Ohio State-CFAES International Programs

The PeaceCorps has announced that The Ohio State University ranked No. 5 among large schools on the agency’s 2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There are 62 Buckeyes currently volunteering worldwide!

Ohio State Ranks 5th on Top Peace Corps Producing Universities in 2019 The Peace Corps has announced that Ohio State ranked No. 5 among large schools on the agency’s 2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There are 62 Buckeyes currently volunteering worldwide. Since the agency’s founding in 1961, 1,883 Buckeyes have served in communities aroun...

Ricardo Medina, a PhD student at USP - Universidade de São Paulo and current visiting scholar in Ohio State Plant Science, is working to extend the production ranges of small fruits through the use of an innovative LED lighting system. Ricardo shares more about his research at Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences in the latest "Perspectives".

Brazilian Scholar Advances Research on Small Fruits in Controlled Environments | International Programs in Agriculture Ricardo Bordignon Medina Extending Production Ranges for Small Fruits My name is Ricardo Bordignon Medina. I’m a Brazilian citizen and a current Ph.D. candidate at the University of São Paulo’s (USP) Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, specifically in the Plant Physiology and Biochemistry P...

Mark Erbaugh, Director of International Programs in Agriculture, and Luis Cañas, Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology, traveled to the Pan-American School of Agriculture – popularly referred to as Zamorano - in Honduras from December 6 – 12, 2018, to reaffirm and strengthen existing linkages on behalf of the Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

CFAES Advances Links with Zamorano University in Honduras Dr. Mark Erbaugh, Director of International Programs in Agriculture, and Dr. Luis Cañas, Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology, traveled to the Pan-American School of Agriculture – popularly referred to as Zamorano University - in Honduras from December 6 – 12, 2018, to reaffirm a...

Though the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cochran Fellowship Program has ended, the work continues. The eight visitors from focused on improving their understanding of high-value horticultural development and trade during their two weeks at The Ohio State University through meetings with Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences faculty and extension specialists, Ohio farmers and growers, and agency administrators. With this new knowledge, Moldova is now better positioned to improve their production systems and capacity to trade with the U.S.

In case you missed it! See how far Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences' impact extends internationally and learn how on a global scale in the newest annual report from the Ohio State - Office of International Programs in Agriculture!

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Tune into a live-streamed presentation by Dr. Rattan Lal, Distinguished Professor in the The Ohio State University School of Environment and Natural Resources, as he presents at the Philippine Rice Research Institute on "Managing Soils in a World of 11 Billion People".

Dr. Lal is visiting the Philippines as a part of the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, funded and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Event will be live-streamed on Facebook Live at the following time:
- April 19, 2018 (9:00 PM EST) / April 20, 2018 (9:00 AM PHT)

LIVE SEMINAR: Managing Soils in a World of 11 Billion People by Dr. Rattan Lal | April 20, 2018 - 9AM

Dr. Lal was cited in Thomas Reuters 2015 and 2016 list of “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.”

He is a leading voice on issues related to climate change and soil carbon, soil degradation and restoration, food security, and environmental quality and sustainability with more than 2227 research publications, 506 books and 68 edited/co-edited books to his credit.

The final report is now available for the IAGRI - Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative – a major Feed the Future Initiative in Tanzania led by The Ohio State University and funded by the US Agency for International Development. The report is a culmination of the six year (2011 – 2017), $25.5 million project that focused on strengthening human and institutional capacity development to improve food security in Tanzania. The project ultimately trained 135 Tanzanian graduate students, engaged more than 50 Ohio State faculty and students, developed 107 new agricultural production technologies and management practices, and created 10 public-private partnerships between Sokoine University of Agriculture and the private sector.

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Scientists in the Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences are working with Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation - KALRO and other partners to improve smallholder vegetable production and rural livelihoods in Kenya.

Funded by the US Agency for International Development through the Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab, faculty in Ohio State Plant Science, Ohio State - Department of Plant Pathology, Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, and The Ohio State University School of Environment and Natural Resources are working collaboratively to develop and implement practices that reduce crop losses due to pests, reduce environmental damage and health concerns associated with over-use of pesticides, improve crop productivity, enhance incomes, and provide better nutrition.

Success Stories | East Africa Vegetable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Innovation Lab (IL) Success Stories Kenyan Farmer Captures Market for Healthy Vegetable Seedlings After graduation from Jomo Kenyatta University, Eston Mbuba got a job in Kenya’s crowded capital city of Nairobi. He soon found his housing, food, transportation, and other living expenses too high, and his income too low,...

Somanagouda Patil, a U.S. Department of Agriculture Borlaug Fellow completing research in The Ohio State University School of Environment and Natural Resources, discusses why his research on climate smart agricultural practices is so crucial to farmers living in the world's Dry Areas. Patil is currently a researcher with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), a CGIAR Research Center aimed at providing innovative science-based solutions for improving the resilience and livelihoods of the resource-poor in Dry Areas.

Devising Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices for the World's Dry Areas | International Programs in Agriculture (C-MASC) in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences through the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s

Three faculty in the Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences recently delivered a workshop in Tanzania entitled “Farming as a Business”, along with partners at the Sokoine University of Agriculture. It was designed to enhance the instructional capacity of instructors within Tanzania's Ministry of Agriculture Technical Institutes (MATIs) and Livestock Training Institutes (LITAs) by providing content on agricultural value chains, agribusiness and farm management, and entrepreneurship.

Transforming Tanzanian Agriculture: CFAES Faculty Train Extension Instructors on Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship | International Programs in Agriculture Food security, poverty alleviation, low agricultural productivity, and youth underemployment in Tanzania can be addressed by encouraging its farmers to become more business and market oriented.

Fulbright Week is next week, April 17-21, at The Ohio State University. Faculty and students in the Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences are encouraged to explore opportunities for international teaching and research by participating in these Fulbright Week events.

Office of International Affairs - Fulbright Week Information hub, in the Office of Academic Affairs, for the coordination, enhancement and development of Ohio State's international activities.