Office of International Programs (OIP) in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the Univ of Illinois
Urbana - Champaign, IL
Joined May 2017
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We had a busy summer hosting visitors and delegations from around the world: aces.illinois.edu/news/summe…
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Congratulations to @Paul_McNamara_1 and student Mia Bonds for winning 2026 campus-wide @IllinoisIntl awards!
aces.illinois.edu/news/ace-p…
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Prof Hope Michelson @ACESIllinois is featured on VoxDev Talks to discuss how more focus should be on the supply side (seed, fertilizer, agrodealers) to improve agricultural productivity in developing countries @CIMMYT
voxdev.org/topic/agriculture…
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Join us tomorrow as we welcome Dr. Eduardo Graterol,
Director of the Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice to talk about public-private research partnerships
@IllinoisIntl @ACESIllinois
RSVP requested (not required) here: forms.illinois.edu/sec/11617…
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Global spotlight on Illinois agriculture: International Agronomy Day draws several hundred visitors chambanatoday.com/news/29889…
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Along with @IllinoisCropSci @ACESIllinois we hosted more than 300 people from around the world at International Agronomy Day today! We hope they all enjoy the rest of their visit to IL this week at @FPShow
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We have been honored to serve as the U.S. implementing partner on this project for the past three years and appreciate our @ACESIllinois @aceatIL colleague Madhu Khanna's expertise and work towards this final publication.
Excited to share the new set of policy recommendations from the 2025 U.S.-German #ForumFutureAgriculture on land use, energy, and agriculture. 🔗 Read the full publication here: lnkd.in/exZCjAd9 @ACESIllinois
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Congratulations to our @ACESIllinois faculty members for their selected projects that continue the long history of collaboration with Brazil's @embrapa
aces.illinois.edu/news/aces-…
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We are honored to be the U.S. implementing partner on this project for the 3rd year & to be hosted by @coagriculture1 today - they also gave a shout out to the STAR conservation tool developed in IL during their presentation
The U.S.-German #ForumFutureAgriculture group was honored to meet w Governor @jaredpolis, Commissioner @katebgreenberg & other experts @coagriculture1 today. Thank you to the Governor, Commissioner & CDA team for your invaluable insights on ag & energy integration! @ACESIllinois
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Congratulations to Dr. Hungria & our partner @embrapa
Yesterday, the World Food Prize Foundation shared the exciting announcement of Dr. Mariangela Hungria as the 2025 World Food Prize Laureate! 🏆 Her transformative work in biological nitrogen fixation is reshaping how we think about soil health and sustainable food production 🌱
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The @ACESIllinois @FSHN_Illinois Hospitality Management Program was honored to host a group of leaders from Kazakhstan’s polytechnic universities as part of a program on innovations and progress in vocational education training coordinated by @Illinois_Intl
Congrats to @ACESIllinois @FSHN_Illinois @IllinoisABE "Empowering Rural Communities of Namibia through Introducing Sustainable Kalahari Melon Oil Processing Methodology" submitted by Claudia Asensio & Jason Kandume for winning a Seeding the Future Grant
IFT.org/press/press-releases…
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Yesterday we were honored to host - along with @AgReach @PHL_Institute @aceatIL - Michael R. Carter, Distinguished Professor of Agricultural & Resource Economics at @ucdavis for an informative lecture about how index insurance could help low-wealth households manage shocks.
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We are thrilled for Year 3 as U.S. implementing partner for this Forum & this year's cohort includes our own Madhu Khanna @aceatIL @sustainILLINOIS
Announcing the 3rd Cohort of the U.S.-German #ForumFutureAgriculture, which will discuss the key issue of #renewables & #ag land use conflicts.
Meet the US participants below (1/3):
@ACESIllinois @eucenter aspeninstitute.de/cohort-202…
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Mark your calendars for this upcoming lecture on "Insurance, Agricultural Development, & Rural Poverty Reduction Programs" - March 25.
More info & registration here: go.illinois.edu/MichaelCarte…
@ACESIllinois @aceatIL @AgReach @PHL_Institute
A summary of our recent international food security symposium including links to the recordings:
aces.illinois.edu/news/sympo…
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Thank you to Jonathan Hettinger from @PrairieRivers for closing out the presentation portion of our symposium program with a talk on “considering policy options for system wide issues - a case study in pesticide drift” and fielding lots of questions!
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Day 2 of our 8th annual International Food Security Symposium brings us several great presentations focused on the domestic scene of “food systems for humans and wildlife” resulting in many questions and true engagement. @ACESIllinois @IllinoisNRES @PrairieResInst
After a day of presentations, multidisciplinary groups are discussing & working together to address challenges of “food systems for humans and wildlife” - possibly the most important piece of this symposium! @ACESIllinois @IllinoisNRES
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