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STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Alternative Solutions to Asian Soybean Rust (2009)

Molecular Mapping and Cloning of Cultivars Resistant to Asian Soybean Rust (2008)

Examining Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans (2007)

Examining the Use of Biological Control Against Insects (2006)

Improving Soybean Drought Tolerance (2005)

The Brazil - U.S. Soybean Connection - A Study in Cooperation (2004)

Soybean Production in Brazil (2003)

Comparing Soil Micro- and Macro-fauna in No-Till and Conventional Tillage Systems (2002)

BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CORPORATION

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) in Londrina, Brazil has hosted nine high school interns since 2002.

Established in 1975, EMBRAPA's mission is to provide feasible solutions for the sustainable development of Brazilian agribusiness through knowledge and technology generation and transfer.

EMBRAPA carries out research and development concerning the soybean plant.

Interns at EMBRAPA work alongside renowned international researchers and experts - like Dr. Amélio Dall 'Agnol, Dr. Francismar Marcellino, Dr. Alexandre Nepomuceno, and Dr. Eliseu Binneck - in EMBRAPA's research labs in Londrina.

The students also have the opportunity to travel around Brazil with their host families and colleagues to see the Iguazu Falls, play soccer, and learn Capoeira, a traditional Brazilian martial art and dance.

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The World Food Prize Foundation

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E-mail: wfp@worldfoodprize.org

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The World Food Prize was conceived by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, recipient of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. Since 1986, The World Food Prize has honored outstanding individuals who have made vital contributions to improving the quality, quantity or availability of food throughout the world. Laureates have been recognized from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United Nations and the United States. In 1990, Des Moines businessman and philanthropist John Ruan assumed sponsorship of The Prize and established The World Food Prize Foundation, located in Des Moines, Iowa.