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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/24/04
Contact Information:
Tony Wagner, ALO
Tel: 202-478-4704
E-mail: wagnera@aascu.org
Website: www.aascu.org/alo
U.S. - INDIA HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS IN AGRICULTURE
ALO announces Six New Higher Education Partnerships for Global Development
Washington, DC (February 24, 2004) - The Association Liaison Office for
University Cooperation in Development (ALO), in cooperation with the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID)/India, recently announced
six new awards of up to $300,000 each for partnerships between colleges
and universities in the United States and India. The partnerships are
designed to stimulate India's economic development through a stronger
agricultural sector, and will address promising opportunities for agricultural
development in India and the shared interests of the cooperating institutions
and USAID/India.
The partnerships selected for awards are:
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Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, School of Post Graduate Studies,
Coimbatore, which will work to develop strategies to facilitate public-private
linkages as a means of boosting Indian agricultural productivity,
exports, and rural incomes.
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Iowa State University and the University of Agricultural Sciences,
GKVK Campus, Bangalore, which will implement alternative approaches
to traditional, heavily subsidized grain production and provide local
farmers, educators, and legislators with new farming models.
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Michigan State University and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Horticultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, which will
work to strengthen Indian capacity to improve supply chain management
for the production and delivery of fruits and vegetables.
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The Ohio State University and the Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana, which will promote agricultural diversification and the
transformation of raw food products into quality, high-value commodities
with extended shelf life and potential for export.
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Purdue University and the University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK
Campus, Bangalore, which will help educate people in rural areas about
nutrition and enhance public awareness about the potential benefits
of biotechnology in improving human nutrition.
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University of California, Davis and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Coimbatore,
which will work to increase economic efficiency, raise productivity,
and reduce rural poverty through the establishment of a specialized
research center.
ALO, established in 1992, assists the nation's six major higher education
associations build their partnership with USAID and help their member
institutions foster cooperative development partnerships with colleges
and universities abroad. Uniquely positioned to promote the involvement
of U.S. higher education in global development, ALO seeks to encourage
international partnerships to address development goals. For more information
about ALO, please visit: http://www.aascu.org/alo.
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