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 Shelley Taylor, sztaylor@iastate.edu. 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 Department
2024AlgeriaDjamel DjenaouiRamesh KanwarABE
2022IndiaSangeeta LenkaRamesh KanwarABE
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

 

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