New Borlaug Fellows Selected
Ten researchers are chosen by USDA to work with U.S. scientists.
Compiled by staff
Published: Oct 11, 2010
The USDA has selected 10 researchers from seven developing countries to work side-by-side with U.S. scientists on climate change mitigation research. These fellows were selected under the Global Research Alliance Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. One fellowship begins this fall; the rest begin in spring 2011.
The 10 researchers, two each from Chile, India, and Malaysia and one each from Ghana, Mexico, the Philippines, and Vietnam, will conduct research into: the development of tools for greenhouse gas and carbon sequestration assessments; mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in crop, grazing, or confined animal production systems; and developing databases and strategies for synthesis, integration, and decision support to manage greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration in agricultural systems.
In making the announcement, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said we are making good on the commitment we made last December, when we joined 20 other countries in founding the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases and pledged to support the participation of developing countries in the development of the new tools and agricultural practices needed to meet these challenges.
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