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		<title>Video: Texas A&amp;M and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/05/14/texas-am-and-the-sustainable-development-solutions-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his seminar lecture on April 26, 2013 Dr. Belay E. Begashaw discussed Texas A&#38;M University’s role in the Sustainable Development Solutions Network through the Borlaug Institute. The SDSN is a new initiative that combines scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society and the private sector around the world. The initiative endeavors to alleviate global poverty and hunger in the face of a world population approaching 9 billion people by 2050. The SDSN is intended to carry on the work still left following the Millennium Development Goals, a UN program ending 2015... <span class="read-more"><a href="http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/05/14/texas-am-and-the-sustainable-development-solutions-network/">Read More &#8594;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Producers continue to see progress as sustainable AGTEC program closes in Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/05/09/producers-continue-progress-as-sustainable-agtec-program-closes-in-guatemala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; By GABRIEL SALDANA &#124; The Borlaug Institute &#124; gabe.saldana@ag.tamu.edu GUATEMALA — As the Borlaug Institute’s AGTEC (Agriculture in Guatemala: Technology, Education, and Commercialization) development program draws to a close, lasting effects of the sustainable initiative remain evident at countryside project sites spanning the region between Chimaltenango and Antigua. Producers of various agricultural products in-country continue to see success spurred by bolstered production facilities and new farming, marketing and sanitation practices &#8211; production tools introduced by AGTEC across the region. A roughly 40-minute drive from Guatemala City, flower... <span class="read-more"><a href="http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/05/09/producers-continue-progress-as-sustainable-agtec-program-closes-in-guatemala/">Read More &#8594;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Borlaug Institute student staffers prepare for global international development contest</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/05/02/borlaug-institute-student-staffers-prepare-for-global-international-development-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; By GABRIEL SALDANA &#124; The Borlaug Institute &#124; gabe.saldana@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The local community could serve as host to a new incubator for youth agricultural exploration if a group of four Texas A&#38;M students – three of whom are staff of the Borlaug Institute – sees success in an annual global competition. The students are members of Team Green Eggs &#38; Ham, one of about 70 teams competing in the annual Thought For Food Challenge. The contest is open to university students from across the... <span class="read-more"><a href="http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/05/02/borlaug-institute-student-staffers-prepare-for-global-international-development-contest/">Read More &#8594;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Inside Kenya&#8217;s Sauri Millennium Village: a Beacon of Progress in Integrated Development</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/05/01/the-sauri-millennium-village-a-beacon-of-progress-in-integrated-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gabriel3194</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; By GABRIEL SALDAÑA &#124; The Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture NAIROBI, KENYA (Feb. 20, 2013) — Last month, Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of famed agronomist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, rubbed elbows with the world’s foremost global development leaders at the opening ceremony of Columbia University’s Global Center for Africa in Nairobi. Read more about the Columbia Global Centers here Among the world leaders Borlaug met at the Africa Center’s opening were the president of Kenya, the prime minister of Ethiopia and world renowned economist... <span class="read-more"><a href="http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/05/01/the-sauri-millennium-village-a-beacon-of-progress-in-integrated-development/">Read More &#8594;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>First International Coffee Rust Summit produces plan to address Central American rust epdemic</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/04/29/first-international-coffee-rust-summit-produces-plan-to-address-central-american-rust-epdemic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gabriel3194</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release: First International Coffee Rust Summit produces plan to address Central American rust epidemic Coffee experts representing each segment of the industry&#8217;s value chain converged in Guatemala City April 18-20 to outline a plan of action addressing the rampant coffee rust epidemic that has devastated Central American harvests in the 2012-2013 season. Greater losses are expected in the coming season if immediate action is not taken. Click above for a press release outlining the summit&#8217;s findings. The First International Coffee Rust Summit was organized by World Coffee Research (managed... <span class="read-more"><a href="http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/04/29/first-international-coffee-rust-summit-produces-plan-to-address-central-american-rust-epdemic/">Read More &#8594;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Seminar: Julie Borlaug to lead panel discussion on student involvement in international development</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/04/10/seminar-julie-borlaug-to-lead-panel-discussion-on-student-involvement-in-international-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gabriel3194</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture on Thursday, April 18 for the next installment of our 2013 Seminar Series. In this presentation, Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, will lead a panel discussion with students and development experts on the role that students play in international development via the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute and the annual Thought for Food Challenge. During the hour-long discussion, Will Rooney, professor in the Texas A&#38;M University Department of Soil &#38;... <span class="read-more"><a href="http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/04/10/seminar-julie-borlaug-to-lead-panel-discussion-on-student-involvement-in-international-development/">Read More &#8594;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Africa&#8217;s Chief Veterinary Officers Tour Texas with Borlaug Institute, USDA</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/04/05/africas-chief-veterinary-officers-tour-texas-with-borlaug-institute-usda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gabriel3194</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By GABRIEL SALDAÑA &#124; The Borlaug Institute Intricate collaboration among state, federal and university entities makes Texas’ and the United States’ veterinary systems a prime example of sophistication in animal disease control. That was the message taken by 12 of east Africa’s highest ranking chief veterinary officers early April as they embarked on a weeklong training session across Texas, visiting some of the state’s premier administrative, educational and practicing veterinary facilities. John Kanisio Lefuk, chief veterinary officer of the 2-year-old country of South Sudan, says that while veterinary... <span class="read-more"><a href="http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/04/05/africas-chief-veterinary-officers-tour-texas-with-borlaug-institute-usda/">Read More &#8594;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Borlaug Seminar: Research for Food Security in Ghana</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/03/29/borlaug-seminar-research-and-food-security-in-ghana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Whittlesey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join The Borlaug Institute Thursday, April 4, from noon to 1 p.m. in Kleberg Building room 126  for the latest installment of our 2013 Seminar Series. The Borlaug Institute this coming week welcomes one of it&#8217;s own, Jifar Nata, a graduate student of agricultural economics. Nata will present the research he has conducted on agricultural innovations in Ghana and the research&#8217;s effect on food security in the country. The afternoon lecture is free and open to the public. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Seminar: Fiona Casey: How private-public partnerships benefit intl. masters students</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/03/21/seminar-to-review-private-public-partnerships-effects-on-masters-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gabriel3194</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fiona Casey is program coordinator for the I2FA program of ESA-Angers, a French agricultural graduate school. In this video, taped March 25, 2013, Casey discusses public, private and student opportunities spurred by the I2FA program&#8217;s initiative: the recruitment of graduate students from all over the world to study for careers with some of France&#8217;s largest agricultural companies. Visit the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture&#8217;s Seminar Series 2013 page for a schedule of our upcoming seminars]]></description>
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		<title>Student internship opportunity offered abroad by Nicaraguan NGO</title>
		<link>http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/03/12/student-internship-opportunity-offered-abroad-by-nicaraguan-ngo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gabriel3194</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By GABRIEL SALDAÑA &#124; The Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture Contact Ana Monzon for information: Ana.Monzon@ag.tamu.edu NICARAGUA – An internship program now offered in Nicaragua will provide university students with hands-on experience on the business side of global development. The student internships are offered through Nicaragua’s PAC – an acronym for the organization’s Spanish name translating to The Township Community Action Association. Internship opportunities will be offered in the summer and fall of 2013; term lengths will vary between one month and six months. Students participating in the... <span class="read-more"><a href="http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2013/03/12/student-internship-opportunity-offered-abroad-by-nicaraguan-ngo/">Read More &#8594;</a></span>]]></description>
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