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We support our local community and creatives! Congratulations to Cynthia Portalatin (aka Cynthia Rose), Program Coordinator for the Office of International Agriculture Programs, who recently hosted a free community event titled "Poetic Voices." Part of a Monthly Literary Series, sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Coalition of South Side Tallahassee, Inc., it featured Cynthia reading poetry from her book "Bloom Forever - A Poetry Journal," and five local poets including Famu Cafs alumni and staff member Sefton Donald.

Fourth Pillar Team, representing Florida A&M University, participates in Impact Collaborative Summit – eXtension Foundation May 9, 2019 by Aaron Weibe For Immediate ReleaseMay 9th, 2019Contact: Aaron Weibe, [email protected] Atlanta, GA. The Fourth Pillar team, representing Florida A&M University, participated in eXtension’s Impact Collaborative Summit. As a result of their work, they have been invited to apply ...

Turning our team's vision into reality at the Extension.org "Impact Collaborative Innovation" Conference last week in Atlanta! Thank you FAMU EXTENSION for including the Office of International Agriculture Programs in this great workshop. ~ Famu Cafs, FAMU Farmer-to-Farmer Program, FAMU EXTENSION

Agricultural technicians in the Dominican Republic benefit from classroom and hands-on field training this week to learn how to monitor and scout for pests as part of an Integrated Pest Management production system. Check out the activities as shared by OIAP Director Harriett Paul on March 18th.

The Office of International Agriculture Programs at Famu Cafs is leading efforts to provide IPM interventions that will build the knowledge and skills of producers, agricultural service delivery personnel and packinghouse staff to meet market food safety and quality standards related to production and post-harvest handling of the targeted horticultural products (oriental vegetables and pineapple) in the DR – this support is provided through the implementation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture IESC DR Exporting Quality and Safety Program. ~

Real-time technical skills are shared through hands-on training in the field at an Integrated Pest Management demonstration farm in La Vega, Dominican Republic (DR). Approximately 56 agricultural technicians participating in the March 18th training sessions gathered at the farm to learn how to monitor and scout for pests as part of an IPM production system.

The Office of International Agriculture Programs at Famu Cafs is leading efforts to provide IPM interventions that will build the knowledge and skills of producers, agricultural service delivery personnel and packinghouse staff to meet market food safety and quality standards related to production and post-harvest handling of the targeted horticultural products (oriental vegetables and pineapple) in the DR – this support is provided through the implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture IESC DR Exporting Quality and Safety Program. ~ Harriett Paul.

Florida A&M University's Office of International Agriculture kicks off a week of training and field visits in the Dominican Republic as part of its support for the implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) International Executive Service Corps (IESC) DR Exporting Quality and Safety Program. Click on our photos to follow the project activities and see our team in action.

FAMU’s primary role in this project is to provide IPM interventions that will build the knowledge and skills of producers, agricultural service delivery personnel and packinghouse staff to meet market food safety and quality standards related to production and post-harvest handling of the targeted horticultural products (oriental vegetables and pineapple crops).

~ Harriett Paul, Famu Cafs, IESC.

See you this evening! ~ Webinar on at . 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Rm. 300 N. Perry-Paige. Light refreshments served at 4:30 p.m., 3rd floor lobby. ~ Famu Cafs, FAMU CAFS.

Preparing a New Workforce – The Office of International Agriculture (OIAP) at FAMU will host a webinar on “International Agriculture Diplomacy” on Friday, February 15, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Room 300 of the Perry-Paige Building, located on FAMU’s main campus at 1740 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Students interested in careers with the U.S. Foreign Service agencies, particularly those minoring in Global Agriculture, are invited to attend. Students will be introduced to the relevant U.S. Foreign Service agencies, their method of assessing new candidates for employment as Foreign Service Officers, and the steps potential applicants should take in preparing to be successful in landing a job with one of the Foreign Service organizations. The webinar will be presented by Dawn Thomas, retired U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer, in cooperation with Harriett Paul, Director of FAMU’s OIAP and Center for International Agricultural Trade Development Research and Training. For more information, call (850) 599-8867. ~ Global Agriculture, Famu Cafs, FAMU CAFS, Harriett Paul

We thank plant pathologist Consuelo Estevez de Jensen, Ph.D., and entomologist Fernando Gallardo-Covas, Ph.D., consultants who have provided training and technical recommendations for treatment of key pests and diseases in pineapple crops in the Dominican Republic (DR). In this photo, farm owners in Cevicos, DR, benefit from their on-site assistance last week.

Florida A&M University Office International Agriculture Programs coordinates support for the implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) International Executive Services Corps (IESC) DR Exporting Quality and Safety Program. Our primary role in this project is to provide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) interventions that will build the knowledge and skills of producers, agricultural service delivery personnel and packinghouse staff to meet market food safety and quality standards related to production and post-harvest handling of the targeted horticultural products.