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Programs and Projects Gateway

Welcome to International Programs' Programs and Projects Gateway to international initiatives within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology.

Highlighted Programs

  1. Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II Web Site
    • Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II (ABSPII) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • ABSPII is a USAID-funded consortium of public and private sector institutions that supports scientists, regulators, extension workers, farmers and the general public in developing countries to make informed decisions about agricultural biotechnology. Where demand exists, ABSPII focuses on the safe and effective development and commercialization of bio-engineered crops as a ... [View Profile]
  2. Central and Eastern Europe Initiative Web Site
    • Central and Eastern Europe Initiative [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • For more than 30 years, International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has been actively engaged in a variety of program initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe. From 1974 a scientific exchange program with Poland was established with funding from the Alfred E. Jurzykowski Foundation. ... [View Profile]
  3. Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Web Site
    • Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat (DRRW) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat (DRRW) Project is a global collaborative effort begun in April 2008 by seventeen research institutions and led by Cornell University. The DRRW Project seeks to mitigate the threat of Ug99 and other stem rust races through coordinated activities that will replace susceptible wheat varieties ... [View Profile]
  4. Transnational Learning Web Site
    • Transnational Learning [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • Transnational Learning, a project of Office of International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, brings Cornell University's leading-edge faculty and curriculum to students around the world. Through our state-of-the-art digital technologies, graduate students in countries such as South Africa, Thailand, India, and the Philippines have access to ... [View Profile]

Active Programs

(Records Found: 33)

    • Afghanistan Initiative [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: CIIFAD
    • For more information, please see the program's or project's Web site.
    • African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • Cornell University aims to support ACCI through assistance with visiting professors, video lectures, and library access and support. Below is some background on the project. The ACCI aims to train African plant breeders in Eastern and Southern Africa, on African crops, to breed better crops using conventional and biotechnological breeding ... [View Profile]
    • Borlaug Fellows Program [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing short-term scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to visiting researchers, policymakers and university faculty while they work with a mentor. The program targets developing countries and places participants at land-grant ... [View Profile]
    • Brain Korea 21 [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • Brain Korea 21(BK21) is a human resource development program initiated by Korea’s Ministry of Education. The Ministry has targeted what it considers the seven most important fields in science and technology necessary to enhance national competitiveness in the 21st century. Biotechnology, which encompasses the fields of agriculture, medical science and ... [View Profile]
    • Collaborative Crops Research Program [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Unspecified.
    • The Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) is a competitive grants program funded by The McKnight Foundation for the purpose of increasing food security for resource-poor people in developing countries. As of 8/22/2007 , the program supports 24 collaborative projects in 17 countries around the world. Key features of the CCRP include: ... [View Profile]
    • Communication and Development [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Department of Communication
    • Communication for development has been a significant part of Cornell University’s program for more than five decades. Most of the activities associated with this emphasis are located in the Department of Communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Those activities include education, training and research and development, for ... [View Profile]
    • Conservation Farming in the Tropical Uplands [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: CIIFAD
    • For more information, please see the program's or project's Web site.
    • Cornell Assistantship for Horticulture in Africa (CAHA) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The first Cornell Assistantship for Horticulture in Africa (CAHA) was awarded to Mr. Charles Wasonga from Kenya . The purpose of the assistantship is to provide a doctoral assistantship in the Graduate Field of Horticulture to a student from Sub-Saharan Africa. Course work is completed at Cornell University while ... [View Profile]
    • Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Unspecified.
    • The Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program (CFNPP), created in 1988 within the Division of Nutritional Sciences, conducts applied research and engages in technical cooperation and training on issues of poverty, human resource development, and food and nutrition policy in developing countries and in transition economies of Eastern Europe. Of ... [View Profile]
    • Emerging Markets [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: AEM
    • History Founded in Fall 2001 by Ralph D. Christy, a Cornell University Professor, the Emerging Markets Program has created a stage for academics scholars and leading practitioners that encourages discussions and bridges the exchange of information and knowledge of emerging market economies. Mission and Goals To establish the Emerging Markets Program (EMP) as ... [View Profile]
    • Frosty Hill Fellowship [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • Cornell University dedicates the "Frosty" Hill Agricultural Research Fellowship to the memory of Dr. Forrest F. Hill, co founder of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), in honor of his significant contributions to the application of agricultural sciences in addressing critical world food problems. The Fellowship provides financial ... [View Profile]
    • G. Burke Wright Fund [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The G. Burke Wright Scholarship Fund was established to encourage and strengthen the relationship between Cornell and Escuela Agricola Panamericana in Zamorano, Honduras. Mr. Wright was a Cornell alumnus and served as a member of the Board of Directors at Zamorano. The funds are to be used for such purposes ... [View Profile]
    • Graduate Student Exchange Program/ Tropical Agricultural Research Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • Each year up to two students from each institution will study at the partner institution. CATIE--the Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center--will host Cornell students, while Cornell will host students from CATIE. CATIE is an international institution devoted to research, graduate education (at both MS and PhD levels) and ... [View Profile]
    • Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program was established in 1978 in honor of the late Senator and Vice President to commemorate and carry forward Hubert Humphrey's lifelong commitment to international cooperation and public service. It provides professionals from developing countries an opportunity to enhance their leadership potential and managerial skills. ... [View Profile]
    • Institute for Genomic Diversity (IGD) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Institute for Biotechnology and Life Science Technologies
    • The Institute for Genomic Diversity (IGD) is devoted to research and training in genetic diversity, plant genomics, biodiversity conservation, and solving problems affecting global food security. Our education and outreach projects include both hosting visitors at IGD and co-organizing workshops around the world, as well as producing other resources for ... [View Profile]
    • Interactive Resource Center and Helpdesk [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Institute for Biotechnology and Life Science Technologies
    • The Interactive Resource Center & Helpdesk was developed in 2005 by the Cornell University Institute for Genomic Diversity as a support tool for scientists worldwide, with a particular focus on those working on implementing molecular marker assisted plant breeding and plant genetic diversity assessment programs. The IRC now includes a ... [View Profile]
    • International Integrated Pest Management [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Plant Pathology
    • Cornell is one of the few universities in the world with a unique historical commitment to international agriculture and advanced scientific capacity in an area that can broadly be classified as IPM. Our faculty and staff have been engaged in developing and disseminating knowledge about IPM worldwide for decades. However, ... [View Profile]
    • International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) is a not-for-profit organization that delivers the benefits of new agricultural biotechnologies to the poor in developing countries. It aims to share these powerful technologies to those who stand to benefit from them and at the same time establish an enabling ... [View Profile]
    • Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in International Agriculture and Rural Development with Specialization in Integrated Watershed Management [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: CIIFAD
    • For more information, please see the program's or project's Web site.
    • Master of Professional Studies in Agriculture and Life Sciences with Peace Corps Option (MPS/Peace Corps) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The Master's International Program offers the unique opportunity to combine Peace Corps service with a master's degree program. The focus of the program in CALS is International Agriculture and Rural Development (IARD), i.e., conservation of natural resources, sustainable farming systems, various aspects of international development such as population, nutrition, planning, ... [View Profile]
    • Master of Professional studies in International Agriculture and Rural Development (MPS/IARD) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The M.P.S.-Agriculture degree offered by the graduate field of International Agriculture and Rural Development (IARD) is designed for students from any country who already have some experience working and/or living in low income countries in areas related to rural development and the food system. The flexibility of our program ... [View Profile]
    • Masters of Professional Studies in International Development (MPS/International Development) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • The M.P.S. degree in the graduate field of International Development is an interdisciplinary program intended to help professionals in a variety of roles in the public, nonprofit or private sectors to be more effective in the planning, management and/or evaluation of programs and policies that deal with challenges of productivity, ... [View Profile]
    • Peace Corps [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • More than 190,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have been invited by 139 host countries to work on issues relating to education; youth outreach and community development; business development; environment; agriculture; health; HIV/AIDS; and information technology. Peace Corps' mission has three simple goals: Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for ... [View Profile]
    • Program in International Nutrition [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Division of Nutritional Sciences
    • Program in International Nutrition at Cornell University Malnutrition and hunger are widespread in many developing countries, and chronic disease resulting from poor nutrition is an emerging problem. The causes of inadequate nutriture are many and complex as they encompass biological, economic, social and political issues. The Program in International Nutrition trains ... [View Profile]
    • Rice-Wheat Systems [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Crop and Soil Sciences
    • The rice-wheat (RW) rotation provides staple grains for about 20% of the world's population. However, declining yields in long-term experiments, declining factor productivity on farms, and degrading soil and water resources have raised questions about the sustainability of the RW rotation at a time when production must increase at the ... [View Profile]
    • Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • GAP is a multi-sectoral and integrated regional development project that aims at generating an environment in which future generations can fully develop themselves and reap the benefits of development. It is based on the concept of sustainable development. Its basic aim is to eliminate regional development disparities by ... [View Profile]
    • Strategies and Analyses for Growth and Access (SAGA) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Division of Nutritional Sciences
    • SAGA brings together key personnel having extensive experience in Africa as researchers, teachers, policymakers, and consultants, to offer a different perspective on growth and poverty reduction. We focus on the capabilities of individuals, households, and communities—their productivities, their vulnerabilities, their institutions, and their environment. David Sahn, director of SAGA, (second ... [View Profile]
    • System of Rice Intensification [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: CIIFAD
    • For more information, please see the program's or project's Web site.
    • The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: Mann Library
    • TEEAL was dubbed a "Library in a Box" by a researcher in Africa not only because it arrives in a box, but because it contains the same capabilities as a real-time library does - a comprehensive collection of current journals to browse or search. This library is available to over ... [View Profile]
    • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: International Programs
    • Cornell University aims to support WACCI through assistance with visiting professors, video lectures, communications/IT help, and library access and support. below is some background on the project. Africa remains food insecure, despite remedial measures delineated in several conferences, resolutions and publications. Daily per capita food consumption has never exceeded 2,140 kcal/day ... [View Profile]
    • West Africa Water Initiative [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: CIIFAD
    • For more information, please see the program's or project's Web site.

Expired Programs

(Records Found: 3)

    • African Food Security and Natural Resources Management (AFSNARM) [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: AEM
    • The African Food Security and Natural Resources Management (AFSNRM) is a thematic, interdisciplinary program launched by the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) late in the spring of 2000 with an initial geographic focus on eastern and southern Africa. The aim of this initiative is to advance interdisciplinary ... [View Profile]
    • Biocomplexity Research Project [Web Site]
    • Administrative Unit: CIIFAD
    • For more information, please see the program's or project's Web site.
    • Participatory Curriculum Development in Emerging Areas of Agricultural Development: Experiences from State Agricultural Universities in India and Land Grant Universities in the United States
    • Administrative Unit: Unspecified.
    • Cornell University and its U.S. partners, Michigan State University and the University of California Davis, in collaboration with the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) proposed to address and make recommendations on how to enhance the curriculum and institutional capacity of India's State Agricultural Universities to meet the new and ... [View Profile]