2003 Borlaug-Ruan Interns

In the summer of 2003, these interns traveled to Ethiopia, Peru, India, Kenya, Brazil, the Philippines, Egypt, Costa Rica, and Mexico to study world hunger at acclaimed Agricultural Research Centers. On their return, each student completed a paper documenting their personal experiences and the outcomes of their research projects. Click the names below to view each intern's paper.
		Jerad Chipman of Harlan, IA Placement: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
		Rachael Collier of Burlington, IA Placement: International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU
		Abigail Darge-Weeks of Des Moines, IA Placement: M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Madras (Chennai), INDIA
		Garrett Feddersen of Ida Grove, IA Placement: The Monteverde Institute, in Monteverde de Puntarenas, COSTA RICA
		Nicholas Foster of Estherville, IA Placement: Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA) in Londrina, BRAZIL
		Melissa Fox of Des Moines, IA Placement: International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU
		Addie Hall of Hamburg, IA Placement: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manila, the PHILIPPINES
		Emily Holley of Newton, IA Placement: The WorldFish Center -- Regional Center for Africa and West Asia in Abbassa, EGYPT
		Lacie Hoskins of Independence, IA Placement: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in San José, COSTA RICA
		Kevin McNee of Marion, IA Placement: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico City, MEXICO
		Katherine Pottebaum of Winterset, IA Placement: M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Madras (Chennai), INDIA
		Megan Srinivas of Fort Dodge, IA Placement: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, KENYA
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