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Host a Borlaug Fellow

Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program

Over the past 15 years, ISU-CALS has played a significant role in the success of the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service. The program promotes food security and economic growth by increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity.

Each fellow works one-on-one with an ISU-CALS professor/mentor, usually for 8-12 weeks. The professor/mentor later visits the fellow’s home institution, typically for 5-10 days, to continue collaboration.

During the program, the Fellows learn new research techniques, gain exposure to the latest scientific developments in various fields of agriculture, access fully-equipped laboratories and libraries, and learn about unique public-private partnerships that help fund agricultural research and science. Equally important, this program provides international scientists and policymakers with opportunities to establish long-term contacts with U.S. scientists and to apply newly gained knowledge from U.S. institutions to their country's research and development programs.

The CALS Office for Global Engagement is USDA’s contact for Borlaug Fellowships. CALS faculty and staff interested in submitting a proposal should contact Tammi Martin, Program Coordinator in the Office for Global Engagement (tkmartin@iastate.edu or 4- 9237). The CALS Office for Global Engagement also provides assistance with proposal preparation, visas, travel, orientation, financial and report management for Borlaug Fellows placed at ISU-CALS.

Previous Borlaug Fellows & Mentors

YearHome CountryName(s)ISU MentorISU DepartmentFeature Story
2018KenyaPaul KuriaAllen MillerPlant Pathology 
2017RwandaMadjaliwa NzamwitaDirk MaierABE 
2017KenyaEsther KimaniGary MunkvoldPlant Pathology 
2016Burkina FasoAbdalla DaoThomas LubberstedetAgronomy 
2016MalawiJacinta NyaikaBuddhi LamsalFSHN 
2015PanamaJaime EspinosaRuss MullenAgronomy 
2014AlgeriaMohammed BenaissaCurt YoungsAnimal Science 
2014UgandaEsther NampeeraGail NonneckeHorticulture 
2013PhilippinesDindo TabanaoJianming YuAgronomy 
2013EthiopiaAdey MelesseAngela ShawFSHN 
2012MalawiGrace KaudzuM. BhattacharyyaAgronomy 
2012KenyaSylvester AnamiPhilip BecraftGDCB 
2012EthiopiaTamrat GeletoCurtis YoungsAnimal Science 
2012KosovoFidan KrasniqiLance BaumgardAnimal Science 
2011KosovoBehlul BehluliCurtis YoungsAnimal Science 
2011ZambiaRichard ChandaThomas LubberstedtAgronomy 
2011IndiaGouri Sankar LahaAdam BogdanovePlant Pathology 
2010CameroonRobert NjeiCarl BernABE 
2009BulgariaKaloyan KostovKan WangAgronomy 
2009BulgariaGeorgi ChobanovEldon UhlenhoppVeterinary Medicine 
2009VietnamThuy NguyenSusanna GoggiSeed Science 
2008IndiaBhawana MishraLester WilsonFSHN 
2008MoroccoRabha AbdelwahdKan WangAgronomy 
2008MacedoniaVyekoslav TanaskovikRamesh KanwarABE 
2008IraqRaad SalihRamesh KanwarABE 
2008IraqIbrahim RazzaqRamesh KanwarABE 
2008IndiaAmaresh NayakRamesh KanwarABE 
2008IndiaNila Rekha PeterRames KanwarABE 
2008IndiaD.V. SinghRamesh KanwarABE 
2007PolandJulia GoreckaRichard HellmichEntomology 
2007PeruAmalia GallegosCurtis YoungsAnimal Science 
2006RomaniaBotusRamesh KanwarABE 
2006Bulgaria, SerbiaZvezdelina Kirkova, Marija Milasinovic, Srdjan Seremesic, Milena Simic, Nedeljko LatinovicJon TollefsonEntomology 
2006RomaniaDaniela Borda, Cristina Danciu, Constantina BanicaRamesh KanwarABE 
2005BulgariaIvelin RizovJon TollefsonEntomology 
2004SerbiaJelena Petkovic, Jasmina Radovic, Nevena Mitic, Jasmina MilenkovicJon TollefsonEntomology 
2004BulgariaIvenlin RizovJon TollefsonEntomology