{"id":9325,"date":"2023-09-14T18:07:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/?p=9325"},"modified":"2023-09-21T14:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:06:23","slug":"long-time-nc-state-collaborators-set-to-visit-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/news\/long-time-nc-state-collaborators-set-to-visit-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-Time NC State Collaborators Set to Visit Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
NC State is gearing up for the “Building Partnerships for Health and Sustainable Agricultural Development in East Africa” symposium that will take place September 18-20. This event is the first of its kind, and it will connect experts from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda with researchers at NC State. This conference will allow international professionals to exchange ideas with NC State researchers, visit university facilities and identify potential areas of collaboration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The symposium builds on the Connecting Research, Education and Outreach (CREdO) framework that aims to bridge gaps between research, education and outreach in agriculture and thus create sustainable solutions in agricultural sectors.\u00a0 There are currently three ongoing projects in Kenya under the CREdO umbrella where researchers from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya Fisheries and Marine Research Institute (KMFRI), the University of Nairobi and NC State have come together. However, the idea for these projects was conceived a few years back when researchers from all these institutions started meeting regularly and exchanging ideas, primarily virtually, to identify specific issues with aquaculture and African Indigenous Vegetables (AIV) value chains that hinder their productivity in Kenya. A group of more than 20 researchers have diligently worked on creating two master project proposals for aquaculture and AIV value chains. In October 2022 <\/span>Dr. Peter Ojiambo, professor of plant pathology, and Jos\u00e9 Cisneros, Director of CALS International Programs, visited Nairobi, Kisii and Kakamega counties in Kenya to meet with project partners and farmers. This trip helped NC State and Kenyan institutions identify potential project sites and meet with local government representatives for the AIV and aquaculture projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n