SAIGE
Jaime Adams, Senior Advisor of International Affairs for USDA, hosted by CALS SAIGE for Monthly Seminar Series
Jaime Adams, Senior Advisor for International Affairs at the USDA, participated in the International Seminar Series where she encouraged attendees to always challenge the norm, explore the unknown, remember that it’s okay to feel uncomfortable, keep up a work-life balance, talk with the locals when you travel, always ask questions, and consider working for the United States government.
CALS International Programs and CALS SAIGE Hosts World Food Prize Recipient Dr. Jan Low for Monthly Seminar Series
CALS International Programs and CALS SAIGE host the International Seminar with Dr. Jan Low, World Food Prize recipient
CALS SAIGE Hosts Fulbright Visiting Scholar Dr. Mohammad Golam Farouque as Part of Seminar Series
Dr. Farouque presented on building bridges between his home institution of Bangladesh Agricultural University and NC State through academic and research collaborations and the resulting benefits for both faculty and students.
CALS SAIGE Hosts Dr. Craig Meisner, Senior Technical Advisor for FAO, as Part of Seminar Series
Dr. Meisner lived and worked in Bangladesh for 34 years, holding many positions in the field of agricultural research. During his career, he and his teams made numerous accomplishments which he highlighted in the seminar for CALS faculty, researchers and students, and our global partners while also highlighting the importance of international collaborations.
CALS SAIGE Hosts AGRIVI Agrisuccess Manager Ines Hajdu as Part of Seminar Series
On September 9th, CALS International Programs and CALS SAIGE hosted a virtual seminar with Ines Hajdu, Agrisuccess Manager of AGRIVI. Based in Croatia, Hajdu shared about AGRIV's purpose, goals, services offered, and impact as well as her own experience with agriculture and with the company itself.
Dr. Miljan Erbez: Development Projects in Agriculture
Dr. Miljan Erbez, Higher Senior Associate for EU Integration in animal husbandry in the Ministry of Agriculture from Bosnia and Herzegovina, traveled to NC State in 2017 as part of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Cochran Fellowship Program and recently gave a presentation for the CALS SAIGE International Seminar series this March.
Advancing Food Security and Food Safety through International Collaborations, a Seminar with Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi
The seminar with Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi from the International Potato Center highlights the impact of international collaboration in advancing food safety techniques to introduce the high nutrition orange flesh sweetpotato into the African market and impact food security.
Otro mundo es Posible: Dr. María-Elena Cazar Ramírez
Dr. María-Elena Cazar Ramírez presented her experience in international research as part of the CALS SAIGE International Seminar Series. This presentation was hosted over Zoom and Facebook live, which opened the seminar up to attendees from all over the world. This was doubly appropriate for Dr. Cazar Ramírez’s presentation, “Building bridges with International Collaboration: a Journey from Ecuador to the world”.
Dr. Carlos Iglesias: Growing Connections
CALS SAIGE hosted Dr. Carlos Iglesias, the new Director of the Plant Breeding Consortium at NC State, for an international seminar presentation.
From Raleigh to Djilor: Dannica Wall and Poultry Farming in Senegal
Poultry Science PhD student Dannica Wall gave an eye-opening presentation on her time spent in Djilor, Senegal as part of the CALS SAIGE International Seminar Series. Wall was sent abroad through Farmer to Farmer, a USAID-funded program that seeks to increase agricultural productivity, sustainable farming practices, and strengthen existing institutions.