Africa and the Middle East Projects

Current Projects

International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP)

| 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).

Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Policy Framework for Africa

| 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).

USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI), Phases I & II

| 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