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MissionTo employ agricultural science to feed the hungry and to support equity, economic growth, quality of life and mutual respect among people
• Began in 1984 as Office of
International Agriculture
Programs
• Board of Regents 2006 re-
designates office as the
Norman Borlaug Institute for
International Agriculture
• Borlaug Institute continues
expansion, leading major
projects across the
developing world
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Agricultural Expertise
United States’ largest agricultural program: the gamut of agriculture from production to consumption
• Production• Processing• Marketing• Nutrition• Environment
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Institutional Expertise
• United States’ largest agricultural
program
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic
Laboratory
• School of Rural Public Health
• The Bush School of Government and
Public Service
• Texas Transportation Institute
• TAMU School of Law
• Office of the State Chemist
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Climatic Zones
Texas’ large and diverse landscape replicates nearly every climatic zone found on Earth
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Value Chain Intervention
• Rwanda Pyrethrum Program (Pyramid II GDA)
• Rwanda Coffee Program (SPREAD)
• Guatemala Coffee Program
• Ethiopia Meat Production Program (SPS-LMM)
Sustainable Intensification | Crop Production
• Small Scale Irrigation Project in Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania
• Iraq Agricultural Extension Revitalization Program (IAER)
• Afghanistan Livestock Forage Program (PEACE)
Capacity Building
• Indonesia Tropical Plant Curriculum Program (TPC)
• Borlaug Institute International Training Program
Development Capacity
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• Food safety• Land and water management• Ecosystems management• Livestock production systems• Renewable energy • Crop improvement• Irrigation• Custom training courses
Select Training Capabilities
International Training
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Sustainable land and water management: Water use Efficiency and Water Capture training | Spring 2014 | 3 trainees
Crop improvement for ag production systems intensification: Biotechnology for Crop Development and Production Improvement training | Fall 2013 | 1 trainee
Sustainable control of major insect pests: Cotton Boll Weevil training for Borlaug Fellows from Egypt | 2010 | 3 trainees
Improvement of food safety and food control systems: Meat and Poultry Inspection training. Trainees from: • Latin America, 2013 | 12 trainees• Brazil, 2013 | 4 trainees• Indonesia, 2013 | 3 trainees• Ukraine , 2014 | 4 trainees
International Training | Select Examples
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Texas Ecoregions
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Organization