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Partnerships withHispanic Serving Institutions for
International Agricultural Development
HACU International ConferenceHACU International Conference
International Agricultural Development and Trade
Dana RicheyDana RicheyForeign Agricultural ServiceForeign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of AgricultureFebruary 24, 2011February 24, 2011
Foreign Agricultural Service
Mission:
“Linking U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security”
Linking U.S. Agriculture to the World
FAS
security”
Staff includes about 850 people in Washington, D.C., with 100 overseas offices covering more than 155 countries worldwide
Foreign Agricultural Service
What We Do…
• Achieve Market Access
Trade Development• Trade Development
• Market Intelligence
• Technical Assistance
WFP/Lou Dematteis
Office of Capacity Building & Development
•• Administer USDA food aid programsAdminister USDA food aid programs
•• Manage USDA’s agricultural reconstruction Manage USDA’s agricultural reconstruction •• Manage USDA’s agricultural reconstruction Manage USDA’s agricultural reconstruction and disaster response programsand disaster response programs
•• Implement trade, scientific, and regulatory Implement trade, scientific, and regulatory capacity building projectscapacity building projects
•• Operate trade and scientific exchange programs to Operate trade and scientific exchange programs to strengthen global agricultural developmentstrengthen global agricultural development
• Seeds • Farmer • Elevators • Meat • Grocery
Production / Laborers
Storage / Purchasers
Processors / Manufacturers
Retailers
Consumers
Inputs / Distribution
Agriculture Value Chain Combination of all the activities and resources needed for
generating and delivering products and services
• Seeds • Machinery • Financing • Feed • Fertilizers • Genetics • Dealers • Co-ops • Banks • Agents • University • Associations
• Farmer • Livestock
producer • Orchards • Dairy
• Elevators • Packer • Gin • Feedlot • Millers • Crushers • Brokers • Shipper • Warehouse • Export Co’s • Feed Co’s • Biofuels
• Meat • Dairy • Wool • Ingredients • Fabricators • Ethanol • Packaging • Exports • Food Co’s • Clothing • Refiner
• Grocery • Restaurants • Discount • Catalogue • On-line • Fashions • Fueling station
Consumers
Value Chain Continuum
Who We Work With
• Colleges & universities U.S. and offshore
• U.S. Agency for International Development
• U.S. Department of State
• U.S. Department of Defense• U.S. Department of Defense
• International donors & private foundations
• Foreign governments
• Private corporations in over 100 countries
Types of Expertise We Seek• Agronomists• Agribusiness Specialists• Agricultural Economists• Animal Health Specialists• Crop Scientists
• Gender Issues Specialists• Food Safety Specialists• Geologists• Hydrologists• Land Tenure Specialists• Natural Resources Specialists
• Crop Scientists• Engineers• Environmental Scientists• Environmental Engineers• Extension Specialists• Food Safety Specialists• Forester
• Natural Resources Specialists• Nutritionists• Plant Health Specialists• Rural Housing Specialists• Sociologists• Soil Scientist/Conservationist• Veterinarians
Fellowship, Exchange & Studies Programs
HSI opportunity:
• 6 programs, training hundreds of fellows�Cost reimbursement for training visiting foreign �Cost reimbursement for training visiting foreign
scientists and agricultural professionals from university, government and research entities
�Master degree students
• Duration: 2 weeks to 3 years
Exchange Programs
and Fellowship Study Tours
• New Mexico State University
� Borlaug Fellow from Mexico trained on livestock grazing
Namibia beef industry study tour in Missouri and New Mexico
trained on livestock grazing systems
�Cochran Fellows (2) from Thailand trained on canned food production, $17K award
Exchange Programs and Fellowship Study Tours
•Kingsborough Community College
� Cochran Fellows (4) from Serbia trained on cranberry products, trained on cranberry products, $20.1K award
� Cochran Fellows (8) from China trained on U.S. culinary arts and food trends, $28.4K award
Sanitary & Phytosanitary Training in El Salvador
Exchange Programs
and Fellowship Study Tours
• University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez
�18 Cochran Fellows from Central and South
Consultation in Nicaragua
from Central and South America trained in U.S. inspection procedures and regulations for meat, eggs, and poultry
� $17.1K award
Development, Disaster Assistance, Technical & Scientific Grants
HSI opportunity:
• Dozens of grants awarded annually• Dozens of grants awarded annually
• Cost reimbursement for overseas projects
• Short-term and long-term assignments
Development, Disaster Assistance, Technical & Scientific Grants
•Lincoln University in Missouri
�State Department’s Millennium Challenge Corporation funding
�Advisor to conduct due
Animal Husbandry Training in Afghanistan
�Advisor to conduct due diligence of a proposal to fund $3M of farm equipment to Republic of Georgia
�In Ghana, assess food safety conditions in pineapple farm packing houses
Food Assistance ProgramsGrant Opportunities
HSI opportunities:
• School meals programs (Food for Education)
• Capacity building throughout agricultural supply chain (Food for Progress)
• US and foreign universities team with private voluntary organizations
• Awards for 3-years +
Food Assistance ProgramsGrant Opportunities
Food for Progress Program
• Livestock Husbandry Program in Bolivia
Food for Education Program
• School Feeding Program in El Salvador
in Bolivia
Technical Assistance Project in Guatemala
• Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG)
• First foreign university to be a direct recipient
• FY10 multi-million dollar award for 3-year project
• Projects with small, medium, large scale farms• Projects with small, medium, large scale farms
• UVG will use its 2 experimental stations for sorghum development with improved technologies and innovative systems
�Grow sorghum, develop food products
�Produce biofuels from sorghum
University Partnerships
• University partners are integral to the success of our international programs
• We seek to diversify partnerships to include • We seek to diversify partnerships to include more HSIs
• Encourage meaningful LGU and HSI partnerships
Consortium of Universities
Training for Iraq Agriculture Extension Revitalization Program
Advisers working in Afghanistan
Hispanic Serving Institutions
• Expand dialogue to
– Know university capabilities
– Determine contact points– Determine contact points
– Build a working relationship
– Grant writing training
– Webinars to explain our programs and grant processes
Learning About Opportunities• Listserv sponsored by the National Institute for
Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
• Talk to USDA’s HSI regional coordinators
• www.Grants.gov• www.Grants.gov
• Webinars
• Grant writing courses by HACU
• Contact us directly
Point of Contact
Dana RicheyGlobal Partnership Development
Office of Capacity Building and DevelopmentUSDA, Foreign Agricultural Service
[email protected], (202) 720-0430