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International Activities
Ethiopia Projects
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Dr. Tess Astatkie, originally from Ethiopia, is the
Director of a CIDA funded six-year (2008-2014) Tier
1 $3M project in Ethiopia entitled “Post
Harvest Management to Improve Livelihoods (PHMIL) –
Ethiopia” that aims to reducing post
harvest losses and increasing value addition to agricultural
products. To achieve this, a new Post Harvest Management
(PHM) department in PHM will be established within Jimma
University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
(JUCAVM), located in south-west Ethiopia. This department
will host new BSc and MSc programs in PHM that will
be launched in years 2 and 4. The laboratories and libraries
will be well equipped to allow effective delivery of
the programs and research. JUCAVM faculty and staff
will be given short-term and long-term training in Canada
and in Ethiopia. A network of universities, government
agencies, companies (involved in agri-food business),
NGOs, community groups and other stakeholders will also
be established. Appropriate technologies for PHM and
Value Added agriculture developed through research and
consultation will be disseminated to local farmers and
other stakeholders.
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More details are available
at the project web page here:
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was also Project Director of the five-year (2005-2010)
CIDA funded "Agricultural Sustainability
- Ethiopia" project that was successfully
completed on March 31, 2010. The project aimed to
increase the capacity of JUCAVM by training its staff
in effective pedagogy, sustainable agriculture systems,
community needs assessment, and curriculum development
for community-based education; and by upgrading its
support services such as the library and the laboratories.
The training component of the project was conducted
both in Ethiopia and in Canada. Not only that the
project achieved all expected results, but also exceeded
expectations in many ways.
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Study Abroad: Agricultural Systems of Central Europe
(INTD 2001)
Agricultural Systems of Central Europe is offered in spring.
Students will learn about the geography, history, farming
systems and agricultural economics of four Central European
countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
In addition to the academic requirements the students will
visit some agricultural universities, several main cooperative
farms and agricultural related industries and will be able
to interact with the people responsible for agricultural
production. The trip will also include visits to major cultural
and historical sites as well as a visit to Vienna and a
two day visit to Budapest or Prague.
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