Program Profile

Description

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 public service in countries throughout tropical Central and South America. Based in Turrialba, Costa Rica, CATIE has gained international recognition in its fields of endeavor, which include a broad spectrum of topics related to sustainable agriculture and wise use of natural resources in the American tropics.

Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, with more than 3,000 students, is the third largest college of its kind in the United States. The College's educational programs are carefully designed to ensure that every student's education is geared to contemporary, real-world issues.

Both CATIE and Cornell seek to contribute to the reduction of poverty and the improvement of rural livelihoods through sustainable agriculture and other land-use practices.

Target Countries

No target countries have been selected.

Target Regions

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