NEW
YORK, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --Michigan State University (MSU) College of
Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) has signed a letter of
intent (LoI) to discuss and explore collaborative opportunities
with African Food Security (AFS), an agricultural development
company emerging from Cameroon,
dedicated to becoming a global leader in Food Security.
MSU, a premier land-grant university in the United States of America, is recognized as
a worldwide center of excellence in international agricultural
research, education, and outreach. Over the past several decades,
MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) has
developed and implemented a number of collaborative research,
education, outreach, and technology transfer programs with public
and private organizations and universities globally. Currently,
CANR faculty, staff, and students are engaged in collaborative
programs in over 80 countries towards the goal of advancing
knowledge and transforming lives.
Speaking in Dubai,
UAE AFS Chairman Zayd Baba stated,
"This collaboration will bring a major aspect to our development of
a world class project on the African continent via skills transfer.
The sustainable nature of education cannot be measured as a
precursor to development." Under the terms of the LoI, MSU and AFS
will explore collaborations in educational programs and faculty and
student exchanges in designated Cameroonian universities in all
fields of agricultural and natural resources studies, that plan to
include University of Ngaoundere and University of Maroua. The
broad areas for collaboration may include agronomy, animal
husbandry broadly, soil health, cattle feed, greenhouse gas
emissions, and animal genetics, as well as the potential creation
of a joint Center of Excellence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or in West Africa.
Speaking in Yaounde, Cameroon,
African Food Security CEO Alan
Kessler stated. "It is unacceptable that with such optimal
conditions for food productivity between rain, soil and sun,
Cameroon acts as an importer of
Maize. This collaboration will drive our ability to shift the
country to an exporter over time, utilizing the African Free Trade
Agreement. Furthermore, the ability to nurture cattle health and
nutrition and broader food and feed access will be driven by MSU's
extensive global experience. Finally, because the country has such
a rich diversity from rain forest to desert, the adaptive nature
and scientific base of its genetic and nutritional pool will
dramatically accelerate our learning curve."
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