Texas has a long tradition of partnership with countries throughout Latin America.  Our neighbor Mexico was the host and home of Dr. Borlaug for many years.  Trade relationships are vital to our economies and initiatives such as NAFTA and CAFTA empower the trade of agricultural commodities.  Our shared history and future make Latin American partnerships a priority of the Borlaug Insitute.

Borlaug Institute and Texas A&M AgriLife programs in Latin America are focused on community economic development, strengthening of regulatory institutions, and promoting regional trade.  In addition, we have programs working on development of new crop varieties, ecosystem conservation, and tourism.

For more information on the Latin America programs of the Borlaug Institute, please see details below or contact Ms. Johanna Roman, Borlaug Institute Coordinator for Latin America.

Guatemala AGTEC – Community economic development, technology transfer, and agricultural development.

El Salvador – Small enterprise development and new food products for the region.

Panama - International extension development and livestock health.

Honduras – Youth agricultural education and leadership programs.

Ecuador – Livestock health and institutional strengthening.

Guatemala Food for Progress - Agricultural development focusing on horticultural production, marketing, and food safety.

Applied Biodiversity Sciences - Graduate degree program focusing on regional conservation biology.

Junior Master Gardener – Latin America youth agricultural education and leadership programs.

Costa Rica Soltis Center for Research and Education – Texas A&M University

Mexico Center – Texas A&M University

Latin America Study Abroad Opportunities