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Ohio State Student Farm Test Drives Irrigation Scheme For African Smallholder Farmers
Chaitanya Balasubramanyam When Peter Ngimbwa, a Tanzanian student in The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, defended his Master’s thesis and returned…
Engineering Capstone Team Designs Rainwater Catchment System
Chaitanya Balasubramanyam A team of engineering students from Ohio State’s Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering (FABE)—Nick Ciccotelli, Maddie Conover, Evan Curts, Musab Imam,…
Sustainable and Resilient Tanzania Community Completes Successful Summer Programs
Chaitanya Balasubramanyam The Global Water Institute would like to extend our congratulations to our partners at the Sustainable and Resilient Tanzania Community (SRTC) program on the successful…
Fisher MBA Students Explore Post-Harvest Opportunities for Tanzanian Farmers
Nathaniel Kramer A team of six MBA student consultants from Fisher College of Business’ Global Applied Projects (GAP) program recently completed a three-week study on behalf of the Global Water…
Algal Research Report Features Integrated Agency-University Collaboration
Maureen Langlois Scientists in multiple disciplines at The Ohio State University are delivering solutions to potential health problems and industry concerns associated with harmful algal blooms—in…
Tackling Infectious Disease With A Systems Approach: Two Stories From East Africa
Maureen Langlois A lunch forum featuring three international visitors working with Ohio State in East Africa. Date: Wednesday, June 14, 12-2 Location: Enarson Classroom Building Room 160 on the Ohio…
Brown Bag: Promoting Technical Transformation And Financial Inclusion Among Smallholder Farmers In Africa
Maureen Langlois Voices from the Field Brown Bag Speaker Series Mario Miranda will discuss two interrelated factors that have been identified by development economists as critical impediments to…
Brown Bag: Culture, Agriculture And Shrubs: Improving Soils and Crop Yield in West Africa
Voices from the Field Brown Bag Speaker Series The Sahel is an ecologically fragile environment where in-season drought periods are common, causing chronic low yields, crop failures, and long-term…
Brown Bag: Exploring The Role Of Women In Food Security
Maureen Langlois Voices from the Field Brown Bag Speaker Series Women have been identified as key players in improving household food security. However, they face many challenges. There are many…