| International Programs of CALS (IP/CALS)
provides a "platform" that facilitates and promotes
involvement of College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) faculty and students
in international activities in support of teaching, research,
and extension. Its objective is to maintain and build up CALS
and Cornell
University's strength for international knowledge generation,
sharing and application. Cornell is in the forefront among U.S.
universities for international work, and IP/CALS contributes
to maintaining this leading position. Strategic thrusts, several
of which are directly linked to university and College priorities,
include: 1. Biotechnology/ genomics; 2. Agroecological initiatives
(agroforestry, organic inputs, IPM, soil health, rice intensification);
3. Globalization initiatives; and 4.Watershed management.
At this time, the following university and CALS initiatives
are associated with International Programs: Bridging the Rift
(BTR), Collaborative Crops Research Program (CCRP), Cornell-Eastern
Europe-Mexico International Collaborative Project in Potato
Late Blight Control (CEEM), Cornell International Institute
for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD), Institute
for Genomic Diversity (IGD), Institute for Global Learning,
International Integrated Pest Management, International Programs
Initiative for Biotechnology, International Research and Scientific
Exchanges, Program in International Nutrition, Strategic World
Initiative for Technology Transfer (SWIFTT), and The Essential
Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL).
The impact of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
on international development probably represents the single
greatest collective achievement of the College in its 100-year
history. The comparative advantage of the College for the
future is to address, through research, the vital global issues
generated at the nexus of population, agriculture, and the
environment.The resulting research experience will allow our
faculty to provide relevant training for our students, enabling
them to participate more effectively in an increasingly global
economy. |
