Customized Training Opportunities

Global Academy

Customized Training Programs for Institutions

Does your institution need training in the latest techniques and policy in biotechnology, food safety, plant agriculture or other related topics?
We can develop a customized technical and leadership training to fit your institutions’ needs.

Through Global Academy, we can provide trainings for international agriculture professionals and researchers. Each training is developed to address your unique training need and will include a diverse agenda to meet all the participants’ needs.

 

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Contact us to develop your own customized training program.

Training Expertise

Agricultural Engineering

North Carolina is leading the way in biotechnology, and NC State is a big part of the reason why. Our programs in Ag engineering run the gamut from biotechnology policy to the of biotech crops worldwide.

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Animal Agriculture

Our animal agriculture training provides the latest information on topics such as genetics, management techniques, reproduction systems, technology, and nutrition.

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Food Science

We can customize food science training sessions on topics such as food manufacturing, human nutrition, quality control, food preservation, and food laws and regulation.

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Agricultural Extension

Agriculture Extension and education are fundamental to transferring research-based knowledge to current farmers -- and in training the farmers of the future. We provide Ag Extension training in a number of areas.

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Biotechnology

From gene expression to policy and ethics, our biotechnology training can focus on topics such as plant genetic engineering, embryonic stem cell research, and transgenics.

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Interdisciplinary

Most real-world challenges and solutions are interdisciplinary in nature. We are dedicated to bringing together a diverse set of instructors and researchers to serve our trainees in any topic.

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Agricultural Policy

This training focuses on the U.S. agricultural policies that have supported steady increases in agriculture production, domestic and international trade, and the economies of rural communities.

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Food Safety

From HACCP to food microbiology, we can provide training on a range of topics, including meat and poultry processing, pasteurization of dairy products, and fresh produce.

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Plant Agriculture

From crop production to weed management, our plant agriculture training can be customized to focus on a number of different topics including soil science, plant breeding, post-harvest, and more.

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What to Expect

Depending on the training needs, we will devise a program that includes visits within NC State and North Carolina and can even travel throughout the country.  Typical training is 1 to 2 weeks in length and for 5 to 15 participants.

Participants can expect to have meetings and facility tours with:

  • NC State faculty and researchers
  • Farmers
  • Government agencies
  • Growers’ associations
  • Industry
  • Non-Profits
  • Trade organizations
  • and more

Cultural Activities

We believe in providing value-added cultural activities for training participants to make to most of their time in North Carolina, and the U.S.  Graduate student cultural ambassadors will accompany all training groups to each meeting. They will offer additional cultural activities during the evenings and on the weekends.