April 2021 Newsletter
CALS Global's April 2021 newsletter
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Hellen Waweru, a Kenyan smallholder farmer, shares her farming practices, challenges, and hopes for the future in this documentary short. , redirectIn honor of International Women’s Day, the Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Initiative is sharing the story of Hellen Waweru, a Kenyan small-scale farmer, who describes her farming practices, challenges, and hopes for the future. Hellen was featured in the 2020 GAP Report film, Agricultural Productivity in a Time of Pandemics – Stories from the Front Lines.
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2021 CALS Global Opportunity Initiative Commences , articleCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS Global) and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with the Africa Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness Management (CESAAM), successfully organized a series of Global Opportunity Initiative (GOI 2021) networking and capacity building collaborations.
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Collaboration aims to strengthen agriculture education in Afghanistan , redirectA five-year, $4.5 million program launched by Virginia Tech’s Center for International Research, Education, and Development aims to build capacity in teaching, outreach, and applied research and foster collaboration among institutions in Afghanistan that teach agriculture.
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2021 CALS Global Faculty Scholars , articleDr. Tom Archibald, Associate Professor in Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education and Dr. Catherine Larochelle, Assistant Professor in Agricultural and Applied Economics are named CALS Global Faculty Scholars.
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GAP Initiative Faculty Research Fellow , articleFor 2021-2022, Wei Zhang, assistant professor in agricultural and applied economics has been awarded the fellowship for her proposal to research the dynamic relationship between extreme climate events and the resilience of agricultural systems, through the lens of TFP growth.
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CALS Global provides multiple grant opportunities for CALS and VCE faculty:
Faculty partnership initiative—travel grants to strengthen existing global collaborations or create new ones for education, research, or outreach. Open call through June 30, 2021
Global impact mini-grants—non-travel grants to develop or deploy novel technologies or approaches for global impact. Open call through June 30, 2021
Course globalization grants—to modify existing courses to introduce global content, perspectives, or collaborations. Open call through June 30, 2021
