2004 Borlaug-Ruan Interns

In the summer of 2004, these interns traveled to Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mexico, Peru and the Philippines to study global food security 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 on the names below to view each intern's paper.

  Abbey Avery
Rowan, IA


International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
Anne Langguth
Iowa City, IA


Peking University
in Beijing, CHINA
 
    Alex Ayers
Indianola, IA


International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, KENYA
    Wyeth Lynch
Prole, IA


China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center
in Changsha, Hunan, CHINA
    Andrew Carey
Farragut, IA


International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU
    Andrew McDowell
Iowa Falls, IA


M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Madras (Chennai), INDIA
    Penny Fang
Ames, IA


International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manila, PHILIPPINES
    Lindsey Negaard
Bettendorf, IA


International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
in Mexico City, MEXICO
    Divindy Grant
Fairfield, IA


Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing, CHINA
 
    Elizabeth Sukup
Dougherty, IA


The WorldFish Center -- Regional Center for Africa and West Asia
in Abbassa, EGYPT
    Nathan Hansen
Rushford, MN

 
China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, CHINA
    Catherine Swoboda
Pleasant Hill, IA


Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA)
in Londrina, BRAZIL
    Melissa Hemken
Alden, IA


Monteverde Institute (MVI)
in Monteverde de Puntarenas, COSTA RICA
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