The Higher Yield
From Faculty to Farmer
The Flow of Knowledge
Universities
Research
Discovery
Teaching
Extension
Professional
Preparation/Training
Adaptation
Delivery
Companies
(Services)
Farmers
(Technology)
Bolivia
Bolivia – Food Production Project
(Utah State University)
Research
Extension
Scholarship
Banks
Processors
Marketers
Farmers
Companies
Iran
Iran Agricultural College – Karaj
(Utah State University)
USU Professors
Teaching
Administration
(from USU)
Graduates
Training
Post Graduates
– MS, PhDs
USU and Kabul
Extension
Farmers
Nepal Agricultural College
Nepal Agricultural College
(Utah State University)
USU Professors
Administration
(from USU)
Inservice Training
Graduates
Training
Post Graduates
MS, PhDs
U.S., Indonesia, Philippines
Extension
Farmers
Iran Corporation Farms Project
Iran Corporation Farms Project
• Dryland Agriculture – Wheat, Barley, Licorice, Opium
• Mechanization vs Animal Traction
• Sheep Management
• Irrigation - Qanats
Arab American University in Jenin
AAUJ
Undergraduate
Academic Colleges
Departments
Community Service Requirements
Postgraduate Programs - 5
5500 Students
1200 Graduates (1/2 women)
The American Campus (TAC)
Mauritius
The American Campus (TAC)
Mauritius – with Utah State University
• English Language
• Business Orientation
• Agriculture Technology (USU)
• Agriculture Business (USU)
• Target: Africa
World Population
1830 – 1 billion
Industrial revolution
1930 – 2 billion
Health care improvements
1960 – 3 billion
Green revolution
2010 – 7 billion
World population increase: 80,000,000 per year!!!
Will we be able to feed them?