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CALS Global connects.

We connect students and faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with opportunities for global learning, discovery, and engagement.

Click below to find out more about our strategic priorities, initiatives, and leadership team.

African Farmer stand in the green farm with holding tablet

CALS Global in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences connects students and faculty to the world, and builds partnerships between CALS and global partners.

Meaningful international engagement opportunities allow faculty and students to serve globally, enrich communities at home and abroad, and develop partnerships to address the most challenging issues faced by society.

CALS GLOBAL INITIATIVES

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    Plantation Workers, Arabica Coffee Beans, Kenya, Africa
    APECS Project

    The Agricultural Productivity Enhancement & Communicating Science Project builds the capacity of agricultural researchers to communicate scientific findings and important implications of their research.

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    African women carrying bowls on their heads, Benin, Africa
    Global Opportunity Initiative

    The Global Opportunity Initiative is a cohort-based faculty development program geared towards capacity building, network development, and building teams to pursue global funding initiatives.

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    Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture

    The Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture is a pilot program that will incentivize and reward farmers and ranchers for adopting climate-smart agricultural practices that will enhance agricultural productivity, benefit producers, and improve climate resilience.

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    close-up partial view of farmer holding ripe organic potatoes in field
    Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative

    CALS Global hosts the GAP Initiative and the annual GAP Report, a global collaboration that makes the case for agricultural productivity growth to meet the needs of a growing world.

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