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Impacting the World:

Explore the global impact of Michigan State University Extension in local and global contexts, focusing on research, teaching, client-focused approach, diverse commodities, and community development.

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Impacting the World:

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  1. Impacting the World: From Land-grant to World-grant Jeffrey Riedinger Dean, International Studies & Programs Michigan State University

  2. Extension in Local Context • Link to research & teaching • Federal-state-county cooperation • Client-focused • Diverse commodities • Community development

  3. Extension in Global Context • International crop & commodity markets • Food safety concerns • Emerging infectious & zoonotic diseases • Increasing competition for resources • Poverty, scarce resources, & conflict

  4. Living in an Inter-Dependent World • Biofuels strategies in Brazil • Potato germplasm from China • Agro-tourism in Italy • Carbon sequestration in Senegal • Nutraceuticals in Nigeria

  5. Global Supply Chains • Understanding consumer opportunities • Going to scale - development of associations & cooperatives • Understanding & responding to international (supermarket) standards • Being responsive to buyers’ expectations (reliability, consistency, volume) • Educating consumers

  6. Global Food Systems • South Africa: winter squash • Nicaragua: plantains • Rwanda: high value coffee • Michigan: asparagus • Michigan: goji fruit?

  7. Global Food System Lessons • Meeting international standards – improves access to local markets • Simple innovations can make a difference • Cooperatives where they make sense • Capacity for one product transfers to others

  8. Extending the Extension Model • Few land grant universities • Research - national agricultural research systems & CGIAR • Teaching – K-12 & universities • Extension – Ministry of Agriculture

  9. New Models for Delivering Extension • Workshops for global audiences: biotechnology, intellectual property rights • Online instruction - global reach • Information access via Internet • “Wiki” world • Bridging the “last kilometer”

  10. Re-inventing the County Extension Office • Establish presence in countries of strategic importance to U.S. & Michigan • Focus on opportunities for impact & mutual benefits • Promote public – private partnerships • Engage international alumni as MSU “consuls general”

  11. Michigan State University Extension Thinking Globally, Acting Locally (& Globally)

  12. Michigan State University Advancing Knowledge Transforming Lives

  13. THANK YOU!

  14. International Extension at MSU • Partnerships for food industry development • Partnerships for enhancing agriculture in Rwanda through Linkages • Pulses for health alliance • Health benefits of crops and nutrition education

  15. International Extension at MSU • Food security III cooperative leadership program to cut hunger and poverty • Program for biosafety systems • Generating Research and Extension to meet Economic and Environmental Needs (GREEN) for sustainable, profitable and competitive businesses

  16. Capacity Building for Community Development • Leadership • Entrepreneurship • Planning • Facilitation • Land use • Transportation planning

  17. Cultural Economic Development • Agro-tourism • Eco-tourism • Cultural-based tourism

  18. Infrastructure development • Water resources • Carbon sequestration

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