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Community & Rural Development at NIFA Brent Elrod

Community & Rural Development at NIFA Brent Elrod. 2014 National Extension Community and Resource Development Program Leaders. Recent Seminars of Interest.

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Community & Rural Development at NIFA Brent Elrod

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  1. Community & Rural Developmentat NIFA Brent Elrod 2014 National Extension Community and Resource Development Program Leaders

  2. Recent Seminars of Interest • Sonny Ramaswamy’s presentation on “Convergence: Optimizing Cross-Sector and Interdisciplinary Partnerships,” at the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR) of the National Academies http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/guirr/PGA_088229.htm • RRDC Leadership presentation on “Regional Approaches to Rural Vitality” https://connect.msu.edu/p3niht4qta3/

  3. Priorities and Alignment • Efforts support NIFA, REE, and USDA goals • USDA Strategic Plan for FY 2014-2018 • Goal 1: Assist Rural Communities to Create Prosperity so They Are Self-Sustaining, Repopulating, and Economically Thriving • REE Action Plan for FY 2012 • Goal 7- Rural-Urban Interdependence and Prosperity • Strategy 2: Support information and technology transfer and translational research, “transformational extension,” to inform citizens and enable and support vibrant and resilient communities; • Strategy 4: Build new partnerships with underserved and non-traditional populations. • NIFA Strategic Plan for FY 2012-2017 • Goal 7- Ensure the development of Human Capital, Communities, and a diverse Workforce through research, education, extension and outreach programs in food and agricultural sciences to support a sustainable agriculture system.

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