Africa and the Middle East Projects
Current Projects

| Ghana, Guatemala
International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP)
The International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP) is founded in partnership with AgriCorps, and hosted at the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture. IAEFP is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS).

| African Union
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Policy Framework for Africa
The Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Policy Framework for Africa project supports the African Union (AU) Commission’s Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (AUC-DARBE) to advance international Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) measures within AU Member States and Regional Economic Communities (RECs).

| Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania
USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI), Phases I & II
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) is a research-for-development project that aims to expand farmer-led, small scale irrigation in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, and Tanzania.
Africa and the Middle East Team
Meikah Dado
Program Coordinator, 2024 International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP)
Jack Elliot
Regional Director, Africa and the Middle East
Megan Gould
Student, Trade and Policy Analyst
Olawunmi Ilesanmi
Student, Women and Youth Economic Empowerment Analyst
Maad Rawandoozi
Program Coordinator, Africa and the Middle East
Ignacie Tumushime
Assistant Regional Director, Africa and the Middle East