aid student (Master in Public Health), with emphasis on recruitment of African American and Colombian and female students. 2. More than the 50 genotypes obtained from the USDA in Griffin, GA.<br>3. A comparative case study and meta- analysis for Shelby county, Tennessee in the USA developed and a parallel study for Valle de Cauca and Cauca in Colombia conducted.<br>4. Over 25 recipes collected from USA, South America and International sources (Asia\/Africa). And, recipe books prepared as 2 booklets for cowpea, one in Spanish and one in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\n<noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/ns.html?id=GTM-TPSQ54N\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Food and Nutrition Security Projects: A Latin American regional collaborative network for monitoring new and emerging animal and plant pests and diseases Project Period:&nbsp;2021-2022 Country\/Region:&nbsp;Costa Rica \/ Latin America Objectives:&nbsp;1. 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